{"id":203603,"date":"2025-04-24T23:08:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/indigo-appoints-former-faa-head-as-new-independent-director\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T23:08:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:08:27","slug":"indigo-appoints-former-faa-head-as-new-independent-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=203603","title":{"rendered":"IndiGo appoints former FAA head as new Independent Director"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Indian carrier IndiGo has appointed Mike Whitaker, the former head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as an Independent Director on its board.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country\u2019s largest airline IndiGo, announced the change in an SEC filing on April 24, 2025. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker has been appointed to his new role for five years and will start once he receives security clearance from the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA). According to the filing, the appointment is subject to the approval of the shareholders of the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-1\"\/>\n<p>Whitaker will replace Dr. Venkataramani Sumantran, who will step down from his position as Independent Director on May 28, 2025. According to the airline, Sumantran \u201chas conveyed his desire not to seek re-election for a second term.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike\u2019s focus on efficiency, operations, air safety as head of the FAA will reinforce IndiGo\u2019s long standing focus on operating at the highest levels,\u201d Rahul Bhatia, Managing Director of IndiGo, concluded.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whitaker resigned from his position as head of the FAA in December 2024. His last day at the agency was January 20, 2025, the same day US President Trump replaced President Biden.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1745498864393 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-112093 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-aviation-safety tag-donald-trump tag-faa tag-head-of-faa trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/faa-administrator-mike-whitaker-resign\" title=\"FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker to bow out on Donald Trump\u2019s Inauguration Day\">\n                        <picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-80x80.jpg.webp 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-160x160.jpg.webp 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-220x220.jpg.webp 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"eVTOL final rule FAA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/10\/eVTOL-final-rule-FAA-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"eVTOL final rule FAA\" data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/source><\/picture>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply honored to have the privilege of joining the Board of the world\u2019s fastest growing airline on its way to become a global aviation giant,\u201d Whitaker said. \u201cIndia is one of the world\u2019s great travel hubs with unlimited growth potential.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Before his time at the FAA, Whitaker worked for more than 30 years in various aviation positions, including as Chief Operating Officer at Supernal, Hyundai\u2019s air mobility division, Senior Vice President Alliances, and International &amp; Regulatory Affairs at United Airlines. He started his aviation career as a lawyer for Trans World Airlines in New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian carrier IndiGo has appointed Mike Whitaker, the former head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), as an Independent Director on its board.\u00a0 InterGlobe Aviation, the parent of the country\u2019s largest airline IndiGo, announced the change in an SEC filing on April 24, 2025. \u00a0 Whitaker has been appointed to his new role for five [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12024],"tags":[16648,6034,17604,15175,8897],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-203603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aerospace","tag-appoints","tag-director","tag-faa","tag-independent","tag-indigo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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