Regulations and Government
Trump Appoints Chris Rocheleau Acting FAA Administrator
Rocheleau was formerly COO of NBAA
Chris Rocheleau © NBAA
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President Trump today officially appointed former NBAA COO Chris Rocheleau as the acting head of the FAA. The announcement comes less than 24 hours after a PSA-operated American Airlines CRJ700 regional airliner collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

For the past 10 days, the administration and FAA had declined to tell press outlets who was running the aviation agency on a daily basis. According to multiple sources, Rocheleau was previously tapped as FAA deputy administrator on or around January 20, although even that position was not formally announced by either the FAA or White House.

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