Tue, Jun 13, 2023
DOT Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg has been selected to serve as acting FAA administrator, replacing the eminently qualified Billy Nolen, who announced his intention to step down earlier this year.
Kathryn “Katie” Thomson will serve as the FAA’s deputy administrator, replacing Brad Mims, who is assuming a new, senior role at the DOT as head of the agency’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. In the first week of June, low visibility instantiated by smoke from wildfires in the Canadian Province of Quebec occasioned flight delays, cancellations, and ground stops at New York’s LaGuardia (LGA) and Kennedy (JFK) International Airports, as well as New Jersey’s Newark Liberty (EWR) airport. The FAA has published a preview of its long-awaited Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) addressing operational and airman qualification requirements for powered-lift aircraft. All this -- and MORE in today's episode of Airborne-Unlimited!!!
Airborne 06.12.23 is chock full of info in this Daily News Episode, Monday, June 12th, 2023... Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Holland Lee. Holland is supported by ANN Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, as well as ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell. This episode covers:
- Biden Administration FAA Appointees Fail to Impress
- Smoke Inundates U.S. Northeastern States
- FAA Publishes Powered-Lift Proposed Rule
- NBAA Welcomes Introduction of FAA Reauthorization Bill
- Boeing Begins B-52 Upgrades
- USAF Review Looks to Mitigate Pilot Shortage
- Qantas to Gradually Retire A380 Fleet
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again tomorrow, for the next edition of "Airborne Unlimited" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, tomorrow!
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