Finally, an answer to the question of who will replace Billy Nolen at the FAA.Reuters report US Deputy Secretary of Transportation Polly Trottenberg has announced that she will be selected as the next Acting FAA Administrator.
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While no official announcement has been made, the news comes as the airline industry anticipates the imminent retirement of current FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nollen, who is leaving the FAA this weekend. Nolen will reportedly join Archer Aviation, a passenger eVTOL company. Nolen’s resignation leaves a vacancy at the top of the FAA. The Biden administration has yet to announce its next permanent candidate since front-runner and Denver Airport CEO Phil Washington withdrew from the process in March.
Polly Trottenberg currently serves as Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and supports Secretary Buttigieg. Mr. Trottenberg has experience in both politics and transportation. From 2014 until 2020, Mr. Trottenberg served on the New York City Transportation Commission, where he ran a 5,800-person agency responsible for the broad organization of New York City’s transportation infrastructure and services.
Mr. Trottenberg also served as assistant secretary and under secretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation during the Obama administration. In the United States Senate, he has worked under Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, and Senator Barbara Boxer.
FAA’s new Acting Administrator sits at a difficult time for the aviation industry as the United States grapples with safety incidents, a shortage of air traffic controllers, criticism of this year’s NOTAM system outage, and negotiations for the next FAA authorization package. go to . For the drone industry, the Remote ID deadline is looming amid ongoing debates over passenger eVTOL use, UTM and BVLOS rules. Strong FAA leadership is essential to propel the industry to the next phase of regulation.
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