The Federal Aviation Administration finally has a Senate-confirmed leader.
FILE - Michael Whitaker, of Vermont, testifies during his nomination to be administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation, Oct. 4, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate voted 98-0 to approve Whitaker, President Joe Bidens nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, Tuesday, Oct. 24, ending a span of nearly 19 months in which the agency was without a Senate-confirmed chief.
Whitaker will take over an agency that faces many challenges, including a surge in close calls between planes at major airports, a shortage of air traffic controllers, and aging technology that resulted in a brief nationwide halt in flights in January. On the Senate floor Tuesday, committee chair Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Whitaker's priorities will be to"build a strong safety culture, attract new talent and keep pace with technology transformation.”
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