The Atlantic5d
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
That alone would have been a crisis for the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency charged with ensuring the safety of air passengers. But the next day, President Donald Trump deepened the ...
The Hill24d
FAA firings begin weeks after deadly crash near DC
The Trump administration began firing hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday, just weeks after a deadly crash outside of Washington, D.C., put a spotlight on ...
AOL23d
FAA says Musk DOGE team will help engineer solutions on airspace reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Personnel from Elon Musk's government downsizing team DOGE will make additional visits to Federal Aviation Administration facilities as they assist in efforts to modernize U ...
Business Insider24d
Hundreds of FAA workers were fired weeks after deadly DC collision, union says, as Trump promises aviation safety upgrades
Hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees have been fired, according to their union, just weeks after a deadly Washington, DC, plane crash. The union, the Professional Aviation Safety ...
AOL10d
Senator wants Musk, acting FAA chief to testify on air traffic systems
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Monday urged lawmakers to call SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration to testify about air traffic ...
Rolling Stone24d
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk’s Purge Is a ‘Threat’ to Air Safety
Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration workers Friday night, amid a startling series of plane crashes and other air-related incidents in recent weeks.
Reuters7d
US FAA says 240 flights disrupted by explosion of Musk's SpaceX Starship
WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday that the previous day's explosion of a SpaceX Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights, with space ...
Yahoo24d
Hundreds of FAA employees fired by Trump administration weeks after midair DC collision
WASHINGTON – About 400 recently hired support staff employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were fired over the weekend as part of the Trump administration's mass terminations of ...
The Hill24d
Ex-acting FAA administrator: Now is the time for air traffic control upgrades
Billy Nolen, a former acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, said Monday that now is the time for air traffic control upgrades. “[One of the things] I’ve testified both ...
ABC News20d
Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
A union that represents FAA workers says 132 workers have been let go. The Trump administration's mass layoffs across federal agencies have hit the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has ...
UPI24d
Several hundred FAA support staff fired amid agency shortages
Feb. 17 (UPI) --Several hundred new support staff employees at the Federal Aviation Administration have been fired as part of the Trump administration's terminations of federal workers ...