DENVER — Just a year after Phil Washington took over as Denver International Airport’s top leader, President Joe Biden has made it official: Washington is his pick to head the Federal Aviation Administration.
The White House announced Wednesday that Biden planned to nominate the airport’s CEO as the next FAA administrator, several weeks after news leaked that he was in contention for the job. Washington has spent much of his career at public transportation agencies after two decades in the Army — making the DIA job his first with direct involvement in aviation.
If Washington wins Senate confirmation, the potential loss at DIA has given heartburn to some Denver City Council members.
