President Trump announced Thursday he would appoint an acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator in the wake of the midair crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he had appointed a former senior aviation official as the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration administrator.

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President Trump on Thursday announced that Christopher Rocheleau is the new acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration in the wake of the midair plane collision between a military helicopter and American Airlines jet over the Potomac River.

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

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President Trump announced Thursday he would appoint an acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator in the wake of the midair crash between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. “I’m also immediately appointing an acting commissioner to the FAA, Christopher Rocheleau. A 22-year veteran of the agency, highly respected. Christopher, thank you…

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It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration does not have a permanent leader.

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“The warnings (from the control tower, ed.) were given late, seconds after the collision”: Donald Trump said this when speaking at the White House about the plane crash in Washington. “Obviously the helicopter was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” the president said. The plane crash in Washington was a 'tragedy of terrible proportions', Trump said, announcing that he had chosen Chris Rocheleau as number one pro tempore in the Federal Aviati…

"I moniti (dalla torre di controllo, ndr) sono stati dati tardi, secondi dopo la collisione": lo ha detto Donald Trump parlando alla Casa Bianca dell'incidente aereo a Washington. "Ovviamente l'elicottero era nel posto sbagliato nel momento sbagliato" ha detto il presidente. L'incidente aereo a Washington è stata una "tragedia di terribili proporzioni" ha detto Trump annunciando di aver scelto Chris Rocheleau come numero uno pro tempore della Fe…

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Plane crash in Washington: Trump appoints Rocheleau to the Federal Aviation Administration

Trump appointed the acting commissioner of the US Civil Aviation Administration after the mid-air collision of a plane with a military helicopter.

Ο Τραμπ διόρισε τον εκτελούντα χρέη επιτρόπου της Υπηρεσίας Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας των ΗΠΑ μετά την εναέρια σύγκρουση αεροπλάνου με στρατιωτικό ελικόπτερο.

Τραμπ: Διόρισε τον εκτελών χρέη διοικητή της ΥΠΑ μετά τη θανατηφόρα σύγκρουση

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Trump said he was tapping Chris Rocheleau, a top executive for an aviation business association, for the post.

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Donald Trump names new acting FAA administrator in wake of ‘tragedy of terrible proportions’

Trump appointed Christoper Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting FAA administrator. Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker resigned earlier this month.

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It was unclear for 10 days who was running the agency.

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