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President Donald Trump named former airline executive Stephen Dickson to run the Federal Aviation Administration as the agency faces scrutiny for its role in approving the Boeing Co 737 Max for service before two fatal crashes of the jetliner.
The FAA administrator job has been vacant since Michael Huerta, who had been appointed by President Barack Obama, stepped down in early 2018 at the end of his five-year term.
Dickson, who was senior vice president-flight operations for Delta Air Lines Inc, needs Senate confirmation before taking over the agency that oversees the aircraft industry and operates the world’s largest air-traffic system. Trump was said to have earlier considered his personal pilot, John Dunkin, for the post.
The arrival of Dickson would come at a trying time for the FAA.
While at Delta, Dickson served in several posts advising the government on modernising the air-traffic system, which will be one of his top responsibilities.