WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 2, 2013) – The U.S. Senate has confirmed Michael P. Huerta the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for a five-year term. He succeeds Randy Babbitt, who resigned in December 2011, following an alleged DUI incident, which was later dismissed. Huerta has been Acting FAA Administrator since Babbitt’s resignation. Prior to his appointment as Acting FAA Administrator, Huerta was the designated federal official of the NextGen Advisory Committee. Prior to that, Huerta was managing director of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games.