FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
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Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”

Summary

FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker resigned on Jan. 20, leaving the agency leaderless amid a major aviation crisis.

His departure followed months of clashes with Elon Musk, who criticized the FAA for imposing $600,000 in fines on SpaceX and called for Whitaker’s resignation.

Musk accused the FAA of obstructing space exploration.

Whitaker’s exit comes as the FAA faces air traffic controller shortages and a major runway collision investigation.

  • Signtist@lemm.eeEnglish
    17·
    15 hours ago

    We elected a CEO to be president, essentially adding the country itself to his business portfolio. He’s obviously going to trade a part of that power to other CEOs in exchange for favors and loyalty to benefit himself. It’s nothing more than a business deal to exploit the country and its people for profits, something all wealthy business owners are familiar with, and something Trump didn’t even try to hide his plans to do if he was elected.