Nobody has taken his place. Last week, specialist aviation site The Air Current reported that industry veteran Chris Rocheleau had been sworn in as deputy FAA administrator, which would put him in ...
The move to bring in more experts within Musk’s circle follows the Trump administration’s decision to fire hundreds of ...
President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.
Whitaker was confirmed as FAA administrator on Oct. 24, 2023, for a five-year term, without any opposition. He announced in a Dec. 12, 2024, email that he would resign, and did so on Jan. 20 ...
Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. The Federal Aviation Administration is facing ...
The world’s richest man apparently thought it was a good idea to bully the Federal Aviation Administration chief out of his ...
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is reportedly firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration ...
While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, ...
The FAA’s commercial spaceflight office has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and other incidents.
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), the ranking member of the Senate Commerce Committee, has sent a letter to Transportation ...
A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation ...