At the end of July the (US) National Transportation Safety Board announced a change in leadership in the agency’s Office of Aviation Safety.

Dana Schulze (pictured) assumed the duties of Director, Office of Aviation Safety, effective from 22 July.

Schulze has served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Aviation Safety since 2012 and has concurrently served as the office’s acting director since November 2018. Schulze has been with the NTSB since 2002, has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2012 and earned a 2017 Distinguished Presidential Rank Award.