FAA administrator who clashed with SpaceX to resign

Published December 12, 2024 12:46pm ET



Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Mike Whitaker will be resigning as the head of the agency on President-elect Donald Trump‘s Inauguration Day rather than serve the rest of his term.

Whitaker made the announcement Thursday in a letter to his workforce, describing the role as an “honor of a lifetime,” according to Politico.

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