Carol Huegel

Ms. Huegel has a prominent, 30-year career in the global aviation industry.  She has served aircraft and airport operators as well as air navigation service providers with a concentration on air traffic management. Ms. Huegel was named President and CEO of RTCA on December 1, 2023.

She has worked in collaboration with industry stakeholders to bring safe, innovative solutions to balance demand and capacity in airspace systems, with an eye for increasing efficiency and reliability for the traveling public. She was most recently Principal, Business Development in the Mission Networks organization at L3Harris Technologies where she supported the partnership between L3Harris and the Federal Aviation Administration. Ms. Huegel’s prior roles include Managing Director Air Traffic and Surface Management Strategy at American Airlines, Customer Liaison ATO Service Office of the FAA, and Senior Vice President for Business Development Advanced Research Engineering Development at Metron Aviation in Dulles, VA.