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FAA, Trump and Chris Rocheleau

USA TODAY on MSN · 1h

Trump appoints FAA-veteran Chris Rocheleau to serve as agency’s acting administrator

Whitaker was unanimously confirmed as FAA administrator in October 2023. Prior to that, the FAA had gone without a permanent administrator for more than a year. FAA administrators typically serve five-year terms.

Scientific American · 1h

Who Is Trump’s Pick for Acting FAA Chief, Chris Rocheleau?

Chris Rocheleau, Trump’s pick for acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been a longtime agency official and has acknowledged the need to address global warming

Trump appoints Chris Rocheleau as acting FAA administrator

President Trump has appointed Chris Rocheleau to serve as acting FAA administrator in the wake of the nation's deadliest plane crash in nearly a quarter of a century. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.

FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20

The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker

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, stepped down earlier this month,

Hosted on MSN · 21h

Last FAA Chief Quit Following Pressure From Elon Musk

Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company,

The Daily Beast on MSN · 1d

FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign

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 one of the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office.

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Trump says Black Hawk was flying ‘too high’ in morning blitz about Biden’s FAA

President Donald Trump says the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday’s collision with a commercial plane over the ...

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Trump Launched FAA Diversity Program to Hire People With Disabilities

Trump hit out at diversity and inclusion initiatives while discussing Reagan National Airport collision that left as many as ...

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FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — despite staffing woes

Complaints about the FAA's hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter ...

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FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National ...

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Former acting FAA administrator discusses deadly plane crash near Reagan National Airport

Billy Nolen, a former acting FAA administrator during the Biden administration, speaks about the midair collision that ...

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Timeline of Donald Trump's Impact on FAA Prior to D.C. Plane Crash

A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation ...

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Trump criticized DEI and the FAA's diversity policies after a deadly plane crash. Here's what we know.

Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to ...

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