DOT 31-03
Wednesday, April 16, 2003
Contact: Greg Martin
Tel.: (202) 267-3883
Secretary Mineta Names Andrew Steinberg To Serve as FAA Chief Counsel
Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta today announced the appointment of
Andrew B. Steinberg as Chief Counsel for the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA).
“Andy brings a wealth of experience in aviation to his
new post as FAA’s chief legal officer,” said Secretary Mineta.
“His counsel will help the FAA as it moves forward on meeting its goals
of enhancing the safety and capacity of our aviation system.”
As Chief Counsel for the FAA, Steinberg will serve as the
top legal advisor to the FAA Administrator, overseeing the agency’s legal
staff in Washington and 11 field offices. He
will be responsible for all aspects of the FAA’s legal responsibilities,
including the agency’s regulatory program, administrative and judicial
litigation, enforcement activities, legislation and legal relations with foreign
civil aviation authorities. Steinberg
will also provide extensive legal support for the FAA’s procurement program,
airports program and ethics compliance.
“Thanks to the support of the President and Secretary
Mineta, I’m pleased to have someone of Andy’s high caliber join the FAA
team,” said Administrator Blakey. “His
industry and private sector experience will be a valuable asset as we chart a
course for aviation’s next century.”
Steinberg has almost two decades of legal and aviation
industry experience. Prior to his
appointment, he served as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
Church & Dwight, a diversified consumer packaged goods and industrial
products company. He previously
served as chief legal and administrative officer for online travel site
Travelocity.com, and chief legal officer of Sabre, a leading provider of
computerized reservation services and information technology solutions to the
travel and transportation industry. As
Associate General Counsel at American Airlines, he managed all employment
counseling and litigation, as well as environmental legal matters for American
and AMR affiliates.
Steinberg was graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School and earned his bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Princeton University.
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