Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out

Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out, But There's No Evidence He Pushed Him To Resign
In the fall of 2024, the tech billionaire said the FAA administrator should resign after the agency fined his company over safety issues.
FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
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 the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office.
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
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 Musk helped push him out.
Elon Musk Backs Trump's FAA Changes, Calls Biden-Era Hiring 'Insane'
On Wednesday, a plane with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard had a midair collision with a Black Hawk Army helicopter.
Last FAA Chief Quit Following Pressure From Elon Musk
Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company, SpaceX.
Claim about Trump ‘furious’ with Musk for ‘convincing him to push out’ FAA chief started as satire
President Donald Trump appointed a new Federal Aviation Administration acting chief after an American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter Jan. 29, causing 67 deaths. Now, some social media users are spreading false reports related to the departure of the previous FAA leader.
FAA Chief Left Position Before Deadly D.C. Plane Crash After Elon Musk Told Him To Resign
Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker resigned on Jan. 20, just days before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet as it prepared to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington,
The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker
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 ...
Why Elon Musk is part of the controversy involving D.C.'s deadly plane crash
In the late evening hours of Jan. 29, a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a descending American Airlines passenger plane ...
Air Traffic Control Offices Are in Chaos in Trump’s New Administration
Even before the plane crash near D.C., air traffic control offices were in a state of Trumpian despair, sources say.
Elizabeth Warren takes aim at Elon Musk after DC plane crash
The Friday letter came two days after a midair collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a commercial airliner near the national’s capitol killed 67.
Trump appoints new FAA administrator after vacancy during deadly plane crash. Here's what to know.
President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.
We do not know what exactly Elon Musk is doing to the federal government
Americans don’t know the full extent of what Musk is doing as he embeds alongside President Donald Trump at the top of the federal government.
D.C. Plane Crash Raises Questions About Trump Aviation Personnel Changes
The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating ...
A brave new world of world traffic control awaits – and it’s moulded by Elon Musk
Presidential responses to national disasters and tragedies tend to follow a familiar pattern. The commander-in-chief pays his ...