President Trump on Thursday named Chris Rocheleau as acting administrator for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a fatal plane crash near Washington, D.C. The big picture: Rocheleau worked at the FAA for more than two decades and most recently served as an executive at a professional aviation association.

President Donald Trump named Chris Rocheleau as the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) acting administrator in the wake of the American Airlines plane crash near the Reagan National Airport on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump appointed Chris Rocheleau as acting administrator of the FAA after a plane crash near Reagan National Airport Wednesday night.