2026-04-23 / 路透社
作者：大卫·谢泼德森
2026年4月23日 美国东部时间13:56 更新于1小时前
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2026年3月23日，美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）局长布莱恩·贝德福德在美国纽约皇后区的新闻发布会上发言。路透社/爱德华多·穆尼奥斯 购买授权许可
华盛顿4月23日路透电 —— 三名美国民主党参议员要求联邦监管机构调查联邦航空管理局局长是否违反了道德操守协议，推迟抛售股票以在他辞去共和航空公司首席执行官职务后增加离职后的收益。
参议员玛丽亚·坎特韦尔、塔米·达克沃斯和埃德·马基周四质疑，联邦航空管理局局长布莱恩·贝德福德在解释为何未能按其道德协议规定的10月7日之前完全剥离其在共和航空控股公司（Republic RJET.O）的大量股权时，是否误导了国会。
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参议员们指出，“贝德福德故意持有其股份，直至该航空公司完成一笔利润丰厚的并购，这可能大幅提升其持股价值”，并要求交通部监察长办公室展开调查。
贝德福德已于2月完成股票抛售。联邦航空管理局表示将直接回复参议员们的质询。在贝德福德获任命时，他申报持有价值600万至3000万美元的共和航空公司股票。11月25日，共和航空完成了与梅萨航空集团的并购。
参议员们此前曾敦促贝德福德放弃因未在强制抛售截止日期前减持股份而获得的额外收益。
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参议员们称，贝德福德此次抛售股票可能获得超过2500万美元的收益。“这很可能远高于贝德福德若按时在私人市场抛售股票所能获得的收入，”参议员们补充道，并称贝德福德拒绝透露其抛售这些股票的确切所得金额，以及是否因推迟抛售而获得任何额外收益。
去年12月，贝德福德表示，在他努力出售所持股份期间，他一直在回避参与可能影响该航空公司财务状况的相关事务。
贝德福德此前对议员们表示，他在寻求延长抛售期限时认为自己遵守了相关规定，并依据了职业伦理官员的建议。
坎特韦尔此前公布了政府道德办公室12月8日的一封信，信中称贝德福德未遵守其道德操守协议，并已申请修改以延长抛售期限。该办公室表示，此次申请未达到批准修改的标准。
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US senators seek probe into FAA administrator stock sale
2026-04-23 / Reuters
By David Shepardson
April 23, 2026 1:56 PM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford speaks at a press conference in Queens, New York, U.S., March 23, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Purchase Licensing Rights
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Three Democratic U.S. senators asked a federal watchdog to investigate if the head of the Federal Aviation Administration violated his ethics agreement by delaying a stock divestiture to boost his payout after his departure as CEO of Republic Airways.
Senators Maria Cantwell, Tammy Duckworth and Ed Markey on Thursday asked if FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford misled Congress in explaining why he had failed to fully divest his significant equity stake in Republic RJET.O by October 7, the date in his ethics agreement.
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The senators argued, “Bedford intentionally held on to his shares until the airline completed a lucrative merger, likely significantly boosting the value of his holdings” and asked the Transportation Department Office of Inspector General to investigate.
Bedford completed his divestiture in February. The FAA said it would respond directly to the senators. At the time of his confirmation, Bedford reported holding stock in Republic worth between $6 million and $30 million. On November 25, Republic completed a merger with Mesa Air Group.
Senators earlier pressed Bedford to give up any gains for not selling the stake before a required divestment date.
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The senators said Bedford may have received more than $25 million from the sale. “This is likely materially more than Mr. Bedford would have made had he sold his shares on time, on the private market,” the senators said, adding Bedford has refused to say exactly how much he sold these shares for and if he received any gains from the delay.
In December, Bedford said he continued to recuse himself from issues that could impact the airline’s finances as he worked to sell his holdings.
Bedford told lawmakers earlier he believed he had followed the rules when he sought an extension of the deadline and relied on advice from career ethics officials.
Cantwell earlier released a December 8 letter from the Office of Government Ethics that said Bedford had not complied with his ethics agreement and had sought an amendment to extend the divestiture timeframe. OGE said the request did not meet the standard for granting an amendment.
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Louise Heavens
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