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Federal air surgeon takes on tough issues

Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup entered her third year of service as the top FAA medical official having made progress on much of her stated agenda to modernize the…

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Federal Air Surgeon Dr. Susan Northrup entered her third year of service as the top FAA medical official having made progress on much of her stated agenda to modernize the agency’s medical bureaucracy, so when a blogger with a history of promoting conspiracy theories took aim at Northrup, criticizing her decision making and demanding her ouster, aviation advocates sprang to the doctor’s defense.