Acting head of Federal Aviation Administration is leaving
The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration is leaving this summer, putting pressure on the White House to find a replacement fast
By DAVID KOENIG – AP Airlines Writer
The Northern Virginia Daily
The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration will leave the agency this summer, putting pressure on the White House to quickly find a replacement after President Joe Biden’s first choice withdrew last month.
Billy Nolen, who has been acting administrator for the past year, said in a memo to staff that it has been a dream job.
“But now it is time for a new captain to guide the FAA,” Nolen said in the memo. “I told (Transportation Secretary Pete) Buttigieg and notified the White House that I will depart as a new nominee is named this summer.”
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