Jack Pelton for FAA administrator?
An informal reader poll by Aviation International News online selected former Cessna Aircraft CEO Jack Pelton to be the next Federal Aviation administrator.
AINonline readers chose Pelton by a margin of 46 percent, or 89 votes.
Second was Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the US Airways captain who ditched an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River, followed by Deborah Hersman, current chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board.
Readers also voted for Tom Poberezny, former Experimental Aircraft Association president; Michael Huerta, former Deputy and now acting FAA administrator; Donald Trump, businessman and Arnold Schwarzennegger, former governor of California and actor. Rush Limbaugh, radio talk-show and conservative commentator, received one write-in vote.
Sandor “Alex” Kvassay will be the keynote speaker at Wednesday’s Wichita Aero Club meeting.
A prolific traveler, Kvassay, a native Hungarian, circled the globe selling airplanes.
His career included stints working for Bill Lear and Olive Ann Beech, selling to world leaders, business moguls and celebrities.
Kvassay will share some of his tales at noon at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
He will be joined by Al Higdon, a founder of Sullivan, Higdon & Sink and a former member of Learjet’s public relations staff.
Kvassay writes a monthly column called “Alex Remembers” for Professional Pilot magazine, telling tales of his days selling to the famous and infamous.
He continues to travel the world. Last year he visited North Korea and Cuba.
For information go toinfo@wichitaaeroclub.org or www.wichitaaeroclub.org. Cost is $30 for members and $40 for nonmembers.
