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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Josh Funk

Senator says FAA administrator failed to sell multimillion-dollar airline stake as promised

FAA Administrator Ethics - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration has not sold off his multimillion-dollar stake in the airline he led since 1999 despite a promise to do so as part of his ethics agreement, according to a Democratic senator.

In a letter to Bryan Bedford this week, Sen. Maria Cantwell said he vowed to sell all his shares in Republic Airways within 90 of his confirmation but 150 days have now passed. In Bedford's financial disclosures, he estimated that his Republic stock was worth somewhere between $6 million and $30 million.

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