Marie Kennington-Gardiner was named director of the Federal Aviation Administration's New York Integration Office, a new title designed to help solve the chronic delays at the three major metro area airports: John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, and Newark-Liberty.

Delays at the three airports often cause cascading delays across the country, and last year the United States saw some of the worst overall backups on record.

Kennington-Gardiner, of Staten Island, had recently worked as director of the Lower Manhattan Recovery Office, overseeing federal dollars for rebuilding transit systems in the wake of the 2001 terror attacks. She has also held management positions at FAA offices along the East Coast.

The position was created last year as part of an aggressive new strategy by the FAA to reduce flight delays by limiting takeoffs and landings at certain peak times in the day, and attempting to streamline the area's flight traffic.

U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters said the new post is further proof the the government is "tackling the aviation congestion and delays that grounded passengers and economic opportunities alike in the New York region last year."

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., had called last year for the creation of a local air traffic czar.

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