Marion Clifton Blakey was born on March 26,1948 and is an American businesswoman and former government official who served as president and CEO of Rolls-Royce North America.
17 Facts About Marion Blakey
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Marion Blakey was the second Administrator who was not a licensed pilot.
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Marion Blakey was awarded the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy in 2013.
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Marion Blakey received her bachelor's degree with honors in international studies from Mary Washington College of the University of Virginia in 1970.
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Marion Blakey attended the Paul H Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University for graduate work in Middle East Affairs.
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Marion Blakey has held six previous Presidential appointments, four of which required Senate confirmation.
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From 1992 to 1993, Marion Blakey served as administrator of the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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For instance, in 1989 Marion Blakey was appointed as a member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.
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Previously Marion Blakey served as director of that agency's youth programs and in its Office of Planning and Policy Assessment.
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Marion Blakey worked to significantly improve the Board's accident reporting process and increased industry and regulatory responsiveness to NTSB safety recommendations.
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Additionally, Marion Blakey strengthened the Board's advocacy and outreach programs to promote safer travel throughout all modes of transportation.
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Marion Blakey furthered development of the NTSB Academy as an international resource to enhance aviation safety and accident investigations.
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Marion Blakey attributed delays to bad weather, increased regional jet traffic, fewer air traffic controllers in the system and failures or delays attributed to the antiquated air traffic system which she worked to replace with NextGen.
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In 2006, Marion Blakey said the agency's final proposal would result in current controllers earning an average of $187,000 a year in pay and benefits after five-years, up from the current $166,000 average.
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Marion Blakey became president and Chief Executive Officer of the industry trade association, Aerospace Industries Association, on Nov 12,2007.
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Marion Blakey's move to the new role was criticized at the time by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, the Project On Government Oversight, and by Rep.
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Marion Blakey said at the time that she had not taken a direct role in any regulatory action that affected the AIA, which represents aircraft manufacturers and defense contractors, and that she was "taken aback and a little appalled, frankly" at the issues being raised.