Polly Trottenberg, the deputy transportation secretary, will lead the Federal Aviation Administration on an interim basis after the departure of the agency’s acting leader, Billy Nolen.

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Michael Whitaker to head ... the FAA in 2021, served as acting administrator until earlier this summer. The current acting administrator, Polly Trottenberg ...

Polly Trottenberg, the deputy transportation secretary, will lead the Federal Aviation Administration on an interim basis after the departure of the agency’s acting leader, Billy Nolen.

acting FAA Administrator Polly Trottenberg told reporters at an aerospace conference in Washington. “I think we’re working well with them and been in good discussions with them,” she said ...

Teams are working together and I think we're optimistic [about issuing a license] sometime next month," the FAA's acting ...

The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has said Boeing’s priorities have been on production over safety and quality in an interview about the regulator’s increased oversight ...

Whitaker shared continued concerns over Boeing’s practices and culture following the FAA’s recent six-week facility audit. “What we saw was not the safety culture that we were looking for ...

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) head Michael Whitaker told the House Aviation Committee there need to be changes. “I certainly agree the current system is not working because it’s not ...

The FAA capped output of Boeing’s 737 Max at a rate of 38 per month in the wake of a January near-catastrophe, in which a door cover blew off during flight. The accident triggered a series of ...

FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker on Thursday acknowledged his agency had been “too hands off” on overseeing jetmaker Boeing, prior to a midair incident earlier this year on Alaska Airlines ...

The FAA head said there is no timeline, but a decision probably won’t be made for the next several months. The safety and ...