Dec. 12 (UPI) --FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, according to a letter he sent to the FAA workforce. Whitaker said serving as ...

Michael Whitaker, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), officially stepped down on January 20, leaving the agency without a Senate-confirmed leader at a crucial time.His ...

The FAA is about 3,500 air traffic controllers short of targeted staffing levels and has about 10% fewer controllers than it ...

The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for ...

Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways, nominated as FAA Administrator. Industry leaders praise his aviation expertise and leadership.

Bedford has led the regional carrier, which operates flights for the American Eagle, Delta Connection and United Express ...

The FAA, for example, fined SpaceX last year for safety and regulatory violations. Afterward, Musk publicly demanded the agency’s previous Senate-confirmed administrator, Michael Whitaker ...

Previously, the billionaire called for FAA administrator Michael Whitaker’s resignation, after the agency fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for rocket launch changes. After his repeated ...

The FAA’s telecommunications networks are instrumental ... In September, Musk called on the former head of the agency, Michael Whitaker, to resign (Whitaker stepped down the day Trump was ...

Boeing has 90 days to develop a plan to address its quality control issues following a history of problems with its 737 Max line, Federal Aviation Administration chief Michael Whitaker said Wednesday.

NEW YORK—Two “tours of duty” in the leadership ranks of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) afforded Michael Whitaker time to form a few views on how to make the agency more effective.

The FAA, for example, fined SpaceX last year for safety and regulatory violations. Afterwards, Musk publicly demanded the agency’s previous Senate-confirmed administrator, Michael Whitaker, resign; ...