Reuters earlier reported that Nolen is expected to take a position with electric air taxi firm Archer Aviation (ACHR.N). The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is the preeminent source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation. Thomson has served various roles at the FAA during two presidential administrations and has also served in senior USDOT roles, most recently as director of implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Trottenberg previously served as New York City’s transportation commissioner, as senior USDOT policy official under President Barack Obama, and as an aide in the U.S. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating six runway incursion events since January including some that could have been catastrophic. The United States has faced serious questions about aviation safety after a series of close-call runway incidents this year and a computer outage in January that led to the first nationwide grounding of departing passenger airliners since September 2001.

Mims is leaving the FAA to head up the Transportation Department's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he has 'full confidence in Polly’s steady hand during the search for a permanent administrator.' The White House has not yet named a new nominee. In March, Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington withdrew his nomination to serve as FAA administrator after Republican criticism. Nolen announced in April that he would resign after a new administrator was nominated. Download the PDF form to your computer and then open it with Adobe Reader. She replaces Billy Nolen, who has been acting head of the FAA since April 2022. To get a USDOT number, new applicants must register online via the Unified. Trottenberg's appointment is effective immediately. President Joe Biden also plans to name Katie Thomson, the FAA's chief of staff, as deputy administrator, replacing Bradley Mims. Transportation Deputy Secretary Polly Trottenberg is taking over as acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration, the department said on Thursday. Our deep knowledge of federal and state agencies is built on a strong foundation of 70+ years of regulatory compliance experience.WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - U.S. You can trust our expertise across subjects relating to labor, transportation, environmental, and worker safety.

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