The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) acting chief, Billy Nolen, will leave the regulator this summer after the White House nominates a new administrator, Nolen announced Friday.
Billy Nolen, the FAA acting administrator, announced he will be leaving the position by the summer.Billy Nolen, will leave the regulator this summer after the White House nominates a new administrator, Nolen announced Friday.
“I’m immensely proud of what we accomplished together,” Nolen wrote in a farewell letter to FAA employees, pointing to certification reform, new flight attendant rest rules and progress on certifying electric air taxis as achievements the FAA made during his tenure.but to also say that our current record is not good enough,” he wrote in the letter. “We should build a system so safe it doesn’t require heroic intervention.
However, Congressional and industry officials said in recent weeks they did not think the White House would pick Nolen for the top job. U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Nolen “has kept safety as the FAA’s north star through one of the most complex periods in modern aviation.”
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