Elon Musk pushed Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker from his submit simply 10 days earlier than the lethal airplane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC.
Musk, an in depth Trump advisor who additionally heads the Division of Authorities Effectivity (DOGE) had demanded Whitaker step down after the erstwhile FAA chief proposed greater than $600,000 in fines for SpaceX — Musk’s aerospace agency.
Whitaker — who held the submit for less than a 12 months — introduced he would step down after President Trump was sworn in, leaving the FAA and not using a chief in a time of just about unprecedented catastrophe for the company.
Chris Rocheleau — a 22-year-veteran of the FAA — was final week sworn in as deputy administrator, placing him in cost in an performing capability, nevertheless the Senate has but to substantiate a everlasting alternative.
