앞서 진행된 1차 사장 후보자 공모에서 추천된 인물 중 서훈택 전 국토교통부 항공정책실장이 유력 후보로 거론됐지만 노조의 반발로 낙마했다.
Seo Hoon-taek, former chief of aviation policy at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, was mentioned as a possible candidate among those recommended in the first presidential nomination contest held earlier, but he was defeated due to resistance from the labor union.