The FAA’s administrator resigned the day of Trump’s inauguration; Musk had publicly demanded his resignation after the FAA fined SpaceX for regulatory and safety violations. More recently ...

The FAA position has been vacant since January 20, when FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker stepped down a little more than one year into a five-year term when Trump took office. The FAA has been run ...

However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin ... the agency’s previous Senate-confirmed administrator, Michael Whitaker, resign; Whitaker departed the day Trump took office.

Elon Musk's team is pushing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to modernize its outdated telecommunications systems with SpaceX's Starlink terminals, aiming for rapid implementation. This ...

"Safety is a collective effort that requires constant, proactive collaboration among all stakeholders," said Acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau. "Complacency is the enemy of safety and we ...