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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has not been doing well since President Biden took office and Pete Buttigieg took over the Department of Transportation, and now there’s another problem on the horizon that the president has not taken steps to address.
Rather than a nationwide system outage that grounded all flights or an unaddressed ATC staffing shortage that forced airlines to slash flights at East Coast airports ahead of the busy summer travel season, this time it’s just one position that will soon be empty and is likely to bring even more issues for America’s air transportation system.
Current Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen is stepping down from the post this summer, leaving the FAA without a chief.
Biden seems to be willing to let key FAA leadership positions go unfilled as he demonstrates no urgency to put forward qualified competent individuals to fill the worsening FAA leadership vacuum and address issues that demand attention to make America’s air transportation system safe and efficient.
Comment:
Let’s take a guess why.