Regulations and Government
Flurry of White House Actions Reaching into Aviation
Regs are on halt, ASAC dismantled, and key agency positions vacant
The White House
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The aviation community already is seeing numerous changes in Washington, D.C., under the newly inaugurated Trump Administration, with most new regulations apparently on pause, heads of agencies turning over, and certain initiatives and/or committee activities left in limbo.

Among the presidential actions issued on January 20 was a regulatory review. Under the order from the President, department heads were instructed: “Do not propose or issue any rule in any manner…until a department or agency head appointed or designated by the President after noon on January 20, 2025, reviews and approves the rule” and “Immediately withdraw any rules that have been sent to the [Office of the Federal Register] but not published in the Federal Register, so that they can be reviewed and approved.”

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