“The FAA needs a permanent Senate-confirmed administrator who knows how to get things done,” U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper said Wednesday after a key FAA system broke down.
U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper seized onWednesday to make the case that the Senate should confirm the stalled nomination of Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to head the federal agency.
Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington speaks during a ribbon-cutting event at the new west end of Concourse A on Nov. 4, 2022. “Air travel in America shouldn’t grind to a halt because of an outdated computer system,” the Colorado senator said in a statement, referring to the grounding of U.S. flights for hours after a safety and information system for pilots failed overnight. “Today’s chaos is just the latest in a string of disruptions to air travel.President Joe Biden
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