Dec. 12 (UPI) --FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, according to a letter he sent to the FAA workforce. Whitaker said serving as ...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker has announced plans to leave his position as the agency’s leader on January 20, 2025, ahead of the Trump administration’s ...

Despite current policy, the FAA during Trump’s first administration actively sought to recruit workers with disabilities.

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker announced the release of a special regulation governing AAM aircraft in October. Credit: Bill Carey FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker has informed the agency ...

Approaching one year since the Alaska Airlines incident that saw a door panel detach from a Boeing plane in midair, outgoing Federal Aviation Administration head Mike Whitaker said the plane maker's ...

United Airlines struggled significantly with air traffic control-related delays at its congested airport hubs last year as ...

The FAA Administrator added, “What we really are focused on now is shifting that focus, from production to safety and quality.” Asked whether Boeing is too big to fail, Whitaker said ...

The FAA sent inspectors to production facilities and conducted an in-depth audit of the production line, simultaneously ...

Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a serious safety hazard that puts everyone on the plane and the ground at risk,” said FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker. Lasers can also cause lasting harm to ...

Mike Whitaker, chief of the Federal Aviation Administration, said in an online post Friday that his agency also has more work to do in its oversight of Boeing. Whitaker, who plans to step down in ...