Langhorne Bond

Langhorne Bond
7th United States Federal Aviation Administrator
In office May 4, 1977 – January 20, 1981
President	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	John L. McLucas
Succeeded by	J. Lynn Helms
Personal details
Born	Langhorne McCook Bond (1937-03-11)March 11, 1937 Shanghai, China
Died	January 29, 2022(2022-01-29) (aged 84)
Relations	William Langhorne Bond (father)
Alma mater	Queen's College, London McGill University University of Virginia School of Law

Langhorne McCook Bond (March 11, 1937 - January 29, 2022) was the Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1977 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter. He is the son of William Langhorne Bond.[1]

Bond died on January 29, 2022, aged 84.[1]

Biography

Langhorne Bond at Episcopal High School, 1955

Bond was born in Shanghai, China.[2]

In 1955, he graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia in the same class as engineer and defense contractor Ted Mollegen.[3] He and Mollegen were a year behind John McCain in high school.[4]

Bond holds degrees from Queen's College, London, McGill University and a law degree from the University of Virginia where he was a brother of The Sigma Phi Society.

Career

He was also Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation, Chief of Staff for the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Alan S. Boyd and president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).[1]

Awards and recognition

• Glen A. Gilbert Memorial Award, Air Traffic Control Association in recognition of his contributions to aviation safety (1999)[1]

References

1. Welsh, Jonathan (1 February 2022). "Langhorne Bond, former FAA boss, dead at 84". Flying. Winter Park, Florida. Retrieved 7 December 2022. Langhorne M. Bond, a former head of the FAA whose name has long been associated with the landmark 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago, died January 29. He was 84.
2. Presidency 1977 - Google Books. 1977. ISBN 9780871871312. Retrieved 2012-02-09 – via Google Books.
3. "The Whispers 1955 "Langhorne McCook Bond" (Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia)". Ancestry.com. Generations Network. 1955. p. 28. Retrieved 7 December 2022. His school career has been marked by neither triumph nor disaster, and he has steered comfortably between the Scylla of "dumb athlete" and the Charybdis of "greasy grind."
4. Mollegen, Ted (30 April 2008). "McCain's fiscal plan and faith (letter to the editor)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. 18. Retrieved 7 December 2022 – via Newspapers.com. I was a year behind Johnny McCain in junior high school and at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va.

External links

• 1976 Interview
• Current Position

Government offices
Preceded by John L. McLucas	Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 1977–1981	Succeeded by J. Lynn Helms