Donald Trump's pick to head up the embattled Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been accused by Politico of overstating his qualifications as a pilot for years,
According to a report from Politico's Oriana Pawlyk, Bryan Bedford, who has served as chief executive of Republic Airways Holdings, has been making claims that he has a "commercial" pilot certification for years, however that is not the case.
As Pawlyk wrote, "... records examined by POLITICO show that he does not hold any commercial license," adding that his bio for Republic Airlines boasted he “holds commercial, multi-engine and instrument ratings.”
Confronted over the claim, the report notes that it has now been disappeared from the website.
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"The FAA registry that houses data on pilot’s licenses does not list any such commercial credentials for Bedford," Politico is reporting before adding, "Similar language asserting commercial credentials for Bedford appeared in his Republic bio since at least 2010, according to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine."
Noting that exec is a licensed private pilot, according to the FAA, the report states Bedford has passed “written and oral exams” for becoming a commercial airline pilot, with the Transportation Department claiming the nominee, “personally nor publicly claimed to be a commercial airline pilot"
With the DOT issuing a statement explaining, "Bryan never misrepresented his credential; it was an administrative error that was immediately corrected,” the report adds that he has not responded to questions and the White House is referring inquiries back to the DOT.
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