Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon ...

While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, ...

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 ...

D.C., social media posts suggested that Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, had pushed Federal Aviation Administration chief Mike Whitaker to resign immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump was ...

While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully ... boss and presidential pal Elon Musk led to Musk taking to X and calling for Whitaker to quit his post.

The FAA oversees airspace for both commercial planes and rockets and Musk’s interest in reforming the agency comes after a ...

"He's been personally demanding that this guy be gotten rid of, and so, he got it. FAA chief was out on Inauguration Day," the MSNBC anchor states.

President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.

FAA adopts SpaceX's Starlink for network upgrade, stirring conflict of interest debates around Musk's federal roles ...

Elon Musk’s Starlink secured a contract with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the SpaceX subsidiary’s internet services. This ...