The Senate unanimously confirmed Michael Whitaker, most recently chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary Supernal, to serve as head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
In September, President Joe Biden nominated Whitaker, who served as deputy FAA administrator between 2013 and 2016 and helped lead the transition of the country’s air traffic control system to the satellite-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast technology, the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee said Tuesday.
Whitaker has over three decades of aviation experience, including serving as group CEO at India-based travel conglomerate InterGlobe Enterprises, senior vice president at United Airlines and assistant general counsel of international and regulatory affairs at Trans World Airlines.
He has a juris doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center and is a private pilot who serves on the Flight Safety Foundation’s board.
