The Senate confirmed Trump's pick to head the FAA, former Delta Air Lines executive Stephen Dickson.
Democratic lawmakers had opposed the nomination of Stephen Dickson, Delta's former senior vice president of flight operations, citing a lawsuit brought by a Delta pilot whothe airline of retaliating against her for flagging safety concerns during Dickson's tenure. Delta said it does not tolerate retaliation against employees who raise those concerns.
Senate voted 52-40 to confirm Dickson as administrator of an agency that will determine when to lift the 737 Max grounding, now in its fifth month. Boeing shares slipped close to 3% on Wednesday after its executives warned investors that it couldDickson will have to navigate numerous investigations and increased scrutiny of the FAA's certification process, and its approval of the planes in 2017.
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