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Pages in category "Administrators of the Federal Aviation Administration" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The FAA's first administrator, Elwood R. Quesada, was a former Air Force general and adviser to President Eisenhower. The same year witnessed the birth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was created in response to the Soviet Union (USSR) launch of the first manmade satellite.
David Russell Hinson (March 2, 1933 [1] – December 3, 2023) [2] was an American aircraft pilot, [3] former head of Midway Airlines, and former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. David R. Hinson was best known for the three years, 1993 to 1996, during which he served as Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration ...
An FAA report from 2023 notes the 2019 government shutdown "resulted in large hiring and training delays" and says on-the-job training was "significantly reduced" because of the pandemic. A ...
In August 2019, he began his service as the Federal Aviation Administrator following the Boeing 737 MAX groundings. Dickson retired from the FAA in 2022 after 43 years in the aviation industry.
Michael Gordon Whitaker (born June 21, 1961) [1] is an American lawyer who served as the 19th administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2023 to 2025. He previously served as chief operating officer of Supernal under the Hyundai Motor Company from 2020 to 2023, as principal of the aviation consultancy Whitaker Air Space from 2016 to 2020, and as deputy administrator of FAA ...
Before moving to the Federal Aviation Administration, Stephen Dickson retired from service as the Senior Vice President-Flight Operations for Delta Air Lines.In this role, he was responsible for the safety and operational performance of Delta's global flight operations, as well as pilot training, crew resources, crew scheduling, and regulatory compliance.
During his tenure as FAA Administrator, Helms originated and oversaw development of the 1982 National Airspace System (NAS) Plan; he headed the U.S. delegation to the United Nations emergency session following the Soviet Union's shooting down of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 and played a key role in the August 3, 1981 Air traffic Control Strike ...