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Elon Musk bumped FAA Chief from post by 10 days before DC plane, helicopter crash

Musk, a close Trump advisor who also heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had demanded Whitaker step down after the erstwhile FAA chief proposed more than $600,000 in fines for SpaceX — Musk’s aerospace firm.

Whitaker — who held the post for only a year — announced he would step down after President Trump was sworn in, leaving the FAA without a leader in a time of virtually unprecedented disaster for the agency.

Chris Rocheleau — a 22-year-veteran of the FAA — was last week sworn in as deputy administrator, putting him in charge in an acting capacity, however the Senate has yet to confirm a permanent replacement.

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