FAA Names Keegan to Lead Modernization Effort

WASHINGTON -- Charlie Keegan has been named to lead the
modernization effort outlined in the Federal Aviation
Administration's new Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), an
industry-wide effort to address the growing gap between demand
and capacity in the air transportation system. An experienced
FAA manager, Keegan currently directs the Free Flight Office,
which is implementing several new tools to allow controllers to
move air traffic more efficiently.

"Charlie's exceptional success in leading Free Flight certainly
qualifies him to take on greater responsibility in implementing the
OEP," FAA Administrator Jane F. Garvey said. "He has built an
extremely effective relationship with key parts of the aviation
industry and with the FAA's main labor organizations." Both are
key elements in implementing the OEP, Garvey noted.
Keegan describes his responsibility as ensuring that the many
commitments made in the OEP actually happen. He will provide
the focus and take tangible steps to implement, manage and
execute the OEP. Keegan will be part of the Administrator's and
Deputy Administrator's office. Robert S. Voss, currently deputy
director, will succeed Keegan as director of the Free Flight Office.

Keegan has headed the Free Flight Office since its inception three
years ago. Before that, he was acting director of the Air Traffic
Systems Requirements Service. A 22-year veteran of the FAA
and a former air traffic controller, Keegan has worked in Boston
and New York as well as Washington. He holds a bachelor's
degree from Daniel Webster College in Nashua, NH.