Originally published at: FAA Pick's Commercial Rating Claim Questioned - AVweb
Bryan Bedford appeared before the Senate Commerce Committee last week.
Compared to some of this administration’s other nominee offerings, what would otherwise have been a scandalous overlook in good old normal times, this little misrepresentation is nothing. Nothing at all. Just don’t let little white lies like this appear on your flight physical application even if someone else told them on your behalf.
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Rules are for the little people.
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So he either failed the practical flight exam or various other factors forced postponement of the flight portion, and his checkride endorsement elapsed.
This also sounds like very specfic information that either he or Republic provided, so why not just come out and say that, and that it was indeed “an administrative error”? It’s not the misstatement that’s the problem, it’s the covering up of the error that is.
One must remember… to qualify to as a cabinet member or administrative post holder, one must be of an AMORAL character not able to tell the truth.
Just another MAGA bootlicker ! Financial contributions to the MAN !
It would be the odd person, indeed, who never looked at his own bio while at Republic or when submitting information to a Senate Committee for confirmation to lead the agency responsible for issuing the commercial certificate. In DC an “administrative error” is what they call an intentional misrepresentation when you get caught.
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" Meanwhile, aviation organizations unanimously endorsed Bedford for the top FAA job and urged his speedy confirmation."
Cheating is a must to qualify.
Attacking DEI to make it look bad was just a distraction strategy.
This cheat is the real cheap- Cheat.
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Here comes the “Real Truth”…
"Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, made the opening remarks at the committee session. He cited Bedford’s credentials as an ATP-rated pilot and his experience at the helm of several airlines. Sen. Cruz said, “The FAA is sorely in need of his steady leadership. No Senate-confirmed head of the agency has completed a full five-year term since 2018. I have high expectations for transparency and intend to hold the Department of Transportation and the FAA accountable for implementing the improvements responsibly and promptly.”
As we like to say in Texas…”you are hitching your wagon to the wrong horse”. For you city slickers the FAA is the wagon and Bedford is the horse.
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Did you tell that to Cancun -Rafael ?
If not, why not ? 
It was “quickly” corrected after having been wrong since 1999.
Mkay.
“Meanwhile, aviation organizations unanimously endorsed Bedford for the top FAA job and urged his speedy confirmation.”
They are probably just happy that he is not another Fox 'n Friends sycophant brown-noser and might actually know how to fly a plane. Meanwhile, Ted Cruz once again displays his ignorance by promoting Bedford to ATP qualified. Good job, Ted! Right on top of things as always. 
I did initially think that, but then realized that the article doesn’t make it clear exactly when his bio listed a non-existent commercial rating. It might have been wrong since he became CEO in 1999, or it might have only been wrong from when he was nominated to the FAA.
@Crispaileron ???
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Did you tell that to Cancun -Rafael ?
If not, why not ?
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Sorry Raf !!!
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I was going to say, “another Tim Waltz or Richard Blumenthal”, but I take that all back.