Absence Of Permanent Leadership Is Hampering FAA

Former FAA ATO Chief Operating Officer David Grizzle (left) and Acting Administrator BIlly Nolen (right)

Former FAA ATO Chief Operating Officer David Grizzle (left) will serve on the National Airspace System Safety Review Team. Acting Administrator Billy Nolen (right) will step down in June after less than two years at the FAA.

Credit: Bill Carey/AW&ST
Barring expediency not often seen in Washington political circles, the FAA will find itself without its current leader, Billy Nolen, around midyear, and without a permanent replacement selected and vetted to take over. The scenario would place yet another caretaker in the agency’s top job amid...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

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