On Wednesday, October 4th, during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Senator Sullivan addressed Mike Whitaker, President Biden's nominee to be the Administrator of the FAA.

During the hearing, Mr. Whitaker committed to work hard to improve Alaska's critical aviation infrastructure if he is confirmed as the Administrator.

Mr. Whitaker's Committments:

1. Continue the work with the FAA's Alaska Aviation Safety Initiative (FAASI).
2. Fix regulations that make repairing weather observation equipment in Alaska difficult.
3. Visit Alaska early in his tenure to meet with air carriers and the aviation community to learn about the industry's biggest challenges first-hand.
4. Address budget issues on weather reporting infrastructure issues.
5. Consider retracting, amending, or suspending the FAA's guidance memo about A-RNP approaches.