US EditionTrump names Chris Rocheleau, chief of operations at the lobby group National Business Aviation Association, as interim FAA administrator
- President Donald Trump appointed Chris Rocheleau as the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration following a deadly midair collision that killed 67 people near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
- Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, previously served as Chief Operating Officer at the National Business Aviation Association before his appointment.
- The FAA's former Administrator, Michael Whitaker, resigned shortly before Rocheleau's appointment, leaving the agency without a Senate-approved head.
- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledged to investigate the collision and ensure accountability for any negligence or incompetence in the system.
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Who is Chris Rocheleau? Trump’s acting FAA administrator will navigate deadly plane crash aftermath
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he appointed Chris Rocheleau, a former senior aviation official, as acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Rocheleau will be handling the response to the deadly collision Wednesday night of an American Airlines plane with an Army Black Hawk helicopter that sent both plunging into the Potomac River. He will serve in the position until President Trump’s nominee is confirmed by t…
Rachel Maddow: How Americans Ended Up Without an FAA Administrator as Trump Came Into Office
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Trump Has Four Sobering Words Before Signing Executive Orders in Wake of DC Air Collision
It’s a strange and tragic first crisis for President Donald Trump’s administration to confront, and an unpredictable one at that: the collision of an American Airlines commuter plane and a […] The post Trump Has Four Sobering Words Before Signing Executive Orders in Wake of DC Air Collision appeared first on The Western Journal.
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