The History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Boss | TIME
6 days ago · The Musk-Whitaker feud goes back to two SpaceX launches in the summer of 2023—before Whitaker had even taken over at the FAA. In a Sept. 17, 2024, post on its website, the FAA said that in June ...
FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to …
6 days ago · 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 ...
Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out, But There's No Evidence He …
6 days ago · For example, one post on X implied that Whitaker's departure had been a result of Musk retaliating for a fine the FAA slapped on SpaceX the year before: The post had amassed 2.6 million views and ...
FAA left rudderless after former chief quit post 10 days before DC ...
6 days ago · Elon Musk, a close Trump advisor who also heads the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had called for Whitaker’s ouster after the erstwhile FAA chief proposed more than $600,000 in fines ...
Last FAA Chief Quit Following Pressure From Elon Musk
6 days ago · 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, SpaceX.
Rachel Maddow Explains Elon Musk's Role in the FAA Director …
5 days ago · Rachel Maddow Explains Why America Had No FAA Administrator During DC Crash | Video. The MSNBC anchor breaks down how a push from Elon Musk left the country without an FAA chief on Inauguration Day
The one agency that might have the muscle to oppose Elon Musk
Nov 18, 2024 · Frustrated, then-FAA Administrator Steve Dickson, who had been nominated during Trump’s first term, called Musk in March 2021 to reprimand him during what the FAA official said was a...
SpaceX's Elon Musk calls on FAA chief to resign | Space
Sep 25, 2024 · In addition to the letter, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said in a post on X, the social media company he owns, that his company intendeds to sue the FAA for "regulatory overreach."
SpaceX faces $633,000 fine from FAA over alleged launch …
Sep 19, 2024 · In response to the fine proposal, Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX, took to his social media site X to indicate his plans to sue the FAA for "regulatory overreach."
The war of words between SpaceX and the FAA keeps escalating
Sep 26, 2024 · The clash between SpaceX and the Federal Aviation Administration escalated this week, with Elon Musk calling for the head of the federal regulator to resign after he defended the FAA's...