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 ...

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 ...

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

Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker resigned from his position ... agency’s leadership at the time of the crisis. Elon Musk, a close Trump advisor who also heads the ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX landed an FAA contract to use Starlink after the billionaire fired hundreds of the agency's employees.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in turmoil, with deleterious effects that will extend to the avionics industry.

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

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