US President Donald Trump on Monday named a regional airline head to lead the federal aviation administration as the agency contests elections with security questions after a deadly accident in January.
Trump tapped Republic Airways CEO Brian Bedford to lead the agency that manages the US air traffic organization and is overseeing the safety operation of Boeing after a series of high-profile problems.
The condition requires confirmation of the Senate.
Trump, in a post on his true social stage, cited more than three decades of Bedford’s aviation experience.
He said that Bedford will work with the Transport Secretary “to improve the agency strongly, to protect our exports and ensure the safety of about one billion annual passenger movements.”
Bedford stated that he is “ready to” develop a new, modern and cost -effective air traffic control system to perform and deploy plans, which would give birth to a safe and more efficient aviation network, “according to a statement issued by the Republic.
“The success of this very important project will require bipartisan support from the Congress and the users of the air traffic control system.”
The FAA last week announced new sanctions on helicopter traffic around Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, where an US Eagle airliner hit a military black hawk on 29 January, killing 67 people.
The accident, which has abolished the 16 -year -old line of the United States without any deadly commercial air accidents, has added concerns about the US air traffic control system, which is a sensible operation with some older equipment.
The agency has not been cut by employees by the so -called Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) of Trump Elli Elon Musk, which demands large -scale cost savings in the federal government. However, the recent trimmed air traffic controllers were not included.
The FAA has also been close with Boeing as it implements security and quality control reforms after the January 2024 incident on Boeing 737 Max, with a door plug blew up the middle-gathering. The incident after two deadly Max accidents in Indonesia and Ethiopia in 2018 and 2019.
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