The Senate confirmed Michael Whitaker as the new FAA administrator on Tuesday after the agency went more than 18 months without a Senate-confirmed leader.
The Federal Aviation Administration has a new full-fledged administrator after a more than 18-month stretch in which the agency relied upon a series of acting chiefs following a Senate confirmation vote on Tuesday. President Joe Biden’s nominee, Michael Whitaker, was confirmed by the Senate with a unanimous vote of 98-0.
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