candidate to run the faa. a former fighter pilot, nearly 30 years at delta and senators had little more than high praise for captain steve dixon. dixon answered questions, none difficult and committed himself to expanding aviation safety. i will never advocate my responsibility and my devotion to safety. but that is exactly what captain steve dixon is accused of in a legal case that he did not report in his disclosure forms to the u.s. senate. the case, the allegation denied by the airline that a female delta pilot was retaliated against, accused of being mentally unstable after reporting alleged safety violations to delta s senior vice president of flight operations, captain dixon. you think there s a clear link between her reporting a safety issue and being declared