Republic Airways CEO Leads Candidates for FAA Top Post
The agency is grappling with the fallout from a mid-air collision between a helicopter and a commercial airliner near Washington in January.
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Bryan Bedford, the chief executive officer of regional airline Republic Airways Holdings Inc., is the frontrunner to be the next leader of the US Federal Aviation Administration, according to people familiar with the matter.
Bedford, who has been with Republic for more than 25 years, has been interviewed by President Donald Trump, according to one of the people, who asked not to be named because the deliberations aren’t public. Trump hasn’t officially announced whether he’ll nominate Bedford so it’s still possible that the situation could change.