Whitaker Demonstrates He is Ready to Lead FAA, Committed to Building a Robust Workforce and Safety Culture

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"The American public deserves a safe, reliable and effective air transportation system. Our economy depends on it. If confirmed, you will have the opportunity not only to lead the FAA but shape America's future of aviation.

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[L]ike every other workforce in the nation, we need the right people and we need them now. So, what can we do to better enable this FAA workforce?

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You're kind of "Mr. NextGen.' Could you explain where you think we are? What's been implemented? What advantages the program has given us? And what more advantages will it give us in aviation if we get that fully implemented under your watch?

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I think you were at the beginning of a very big transformation. And yet, we have more transformation to do. So, I think you're the guy with the experience of that NextGen implementation that gives you the depth and breadth of how big a challenge can be. Because certainly, it was a big challenge, moving our country onto a better system. So, we'll look forward to that full implementation.

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What are your strategies for building a resilient safety culture at the FAA? And what do you think it takes at this point in time to have that safety culture?"

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