Phil Washington, President Joe Biden's nominee to serve as administrator of the FAA, continues to face questions about his qualifications to serve in the role, and his testimony before Congress isn't dispelling doubts about his ability to run America's civil aviation system and keep its citizens safe when they fly.
Washington: "Not sure I can answer that question right now."
The second question also dealt with airspace designations created by the FAA, the agency Biden wants Washington to lead. Budd: "What are the six types of special use airspace that...appear on FAA charts?".
Let's hope guessing isn't how Washington plans to administer the FAA if his nomination gets approved... which doesn't seem likely.
The seventh and final attempt by Budd to find an area of aviation safety or FAA regulations Washington could talk about also failed when he was asked about drone regulations.
The guy Biden wants to put in charge of the FAA doesn't know what the FAA requires for aircraft identification and tracking, how the FAA delineates airspace over the United States, what the FAA's medical standards require, how airplanes stall, how the FAA certifies airplanes, how the FAA separates aircraft around airports, or how the FAA regulates drones.
As Senator Budd quipped along with the supercut of Washington going 0-for-7 in response to his questions, we "Can't have an FAA administrator who needs on the job training."
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