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FAA nominee reportedly lacks commercial pilot certification he claimed to have
Bryan Bedford, Trump’s pick to head the Federal Aviation Administration, is reportedly not certified to pilot a plane ...
FAA nominee Bedford defends pilot training rule position
Trump's pick to lead the FAA vows to uphold safety standards despite lobbying against tougher pilot training rules.
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FAA nominee Bryan Bedford faces Senate grilling amid safety and staffing concerns
President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.), Bryan Bedford, will face questioning from ...
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Trump’s nominee to lead the FAA was critical of the agency’s safety performance, questionnaire shows
The sharp criticism by airline executive Bryan Bedford is written in a questionnaire, obtained by CNN, which was submitted to top senators ahead of his first nomination hearing Wednesday.
Trump’s Pick for F.A.A. Leader Is Grilled Over Views on Pilot Training and Safety
The confirmation hearing for Bryan Bedford, a commercial airline executive, came as the agency confronts critical staffing ...
Airline CEO Tapped to Lead FAA Dodges Confirmation-Hearing Questions on Whether He'd Reduce In-Flight Training for New Pilots
Bryan Bedford's hearing Wednesday ran three hours and often circled back to whether he will scale back the 1,500-hour rule ...
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FAA Chief Nominee: Mandatory Pilot Retirement Age ‘Arbitrary’
Bryan Bedford, who currently leads Republic Airways, didn’t mince words when discussing the mandatory airline pilot retirement age. Bedford was nominated as FAA head by President Donald Trump in March ...