The British Secretary of State for Transport, Andrew Adonis, has approved the selection of Keith Conradi to be the next Chief Inspector of Air Accidents, the head of the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), it was announced from London on 15th February. He will take up the post later this year, when the current Chief Inspector, David King, retires after more than thirty years with the AAIB, the last five as Chief Inspector.