Randy Babbitt | |
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| 16th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration | |
| In office June 1, 2009 – December 6, 2011 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Lynne Osmus (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Michael Huerta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerome Randolph Babbitt June 9, 1946 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
Jerome Randolph “Randy” Babbitt, (born June 9, 1946) is an American businessman and former government official. He served as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2009 to 2011.
After leaving the FAA, he was later hired by Southwest Airlines in 2012 as Vice President of Labor Relations, a position he retired from in 2016.[1]