The Senate Commerce Committee has advanced Bryan Bedford's FAA Administrator nomination by a narrow 15–13 vote.

All Democrats vote to oppose FAA chief nominee, citing concerns about his stances on aviation safety-related issues.

Most FAA confirmation votes are nonpartisan. In this case, Democrats are taking a stand and citing a rule around pilot ...

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) an ...

The confirmation hearing for Bryan Bedford, a commercial airline executive, came as the agency confronts critical staffing shortages and questions about passenger safety.

Democratic Senators Maria Cantwell and Tammy Duckworth, along with aviation experts like Captain Sully Sullenberger, oppose ...

Despite opposition from airline safety advocates, the Senate Commerce Committee approved the nomination of Bryan Bedford as ...

“Bryan Bedford is ready to be FAA administrator,” he said. “Over his 25-year tenure at Republic Airways, he has demonstrated a laudable commitment to aviation safety.” Cole Lauterbach (Managing Editor ...

Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Commerce Committee, and Senator Tammy Duckworth, who is the ranking member of ...

Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford, next in line to lead the FAA, does not have the commercial pilot license he once claimed.

Bryan Bedford, President Trump’s nominee for heading the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), never obtained a valid ...

The Families of Flight 3407 are expected to meet with the Transportation Secretary to voice their objections about former ...