With the Federal Aviation Administration facing mounting scrutiny domestically and overseas, the White House said it plans to nominate Steve Dickson, a former senior Delta Air Lines official, as permanent head of the agency. Dickson couldn’t immediately be reached for comment on Tuesday. Since January 2018 the FAA has been run by acting chief Daniel Elwell, a longtime aviation expert who moved up from deputy administrator and is widely viewed as a close ally of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao. The FAA is part of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The latest effort, she said in a written statement, is intended to "assist the FAA in ensuring that its safety procedures are implemented effectively."

Source: Fox News March 19, 2019 23:26 UTC