‘Air traffic controllers cannot do their work without us’
The Trump administration has defended its cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration by saying safety-critical employees weren't affected. Experts disagree.
Tampa airport defies U.S. air traffic controller shortage
Based on 2024 targets set by the FAA and the air traffic controllers' union. Does not include ARTCCs; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Tampa International Airport has one of the lowest vacancy rates in the country for air traffic controllers,
Air Traffic controllers union to analyze FAA firings’ impact on safety
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is reviewing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and its workforce reductions amid concerns about air safety following the deadliest
Team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to review air traffic control system
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the plan after the FAA laid off roughly 400 probationary employees.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on the FAA, air traffic control modernization
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy discusses the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic control modernization in an exclusive interview.
Musk’s SpaceX team visiting FAA: Duffy
Officials from Elon Musk’s SpaceX are visiting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced. In a lengthy post on the social platform X, Duffy said the country deserves top-of-the-line air travel,
Musk's SpaceX personnel visiting FAA to suggest improvements
Employees of Elon Musk's SpaceX will visit the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control command center on Monday to suggest safety improvements, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said.
Musk’s SpaceX Team Unleashed on the FAA After Staff Purge
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy said he was taking a team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX to a Federal Aviation Administration command post Monday, as the Trump administration moved to fire hundreds of FAA staff who maintain essential air traffic control infrastructure.
SpaceX to Help FAA Modernize Air Traffic Control After Fatal Crash
A tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport has prompted significant changes within the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred ...
Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, ...
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 ...
Did Trump's hiring freeze include air traffic controllers, as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said?
Trump’s actions are unlikely to have affected the late January airplane crash at Ronald Reagan National Airport, an aviation ...
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 upgrade air traffic control systems.
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Aviation sector presses Congress for emergency air traffic control funding
In a letter to Congress, leaders from across the U.S. aviation industry are calling for stepped-up funding for the Federal ...
Mass. Senators push DOT for answers on air traffic controllers, transportation safety amidst widespread federal cuts
In a letter to the Secretary of Transportation, a group of 13 senators said giving DOGE access to the air traffic control ...
Air traffic control reacts to ‘upside down and burning’ Toronto Delta flight in newly released audio
Air traffic control audio released Monday shows the tense moment officials realized that Delta Connection Flight 4819 was ...