Gabe Bruno

Southwest Airlines Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

As a retired FAA manager and Whistleblower, I can attest that the statements made by John J. Tormey III, Esq. are accurate and factual. Anyone can check the Congressional Record and see for himself that sworn testimonies given before Congress verified all of the FAA's shortcomings that Mr. Tormey has elaborated on. While his descriptions may be colorful, they are truthful. Mr. Tormey's verbal imagery is very helpful in poking through the wet blanket of FAA disinformation that covers the truth. The only shortcomings that I see in Mr. Tormey's postings is that he doesn't identify enough of the FAA officials responsible for the current safety oversight debacle. The top of that short list should include Nicholas Sabatini, Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety, Peggy Gilligan, Sabatini's deputy, James Ballough, Sabatini's hand-picked Director of Flight Standards and Dawn Veatch, another Sabatini sycophant. The sad state of affairs at the FAA is brought to us by the same shameless administration that has brought us this country's financial collapse.