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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 98-0 to approve President Joe Biden's nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Whitaker, as the agency faces questions about near-miss safety incidents and air traffic control staffing issues. Whitaker, a former deputy FAA administrator, will be on the job as early as Wednesday, said Katie Thomson, the current No. 2 FAA official.
After four tight quarter-final games, the semi-finalists for this year's club football championship are decided. Milltown will face Corofin after both sides secured two-point wins in Tuam Stadium, and Mountbellew/Moylough will play Maigh Cuillinn after both teams secured one-point victories in Pearse Stadium on Sunday.
Construction on at least a half dozen apartment towers has stalled because the FAA says they would interfere with flight paths to the downtown airport.
FIA also books, arrests a pilot for his involvement in the scandal