Russ Chew Leaving ATO

Russ Chew announced he is leaving the FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO) where he has served as its chief operating officer for the last three-and-one-half years.

Mr. Chew was named ATO COO on June 10, 2003, after being selected by then-Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta.  He came to the FAA from American Airlines, where he had been a pilot and served as a senior operations manager.  While at American he was also a leader in several industry initiatives to modernize air traffic control and airspace.

He brought a number of ideas from business to the FAA and its newly formed ATO, including the need to use rigorous metrics to measure progress.  02-06-2007.

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