Jan 30, 2025 · The Musk-Whitaker feud goes back to two SpaceX launches in the summer of 2023—before Whitaker had even taken over at the FAA. In a Sept. 17, 2024, post on its website, the FAA said that in June ...

Jan 30, 2025 · 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.

Jan 30, 2025 · 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 one of the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office. Whitaker ran the FAA for just a year but announced in December that he would step down on Jan. 20, as the new ...

Michael Gordon Whitaker (born June 21, 1961) [1] is an American lawyer who served as the 19th administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2023 to 2025. He previously served as chief operating officer of Supernal under the Hyundai Motor Company from 2020 to 2023, as principal of the aviation consultancy Whitaker Air Space from 2016 to 2020, and as deputy administrator of FAA ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out. Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker.

Jan 31, 2025 · For example, one post on X implied that Whitaker's departure had been a result of Musk retaliating for a fine the FAA slapped on SpaceX the year before: The post had amassed 2.6 million views and ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company, SpaceX.

Jan 31, 2025 · MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow explained how pressures and supposed demands from Elon Musk led to former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, Michael Whitaker, quitting his job on...

Dec 12, 2024 · Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker announced on Thursday that he will step down from his role on Jan. 20, 2025, after just over a year in the position. Whitaker, who was appointed in October 2023, shared the news in an email to staff that was later posted on X.

Dec 13, 2024 · Michael Whitaker has announced his resignation as FAA Administrator. [Photo: FAA] Prior to Whitaker taking charge in October 2023, the FAA was led by Steve Dickson, a former pilot and executive at Delta Air Lines, from August of 2019 to March 2022.