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The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out

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Michael Whitaker stepped down as FAA administrator on January 20th , the day of Donald Trump’s inauguration, after clashing with Elon Musk .

Musk publicly called on Whitaker to resign after the FAA fined SpaceX for failing to get approval for launch changes.

Now the FAA is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader.