It's been more than four months since former Delta Air Lines executive Steve Dickson was nominated to take over for Dan Elwell at the FAA. But The New York Times is reporting that Senate Democrats on the Commerce Committee are "looking into claims that Mr. Dickson was involved in retaliating against a pilot who raised safety concerns, with some senators now suggesting he may be unfit for the [FAA] job."
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/headwinds-for-dickson-as-next-faa-admin