Michael Whitaker, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
253 Russell

05/10/2023 at 10:00AM

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, will convene a nomination hearing on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 10:00 AM ET to consider Michael Whitaker, President Biden’s nominee to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Nominee:

Sen. Klobuchar (D-Minn.) promoted renewable aviation fuel.

“Climate change is significantly impacting our aviation system,” Sen. Markey (D-Mass.) said. Whitaker agreed, citing the recent flooding of La Guardia. Markey talked about the importance of hardening airports to extreme weather and protecting airport service workers.