Sources tell Quiet Rockland that U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Mary Peters is now making preparations to brief the “new Administrator” of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In a related story, FAA promotes Ruth Leverenz to “Acting Deputy Administrator” as Internet-listed second-in-command Key Official, in anticipation of Acting Administrator Robert Allan “Bobby” Sturgell’s departure from FAA office:
http://www.faa.gov/about/key_officials/leverenz/
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For the full story, please see:
http://www.bobbysturgell.net

You see Joe F, we cannot let the likes of Southwest and the FAA Administration minimize these very serious issues. The Airspace redesign has been a wake up call to many of in the Northeast. This FAA Administration has put they entire country in VERY REAL danger because of the issues outlined above, among others. Now it is time to spread the word and let the entire world know what has been going on.

Let Southwest fess up to what they did wrong here and let the President nominate a FAA head that has not already proven himself a failure.

But then again the FAA doesn’t care about anyone. They are knowingly also putting the lives and businesses in South Florida in danger but it seems they don’t care. There is a web site “www.faahope.com” It shows how the communities in South Florida don’t like the idea of being left with out any help after a major disaster.

John Tormey is the type of person who cares about other people. He is right when it comes to big airlines and the FAA. It is like letting the “Fox watch the hen house.”

“We’ve had a lot of cracks about the whole inspection thing”… cracks, get it? haha (insert eye roll here)

I think they get their customer service training from the same place as the boat drivers at Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise. One stupid groaner after another.

I think they get their customer service training from the same place as the boat drivers at Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise. One stupid groaner after another.

Exactly what is your problem? It would seem that ‘Quiet Rocklan’ is an effort to keep jets from overflying your homes, yet, you seem all worked up over Southwest aircraft that do not even overfly your homes. Whats up with that?

WN flies into ISP, PVD and MHT and ALB. It does even come close to being under 10,000 feet anywhere NEAR Rockland County NY. So, in the interest of fair disclose, how much are you being paid and why is this even remotely relevant to you? You and your group sound like a bunch of nutcases, to be honest. You can call for all the FAA investigations you want but the Dallas FBI is going to pay about as much attention to a bunch of anti-noise advocates 1400 miles aways as it would seem appropriate.

Personally, I think you picked the wrong airline to get all charged up over. WN has had one of the best reputations for maintenance in the nation. Their aircraft are consistently in better cosmetic condition than the other airlines, and tend to fix things that break. I agree with you that the FAA is the same as any other government bureaucracy but don’t you think your posts here are little off the deep end?

Boutris dislcosed 21 [TWENTY ONE?] negative findings? OHHHHH. AHHHH. Over what period of time? They operate in excess of 600 aircraft and I can PROMISE you that any ONE of them probably has 21 unresolved maintenance squawks on it right now, every day.

Give me a break. Please disclose your reasons for going after WN when the closest aircraft they operate to Rockland County is 50 miles away at Albany. Don”t give me ’safety’ because your posts read like you are one of the tin-hat government conspiracy theorists who see the government trying to read your mind waves around every corner.

The FAA cannot be simultaneously and evil conspiratorial empire and utterly incompetent, both at the same time. Pick a theory and run with it – k?

Quiet Rockland today makes this statement in support of the pending investigation of Southwest Airlines and FAA actions, conducted by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):

As in the film ‘Moonstruck’, it is as if Cher just slapped FAA Acting Administrator ‘Bobby’ Sturgell in the face twice, hard, and said ‘Snap Out Of It!’. The arrogance and lawlessness of the current FAA regime is now coming to an end. The FAA house of cards is collapsing. On Sunday night March 9, Quiet Rockland called for a criminal investigation of Southwest Airlines and the FAA, as well as a nationwide boycott of Southwest. One night later (please see below), the media reported that the FBI has commenced a criminal investigation of retaliation and threats made by aeromercantile thugs against airplane safety inspector whistleblowers. Quiet Rockland thanks the FBI for commencing the investigation, and will give the FBI every bit of assistance, support, and cooperation if and as ever asked.

Quiet Rockland notes that this criminal investigation’s trail may not only lead to the senior-most levels of FAA management but perhaps also point to FAA Acting Administrator Robert A. “Bobby” Sturgell himself. Even if not, the FBI-investigated FAA and Southwest misconduct occurred under Sturgell’s watch. “Bobby” Sturgell is the DelMarVa son of the late J. Edgar Hoover’s former personal secretary Barbara Sturgell. See:
http://www.bayweekly.com/year99/issue7_22/lead7_22.html
http://www.TheHappyHarbor.com

If ANY American ever suggests that FBI’s or USDOJ’s actions are politically-initiated, or anything less than objective and protective of the welfare of American citizens, one need only cite the Southwest-FAA-Sturgell-Hoover pathway to prove how wrong any such skeptic would be. On this St. Patrick’s Day, every American, Irish-American or otherwise, owes a debt of gratitude to the FBI for taking a dramatic further step to keep our skies safe and protect the well-being of those of us on the ground. We look forward to the results of the FBI investigation and the related scheduled April 3, 2008 Congressional hearing at which we expect the aero-perps to be taken down.

Finally, Quiet Rockland also takes this opportunity to ask that all Americans who have ANY further information implicating FAA, Southwest, or any other aeromercantalist in any threats or retaliation against whistleblowers, or in any other unlawful activity, please come forward now to your most-proximate FBI or other law enforcement office. The text of the CBS 11 News (Dallas) March 10, 2008 article appears below.
http://themainbang.typepad.com/blog/2008/03/repeat-after-me.html
http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2008/03/16/fbi-investigates-threat-on-faa-swa-whistleblower/
http://cbs11tv.com/local/Southwest.Airlines.FAA.2.674307.html

Let us begin.

The report says, “When Southwest officials… learned that Mr. Boutris was to lead the inspection of the airline, they met with his FAA superior, Douglas Gawadzinski, and actively sought his removal.”

While Boutris was allowed to do the inspection, the report says Gawadzinski, “instructed him to delay the review until he gave the green light.”

The report also shows that on March 28th of last year, after Southwest disclosed it missed important safety checks, the whistleblower, Boutris, documented 21 negative findings. When the information was reported to Gawadzinski, Boutris claims he was instructed not enter them into the FAA database.

On April 9, 2007, the report says, “Boutris was informed he was being removed from his position because an anonymous complaint had been filed against him.”

CBS 11 News was unsuccessful in contacting Boutris, the other whistleblower, and Douglas Gawadzinski, who the FAA removed from overseeing Southwest Airlines last May.

On Monday, Southwest Airlines wasn’t commenting. The FAA has begun a major review of Southwest’s safety and maintenance procedures.
(© MMVIII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
See also:
http://themainbang.typepad.com/blog/2008/03/repeat-after-me.html
http://www.confidentialinformant.org/2008/03/16/fbi-investigates-threat-on-faa-swa-whistleblower/
http://cbs11tv.com/local/Southwest.Airlines.FAA.2.674307.html

HEY, ALL YOU SOUTHWEST FANS AND AERO-SYCOPHANTS –

DO Y’ALL STILL TRUST SOUTHWEST WITH YOUR LIVES???

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT.