Inside Track at the FAA?

The Wall Street Journal reports that a onetime head of the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) is a top contender to head the Federal Aviation Administration. Airline consultant Duane Woerth, who was president of ALPA from 1999 to 2006, would replace Acting FAA Administration Bobby Sturgell. Debbie Hersman, a Democratic member of the National Transportation Safety Board, is likely to be nominated to be its next chairwoman, the newspaper reports. And former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, a senior member of Sen. Obama's transition team overseeing aviation issues, remains a leading candidate to head the Transportation Department. A spokeswoman for the Obama transition team declined to comment.