File Photo: Republic CEO Brian Bedford will speak in Milwaukee at a press conference on Tuesday, April 13, 2010.
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president Donald Trump He has appointed Republic Airlines CEO Brian Bedford to lead the Federal Aviation Administration in the face of growing scrutiny following a series of crashes.
A pilot and industry veteran for over 30 years, Bedford previously led two other careers to oversee the major expansion of the Republic Airways.
“Brian brings over 30 years of experience in aviation and executive leadership to this important position,” Trump said.
Based in Indiana, the Republic is one of North America’s largest regional airlines and operates a fleet of over 900 Embral aircraft in the United States and Canada. The flights operate with Airline Partner Brands American Eagle, Delta Connectionn and United Express.
The Bedford nomination won praise from the airline.
The FAA position has been vacant since January 20th, when FAA administrator Mike Whitaker dropped his five-year term at least a year when Trump took office. The FAA is run tentatively by Associate Administrator Chris Rocherrow.
If confirmed, Bedford will face important decisions including when Boeing expands production of 737 Max When will two new variations of the bestselling plane be approved, beyond the current 38 planar caps?
Rochero and Duffy visited Boeing in Seattle last week. Duffy said Boeing Losing my way, I lost my trust Americans.
On January 29, 67 people were killed in an airborne collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Other recent incidents include a fatal crash fall on a small plane in Alaska and Philadelphia, a delta jet crash in an area that turned over when landing in Toronto, and a near miss on the Chicago Midway involving the Southwest Airlines jet.
On Friday, the FAA said it had impose permanent restrictions on non-essential helicopter operations at Reagan National following an emergency recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board.
Duffy said he would do that. Ask Congress the hundreds of billions Dollars to overhaul the country’s aging air-tight system.
The FAA is around 3,500 air traffic controllers except for targeted staffing levels, with controllers doing the mandatory overtime six days a week in many locations.
