FAA Chief to Resign on Trump’s Inauguration Day
The FAA chief is not planning to serve under Trump's second term. In a note to staff, he didn't say why he was resigning.
Meghna Maharishi is Skift’s Airline Reporter, where she covers everything from loyalty programs to policy-making in Washington, D.C. She previously covered the airline industry at The Points Guy, worked on the investigative desk at CNBC, and did data visualization at CNN Politics. Send tips to Meghna on Signal at mmaharishi.61.
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