The Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority today selected former Postmaster General John E. (Jack) Potter to be the President/CEO of the Airports Authority.

For several months, the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has been working to address concerns raised by the Department of Transportation Inspector General and others regarding policies, practices and governance issues affecting public confidence. We are making significant progress in a number of areas:

Happy New Year! Thank you for inviting me to speak to such a distinguished aviation audience.  I’ve been at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for about 2 ½ years. Coming into this job, I had a degree of comfort because during my years at the Postal Service, I thought I had acquired a good understanding of aviation. After all, the modern aviation industry was jump-started by the Post Office Department and the need for speedy movement of mail and packages by air. The revenue from mail funded the establishment of air service across the country.