The Atlantic5d
The FAA’s Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know
Duffy, in a White House meeting last week, expressed frustration about sweeping changes to his workforce and blamed DOGE for threatening the jobs of the FAA’s air-traffic controllers ...
AOL10d
Senator wants Musk, acting FAA chief to testify on air traffic systems
A spokesperson for Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz, the FAA and the White House did not immediately comment. Senator Maria Cantwell, the top Democrat on the Commerce Committee ...
Business Insider24d
Hundreds of FAA workers were fired weeks after deadly DC collision, union says, as Trump promises aviation safety upgrades
The White House, the FAA, and the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists did not respond to requests for comment Monday. The White House's move to reduce the FAA workforce comes after a military ...
Rolling Stone24d
FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk’s Purge Is a ‘Threat’ to Air Safety
“Holy hell — that was my response,” one FAA official tersely says, describing their initial reaction. Asked on Tuesday about Musk and the Trump White House’s line that it’s “fake news ...
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 ...
Politico20d
‘Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us’
The first wave of White House-ordered firings at the Federal Aviation Administration included employees who play important roles in the safety of air travel — despite the Trump administration ...
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 ...
NBC News24d
Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue
The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash over Washington, D.C., exposed understaffing at the ...
UPI24d
Several hundred FAA support staff fired amid agency shortages
The FAA has about 50,000 employees and is the largest division of the Department of Transportation. Related Divided appeals court denies White House's attempt to fire watchdog Recent hires ...
CNN16d
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use ... who served as chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush and now also serves as the Vice Chair of government watchdog ...
AOL22d
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 ...