Thomas F. Twomey v. National Transportation Safety Board, Donald D. Engen, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

Thomas F. Twomey brings this petition for review of an order issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (“NTSB”) affirming the initial decision and order of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) revoking his airline transport pilot and other licenses. We uphold the NTSB’s order.

On May 6, 1984, an FAA inspector monitoring a Delta Air Lines flight aboard which Twomey, a senior Delta captain, was to serve as pilot-in-command requested to inspect Twomey’s pilot and medical certificates. Upon inspection, the FAA representative noted that Twomey’s…