Regulations and Government
Schumer Calls For Action on FAA Nomination
After the notam system failure, Schumer is calling for movement on the Washington nomination for FAA administrator as opposition ratchets up.
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Last week’s outage of the FAA notam system is serving as a driver to press forward on the FAA administrator’s position. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) released a statement on Sunday saying, “It’s time to clear the runway for President Biden’s choice for FAA Administrator, Phil Washington.”

Schumer had pointed to the notam technical issues, along with the recent airline woes, in stressing the FAA needs a confirmed leader and added, “I intend to break this logjam.”

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