FAA Administrator Steve Dickson resigns halfway into 5-year term

Steve Dickson, the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, is stepping down, effective March 31.

The former Delta Air Lines pilot and executive had a tenure that was punctuated by multiple crises. Dickson was sworn-in to the agency in August 2019, five months after the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX. He was the face of the agency’s effort to get the aircraft recertified, and literally was hands-on in the process — even flying the aircraft in a test flight.

Dickson, 64, cited a desire to spend more time with his family. He had been commuting between Georgia and Washington, D.C.

Originally nominated by former President Donald Trump, Dickson’s term was to expire in August 2024. It will now be up to Biden to nominate Dickson’s successor.

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