The Atlantic4d
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 Hill23d
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 ...
AOL9d
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 ...
Bloomberg L.P.7d
How Elon Musk Muscled His Way Into the FAA
Two weeks ago, SpaceX engineer Ted Malaska showed up at the Federal Aviation Administration’s headquarters in Washington to deliver what he described as a directive from his boss Elon Musk ...
AOL21d
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 ...
The Hill22d
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 ...
Reuters8d
Musk's Starlink denies it wants to take over FAA US air traffic contract
WASHINGTON, March 5 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX said on Wednesday that its Starlink satellite unit has no intent to take over any Federal Aviation Administration ...
Time22d
What the FAA Layoffs Mean for Air Safety
The nation’s top aviation regulator was thrust back into the spotlight this weekend as the Trump Administration fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, just weeks ...
Business Insider23d
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 ...
Reuters6d
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 ...
Rolling Stone23d
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.