FAA administrator Michael Whitaker will resign on President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Jan. 20, according to a letter ...

Michael Whitaker announced Thursday he will step down as head of the Federal Aviation Administration on Jan. 20 after just over a year in a job.

Michael G. Whitaker, who became FAA Administrator in October 2023, will step down when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, Whitaker said in a memo to employees on Dec. 12, 2024.

The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for ...

A Wise County man is expected to plead guilty to federal drug and gun charges, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors.

Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker resigned from his position just 10 days before the deadly plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC, Wednesday.

The head of the FAA, Mike Whitaker, will step down on Jan. 20, leaving the key agency that oversees Boeing and the U.S. airline industry without a leader.

Back then, the head of the FAA was Michael Whitaker, the 19th person to occupy the post. The agency's website detailed that Whitaker had been the FAA's Deputy Administrator between 2013 and 2016.

Michael Whitaker, head of the Federal Aviation Administration, said he will step down from his post Jan. 20, the latest high-profile official to announce his departure ahead of the incoming Trump ...

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.