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FAA chief to step down March 31

FAA Administrator Steve Dickson addressed pilots at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in July, pledging to prioritize resolving an issue that had complicated flight training for many of them. Dickson announced February 16 that he will depart the agency March 31. Photo by David Tulis.

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