New Aviation Czar Appointed

A U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) news announcement this morning stated that in order to help solve the aviation delay problems in the New York area, Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters has appointed Marie Kennington-Gardiner as aviation czar. As the newly appointed aviation "czar," Kennington-Gardiner will coordinate regional airspace issues and all projects and initiatives addressing problems of congestion and delays in New York. The news release can be read here. Dictionary.com defines a czar as any person exercising great authority or power in a particular field: a czar of industry. So, what's the message being sent? If you really want something done, you appoint a czar? Heck, while the DOT is in a czar appointing mind-frame, how about another czar appointment? We could call him or her the Level Playing Field Czar. This person would be responsible for ensuring all maintenance facilities are allowed to do business on a level playing field. This czar could begin by addressing the lack of drug and alcohol testing requirements for foreign repair stations. If you could appoint a czar to spearhead an important industry initiative, what would the new czar's title and job description be? Thanks for reading! Joe Escobar, Editorial Czar :-) AMT and AMTonline.com