DOT’s Polly Trottenberg Chosen as Acting FAA Head
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The ’s leadership team has been updated, the announced recently.
, most recently serving as the department’s deputy secretary, has been tapped to perform the duties of acting administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration. She succeeds former acting FAA administrator Billy Nolen.
“I am pleased to announce a team of experienced leaders to guide the FAA,” said in a statement accompanying the announcement June 8. “I am grateful to Billy for his service during one of the most challenging and dynamic times in aviation, and I have full confidence in Polly’s steady hand during the search for a permanent administrator.”
Prior to her stint as deputy secretary, Trottenberg held posts as under secretary for policy and assistant secretary for transportation policy. Before joining the Biden administration, she managed the .
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During Trottenberg’s tenure at FAA, the administration will continue a nationwide search for a nominee for the agency’s top job. The administrator post requires confirmation by the Senate.
In addition to shifting Trottenberg’s role at the department, other officials were tapped for new positions. The department announced that , FAA’s chief of staff, will move to the deputy administrator role. , USDOT deputy assistant secretary for administration, will become FAA’s acting chief of staff.
The department also indicated Deputy FAA administrator will lead the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at USDOT. will become that office’s deputy director.
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“Transportation at its best opens and connects communities and creates opportunities for families,” Buttigieg said. “Few have championed that more than Brad [Mims]. I look forward to having his advocacy for small businesses at the department.”
On June 13, announced the appointment of Nolen as its new chief safety officer. “I’m honored to join Archer Aviation, a true visionary at the forefront of revolutionizing urban air mobility,” Nolen said in a statement the company provided.
“Billy is an incredible leader and has long been a staunch supporter of the eVTOL aircraft industry, spearheading our country’s and the FAA’s global leadership role in this important area,” said , Archer’s founder and CEO. “Together, we will shape the future of transportation and make sustainable, efficient air travel a reality.”
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Amid Republican pushback, withdrew his nomination in March to lead FAA. The CEO of had been tapped by President Joe Biden to lead the aviation agency.
Last month , Biden’s nominee to lead the , also withdrew from consideration. Carlson has resumed her role as the agency’s chief counsel. Her withdrawal leaves NHTSA without a Senate-confirmed administrator.
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Similar to Washington, Carlson was met by strong opposition from senior Republican senators. In a letter to Carlson on May 1, Republicans led by Commerce Committee ranking member stated, “As chief counsel, you had a responsibility to ensure that NHTSA’s proposed regulations complied with the law. However, you instead took actions that were consistent with your long career as an environmentalist without traffic safety experience. In fact, as you told colleagues, the Biden administration recruited you to join NHTSA explicitly to advance its ‘whole of government’ climate change agenda.”
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