Trump: FAA administrator should be ‘a really good pilot’

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During a White House meeting with US airline and airport executives , US President Donald Trump was surprised to learn that FAA administrator Michael Huerta is not a pilot and said it would be “better to have a pilot” leading the agency. Huerta’s five-year term as administrator is set to last until...

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