Supernal Executive Mike Whitaker Confirmed as FAA Administrator
Supernal’s chief operating officer, Mike Whitaker, will be the new FAA Administrator after the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to approve his nomination by the Biden Administration. The appointment has been widely welcomed by aviation groups, and especially by eVTOL aircraft developers, who have express optimism that Whitaker’s experience with Hyundai’s advanced air mobility subsidiary, Supernal, will provide a boost for efforts to achieve type certification, as hoped, by the end of 2025.
Prior to joining Supernal in April 2020, Whitaker ran his own consultancy. He had previously spent just over three years with the FAA as its deputy administrator and chief NextGen officer, and earlier was with United Airlines for almost 15 years as its senior vice president for alliances, international and regulatory affairs. It has been almost 19 months since the U.S. air safety agency had a permanent administrator, and the incumbent faces multiple challenges in trying to get key programs back on track.
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