Elon Musk pushed Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker from his post just 10 days before the deadly plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC.
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 ...
Back then, the head of the FAA was Michael Whitaker, the 19th person to occupy the post. The agency's website detailed that Whitaker had been the FAA's Deputy Administrator between 2013 and 2016.