Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps
Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic ...
Trump and Elon’s ‘Pointless Bloodbath’ at the FAA Is Even Worse Than You Think
The Trump administration fired several FAA lawyers tasked with helping keep reckless and drunk pilots out of the skies — and ...
Elon Musk expected to help improve 'really outdated' FAA functions, transportation secretary details
Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his team "point the fingers" at the FAA's alleged "ancient technology" and call ...
Flying Becoming Less Safe in 'Disturbing Trend,' Ex-FAA Investigator Warns
A string of crashes has left flyers on edge, and attention has been turned on those responsible for aviation safety in the ...
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FAA Under Transformation: Workforce Reductions, DOGE Involvement, and the Future of Air Traffic Control
The FAA recently eliminated the positions of hundreds of probationary workers, a decision that affected numerous technical roles, including personnel responsible for radar maintenance and other ...
After hundreds of FAA workers are fired, this N.J. congressman is fighting back
Congressman seeks to ground Trump administration's Federal Aviation Administration firings, in the wake of Potomac River ...
Experts Call Foul on FAA Firings Following Aviation Accidents
The Federal Aviation Administration is the latest victim of Elon Musk’s DOGE firings, despite a recent spate of plane crashes ...
Bill would prohibit FAA staffing cuts following a fatal crash
New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer has introduced a bill that would prohibit major staffing cuts at the FAA if a fatal crash has ...
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US FAA advises 757 cargo-door tests and cleaning after in-flight opening incidents
US safety regulators are recommending a series of check on certain Boeing 757-200 converted freighters, after an incident in ...
Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers deployed to FAA to help modernize air traffic control
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers would make recommendations to the FAA on how to ...
American Airlines flight diverted to Rome due to security issue, FAA says
American Airlines said Flight 292 “was inspected by law enforcement" after landing at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport ...
SpaceX engineers brought on at FAA after probationary employees were fired
Sean Duffy, secretary of the Department of Transportation, which oversees the FAA, announced in a post on X that SpaceX ...