December 12, 2024

Aviation Safety Subcommittee Chair Duckworth Reacts to FAA Administrator Whitaker’s Decision to Resign

 

[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senator and pilot Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) and Chair of the CST Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations and Innovation—issued the following statement in reaction to FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker’s decision to resign on January 20, 2025:

“I am saddened to learn of FAA Administrator Whitaker’s plan to resign next month. His leadership has been invaluable during this critical time, and our aviation system is safer because of his service. Our nation owes him a debt of gratitude. His oversight of Boeing’s ongoing safety issues has been so important, and whoever replaces him at FAA must continue these important efforts in order to keep the flying public as safe as possible.”

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