Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways, nominated as FAA Administrator. Industry leaders praise his aviation expertise and leadership.

President Trump has nominated Bryan Bedford, CEO of Republic Airways, to lead the FAA, requiring Senate confirmation. The FAA ...

While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to steal a multibillion-dollar government contract from Verizon.

The FAA has been operating without a confirmed head since Donald Trump took office in January, when former administrator Mike Whitaker resigned a year into his five-year term. Trump named Chris ...

The agency faces an air traffic controller shortage and the need to upgrade outdated systems that are critical to its ...

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker testifies at a hearing on the FAA's oversight of Boeing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on September 25, 2024. FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker testifies at a ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is nominating Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to head the Federal Aviation ...

Chris Rocheleau has been serving as acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration since former FAA head Mike Whitaker resigned.

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford named as most likely candidate to be appointed the next head of the FAA by US President ...

SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk, who is leading President Donald Trump's effort to reform the U.S. government, last year called for the resignation of FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker, who opted ...

The FAA, for example, fined SpaceX last year for safety and regulatory violations. Afterwards, Musk publicly demanded the agency’s previous Senate-confirmed administrator, Michael Whitaker, resign; ...

The FAA has been without a confirmed leader since former FAA head Mike Whitaker resigned on Jan. 20. Chris Rocheleau has been serving as acting head of the agency. "As the former President and CEO ...