FAA Administrator Babbitt Faces Virginia DWI Charge

December 5, 2011 by 1 Comment

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Saturday night, and today the Administration announced that he would take a leave of absence in order to resolve the legal issues.

As a commercial pilot, Babbitt was a very well qualified individual to lead the FAA.  As a pilot, though, he is also held to the highest standards of sobriety.  A conviction for driving while intoxicated could lead the loss of his pilots license.  Note that as a 65-year-old, he would not be eligible to fly for any air carrier in the United States, but the loss of this credential would tarnish his stellar reputation.

Babbitt was arrested after police spotted him driving on the wrong side of the street.

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About Jason Dickstein
Mr. Dickstein is the President of the Washington Aviation Group, a Washington, DC-based aviation law firm. Since 1992, he has represented aviation trade associations and businesses that include aircraft and aircraft parts manufacturers, distributors, and repair stations, as well as both commercial and private operators. Blog content published by Mr. Dickstein is not legal advice; and may not reflect all possible fact patterns. Readers should exercise care when applying information from blog articles to their own fact patterns.

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