Timeline of Donald Trump's Impact on FAA Prior to D.C. Plane Crash
A midair collision near D.C. has raised concerns over FAA staffing, prompting scrutiny of air traffic control and aviation ...
Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'
President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference ...
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Trump appoints new FAA Administrator, orders safety review after DC collision
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders to appoint a new FAA Acting Administrator and order an immediate ...
Trump names acting FAA leader as flight agency reckons with deadly crash
It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration ...
Trump Names Acting FAA Administrator After Fatal Collision
Mike Whitaker, unanimously confirmed as the FAA administrator in October 2023, stepped down early from his five-year term on ...
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Did Donald Trump’s firing of aviation officials make the DC crash likelier? Doubtful, experts say
BREAKING NEWS: A passenger jet collided midair with a black hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River in a mass casualty event in Washington DC. Just last week, Trump FIRED the heads of the ...
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Trump’s Comments on Crash Bring Attention to His Order Ending FAA DEI Policies
Trump has never provided proof that a single DEI hire “failed to meet established standards,” one expert said.
Trump consoles Potomac air crash victims, then dives into politics with an attack on FAA diversity initiatives
The president at points acknowledged that it was too soon to draw conclusions as he encouraged the nation to pray for the ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump takes executive action on aviation after crash
It came hours after he announced he was immediately appointing Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year veteran of the agency, in the ...