By the time you read this, it’s highly likely this magazine’s Favorite Aviation Agency will have a new administrator. Michael P. Huerta has been serving as the FAA’s Acting Administrator and awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation for several months. In fact, the FAA has been without a full-fledged administrator for more than a year.
Michael P. Huerta is highly likely to be confirmed as the FAA Administrator after serving as Acting Administrator for over a year following his predecessor Randy Babbitt's resignation.
His confirmation path was recently cleared by a lifted Senate hold, and if he serves a full term, he could become the longest-serving agency leader in the FAA's history.
Huerta possesses extensive experience from various high-level positions in transportation and public service, including the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and New York City's Department of Ports.
A primary focus of his expected tenure will be overseeing the implementation of the FAA's NextGen air traffic control system and the January 2020 deadline for ADS-B equipment.
By the time you read this, it’s highly likely this magazine’s Favorite Aviation Agency will have a new administrator. Michael P. Huerta has been serving as the FAA’s Acting Administrator and awaiting U.S. Senate confirmation for several months. In fact, the FAA has been without a full-fledged administrator for more than a year.
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