Rocheleau will be handling the response to the fatal collision of an American Airlines plane with an Army Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night. On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he ...

Give Trump some credit. He has no interest in faking empathy, as Biden did so ineptly. In Trump’s playbook, empathy is a ...

Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government ...

Former FAA administrator Michael Whitaker said last year that the FAA seeks qualified candidates from a range of sources who must “meet rigorous qualifications” that vary by position.

He will serve in the position until President Trump’s nominee is confirmed by the Senate. Rocheleau has more than two decades of experience working for the FAA, serving in multiple roles ...

The agency’s top job had been left vacant 10 days previously after the FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker, stood down on the day of Trump’s inauguration, and the job had not been filled by ...

Tulsi Gabbard, whom Trump has proffered for director of the office of national intelligence, was a staunch defender of one of the world’s most hated dictators. In 2019, she said Syria’s Bashar ...

Trump said. The former FAA administrator Mike Whitaker resigned on Trump’s Inauguration Day after he served for just more than a year. FAA administrator is a Senate-confirmed position ...

The FAA also is currently without a head. The former administrator, Michael Whitaker, resigned on Jan. 20, a few months after billionaire and new White House advisor Elon Musk, who has battled the ...

The other thing I would reflect on is the FAA is an agency that has been lacking leadership and in need of substantial reform. Michael Whitakeris ... And, of course, Whitaker upset Elon Musk ...

Mr Mike Whitaker, who was unanimously confirmed as the FAA administrator in October 2023, stepped down on Jan 20 when Mr Trump took office. Mr Trump has not named a nominee to replace Mr Whitaker ...

New acting FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau fills the vacancy left by Mike Whitaker, who stepped down early when Trump took office on Jan. 20. Whitaker was unanimously confirmed as FAA ...