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The FAA was created in August 1958 () as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was renamed the Federal Aviation Administration.
Whitaker served as deputy administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration from 2013 to 2016. [5] There, he collaborated with industry and government to drive the transition of the nation’s air traffic control system from radar to a satellite-enabled surveillance technology (ADS-B). [ 5 ]
T. Allan McArtor in 2018. Trusten Allan McArtor (born July 3, 1942) was the Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1987 to 1989.. Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1942, [1] McArtor is Chairman of Airbus North America Holdings, Inc., parent company of Airbus North America Sales, Inc. and Airbus North America Customer Services, Inc., all located in Herndon, Virginia, and ...
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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 ...
In 1997, Garvey was appointed by President Bill Clinton as the 14th Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, taking charge in August, 1997 of the 49,000-member agency—in the process becoming several "firsts" for an FAA Administrator: she was the first Administrator appointed to a 5-year term, the first female Administrator ...
Before this, she served a five-year term as the 15th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration. Blakey was the second woman to hold the position, serving as a successor to Jane Garvey, the first woman to hold the Administrator title. She was the second Administrator who was not a licensed pilot.
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 ...