FAA Announces ‘Largest’ Organizational Restructure in History

The US Federal Aviation Administration announced plans Monday for an overhaul of its organizational structure in a move it said would help make the agency more efficient and support its ambitious air traffic control modernization plans.

The FAA and the US Transportation Department announced the changes in a statement that said the revamp was the “largest in the agency’s history” and would not lead to job cuts.

Five offices, including one for airspace modernization that will oversee the FAA’s air traffic control overhaul, will report directly to FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford.

Deputy FAA Administrator Chris Rocheleau will oversee ...