Leaderless FAA begins investigation of Washington plane crash
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6TYJB)
Former chief resigned 10 days ago, after Elon Musk, a close adviser to Donald Trump, called for him to quit
Questions swirled in Washington on Thursday as the Federal Aviation Administration began its investigation of the Reagan airport crash without a permanent leader - its former chief resigned 10 days ago, after Elon Musk, the SpaceX CEO and close adviser to Donald Trump, called for him to quit.
Michael Whitaker, a 30-year aviation industry veteran, was unanimously confirmed as FAA administrator by the Senate in October 2023. He resigned last Monday, the day Trump was inaugurated as president.
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