Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company,

The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out. Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th,

In the aftermath of the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C. that has resulted in dozens of casualties, the blame game has begun and billionaire Elon Musk is weighing in on who may be at fault. The crash saw American Airlines Flight 5342 collide with the U.