Denver Airport Trespasser’s Troubled Past Exposed After Frontier Airlines Jet Engine Tragedy Leaves Passengers Horrified Passengers described seeing “the legs of a human spinning around in the engine.” Bored Panda · May 12
Horrifying video shows moment Frontier Airlines plane hits person on Denver runway A shocking incident at Denver International Airport saw a person, who allegedly breached security, fatally struck by a departing Frontier Airlines jet. The collision ignited an engine fire, forcing an emergency evacuation. Several passengers sustained minor injuries during the chaotic scene, with the NTSB now reviewing the evacuation response. The Times of India · May 12
Senate votes 98-0 to confirm Biden's nominee to run the FAA The approval of Michael Whitaker, former deputy FAA administrator, ends a span of nearly 19 months in which the agency was without a Senate-confirmed chief. WEKU · Oct 25, 2023
Three top US transportation agencies still don’t have permanent leaders WASHINGTON — Three of the major U.S. transportation safety agencies are without permanent leaders as the nation contends with toxic railway spills, near-collisions on runways and surging traffic deaths. Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2023
Denver airport leader decries 'cheap and unfounded partisan attacks' for sinking his FAA nomination DENVER — Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington on Monday blamed “unfounded partisan attacks” and obstruction tactics for sinking his nomination to lead the Federal Aviation Administration. The Denver Post · Mar 27, 2023
Biden’s nominee to head FAA withdraws after Senate panel stalemate WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration withdrew from consideration in the face of Republican opposition in the Senate, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. Tribune News Service · Mar 26, 2023
Biden nominee to lead FAA withdraws amid GOP opposition Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg condemned the "undeserved" partisan attacks against Washington. Axios · Mar 26, 2023
President Biden's nominee to head the FAA has withdrawn after Republican criticism President Joe Biden's choice to run the Federal Aviation Administration has withdrawn his nomination, a setback for the administration that comes after he appeared to lack enough Senate support. WEKU · Mar 26, 2023
Vote on Biden's pick to run FAA delayed amid GOP opposition The fate of President Joe Biden's pick to run the Federal Aviation Administration is in doubt The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023
John Fetterman sponsored a bill from the hospital. Here’s what he can and can’t do in the Senate during treatment WASHINGTON — When a bipartisan group of senators from Pennsylvania and Ohio reached across their border to introduce a rail safety bill last week, Sen. John Fetterman joined them. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 7, 2023
Authorities are investigating seven runway incursions which have happened in 2023 Investigations across the U.S. are piling up as the Federal Aviation Administration has already classified some incidents as having "significant potential for collision". Fortune · Mar 3, 2023
Biden’s FAA nominee faces military waiver challenge WASHINGTON — Following a contentious hearing over President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, two Republicans lawmakers say they will oppose a waiver they contend is needed to allow the confirmation to move forward. Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023
Biden’s FAA nominee faces military waiver challenge - Roll Call Republicans in the House and Senate say they will oppose a waiver to allow the confirmation of President Biden’s FAA nominee to move forward. Roll Call · Mar 2, 2023
Air travel system failure boosts case for Phil Washington as head of FAA, Sen. Hickenlooper says U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., seized on the breakdown of a key FAA system Wednesday to make the case that the Senate should confirm the stalled nomination of Denver International Airport CEO Phil Washington to head the federal agency. The Denver Post · Jan 12, 2023
Tribune News Service · Jun 10, 2022 White House set to nominate next FAA administrator, former city transit exec Phil Washington The White House is set within days to announce Phil Washington, CEO of Denver International Airport, as its nominee to be the next FAA administrator, according to two people familiar with the deliberations.