Regulatory Alert: FAA ATO COO Teri Bristol to Retire from Agency
January 13, 2022
Teri Bristol, Chief Operating Officer of FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO), announced that she will be retiring from the agency at the end of February. For 8 years Bristol has been responsible for providing safe, efficient, and secure air traffic services for approximately 45,000 flights that the FAA handles on a daily basis and overseeing over 30,000 employees. Bristol has led the ATO during the ongoing pandemic, which has presented the agency with unique challenges in ensuring the safety of the National Airspace System.
Bristol's departure will occur after 30 years of service in the federal government. She has served as Chief Operating Officer of FAA's ATO since 2014. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer in 2012-2013. Bristol has also taken on many other roles during her time at FAA, including Chair of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) Executive Committee between 2017 and 2019, and representing the agency on multiple federal advisory committees. 
  
Teri Bristol, Chief Operating Officer of FAA's Air Traffic Organization (ATO), announced that she will be retiring from the agency at the end of February. For 8 years Bristol has been responsible for providing safe, efficient, and secure air traffic services for approximately 45,000 flights that the FAA handles on a daily basis and overseeing over 30,000 employees. Bristol has led the ATO during the ongoing pandemic, which has presented the agency with unique challenges in ensuring the safety of the National Airspace System.
Bristol's departure will occur after 30 years of service in the federal government. She has served as Chief Operating Officer of FAA's ATO since 2014. Prior to that, she served as Deputy Chief Operating Officer in 2012-2013. Bristol has also taken on many other roles during her time at FAA, including Chair of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) Executive Committee between 2017 and 2019, and representing the agency on multiple federal advisory committees. 
  
