Regulations and Government
FAA Acting Administrator Billy Nolen To Depart Agency
Citing a desire to spend more time with family, FAA acting Administrator Billy Nolen said he would leave the agency when a permanent nominee is named.
(Photo: the FAA)
(Photo: the FAA)

Billy Nolen, who stepped into the role of acting FAA administrator in April 2022 just months after he joined the agency, has announced he will be stepping down. Nolen initially joined the FAA at the beginning of 2022 to serve as associate administrator for aviation safety but took over the acting role after former FAA Administrator Steve Dickson left halfway through his five-year term.

Nolen informed the agency today of his decision to leave saying, “I will depart as a new nominee [for FAA Administrator] is named this summer.” Similar to Dickson’s reason for departing, he said, “I have given everything to this agency, and now it’s time to do the same for my family, who have sacrificed so much and supported me during my time at the FAA.”

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