Whitaker is a private pilot and holds a law degree, according to the White House. The nomination comes as Congress is scrambling to reauthorize funding for the FAA.

Michael Whitaker, nominee for administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testified before Congress on Wednesday during which he said the agency must be "ever vigilant" to prevent air ...

Michael Whitaker, the nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies on Capitol Hill on Oct. 4. Drew Angerer / Getty Images file Oct. 24, 2023, 7:38 PM EDT ...

Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing on Capitol Hill ...

President Biden’s nomination of flying taxi executive Michael Whitaker to run the Federal Aviation Administration stands to complete a Washington version of the circle of life. A few months ...

Biden last month selected Michael Whitaker, a former deputy FAA administrator and United Airlines executive, to fill the agency’s top job. Whitaker, who has been widely praised by industry ...

Transportation. Boeing needs more oversight, FAA chief says Michael Whitaker told Congress this morning that the Alaska Airlines door incident showed the agency needs to change how it oversees ...

(Bloomberg) -- The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration said he will step down from the safety regulator on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Michael Whitaker ...

President Joe Biden intends to nominate Michael Whitaker as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, ... The nomination comes as Congress is scrambling to reauthorize funding for the FAA.