A committee vote on Steve Dickson’s nomination to lead the FAA has been delayed over Democratic concerns about a safety whistleblower lawsuit he failed to disclose on his paperwork
A committee vote on Steve Dickson’s nomination to lead the FAA has been delayed over Democratic concerns about a safety whistleblower lawsuit Dickson failed to disclose on his paperwork, aides confirmed today.last week for a lengthy briefing regarding his involvement in a lawsuit alleging that Delta Air Lines, his former employer, retaliated against a whistleblower who raised safety concerns related to pilot fatigue, training and other items.
In 2016, the whistleblower, Karlene Petitt, gave Dickson and another Delta executive a written report raising concerns about pilot fatigue, pilot training, pilot training records and Delta's Safety Management Systems programs. According to a
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