Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out

Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out, But There's No Evidence He Pushed Him To Resign
In the fall of 2024, the tech billionaire said the FAA administrator should resign after the agency fined his company over safety issues.
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out
Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.
FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
The Federal Aviation Administration’s leader stepped down on Jan. 20, months after Elon Musk demanded that he quit. The move by Michael Whitaker means the FAA has no Senate-confirmed leader for one of the biggest crises in its history because he quit before Donald Trump took office.
Claim about Trump ‘furious’ with Musk for ‘convincing him to push out’ FAA chief started as satire
"Breaking: Donald Trump is reportedly furious with Elon Musk for convincing him to push out the head of the FAA because Musk was mad SpaceX got fined last September by the FAA for license violations, and now he’s being blamed for the plane crash," a Jan. 31 Threads post said.
FAA Chief Left Position Before Deadly D.C. Plane Crash After Elon Musk Told Him To Resign
Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Whitaker resigned on Jan. 20, just days before a deadly collision between a military helicopter and an American Airlines passenger jet as it prepared to land at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington,
The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker
While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an ...
Elon Musk Backs Trump's FAA Changes, Calls Biden-Era Hiring 'Insane'
On Wednesday, a plane with 60 passengers and four crew members onboard had a midair collision with a Black Hawk Army ...
Why Elon Musk is part of the controversy involving D.C.'s deadly plane crash
In the late evening hours of Jan. 29, a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a descending American Airlines passenger plane ...
Yes, Musk Once Posted It Would Take Airplane Crash To End 'Crazy' DEI Hiring Policy
Users resurfaced the year-old post after U.S. President Donald Trump baselessly blamed DEI for a deadly midair collision in January 2025.
A brave new world of world traffic control awaits – and it’s moulded by Elon Musk
Presidential responses to national disasters and tragedies tend to follow a familiar pattern. The commander-in-chief pays his ...
Rachel Maddow Explains Why America Had No FAA Administrator During DC Crash | Video
"He's been personally demanding that this guy be gotten rid of, and so, he got it. FAA chief was out on Inauguration Day," the MSNBC anchor states.
FAA was left rudderless after former chief quit post 10 days before DC plane, helicopter crash
Elon Musk pushed Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker from his post just 10 days before the deadly plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC.
Flight 5342: White House scrambles to fill top FAA role after previous leader was targeted by Elon Musk
Following the catastrophe of Flight 5342, President Trump named an interim replacement for the vacant position of FAA ...