‘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.
With air traffic control, go slow and don't break things
Raise your hand if you’ve ever experienced a smooth, glitch-free switch to a new computer operating system. Anybody? Things never quite go as planned during those major upgrades. In fact, those who experience only mild frustration can count themselves lucky.
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
Airlines urge Congress to support air traffic control hiring, modernize FAA
A coalition of U.S. aviation industry groups sent a letter to Congress calling for the modernization of the nation's air traffic control system to prevent future accidents.
DSM Seeing Less Air Traffic Controllers AMID FAA Cuts
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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 Aviation Administration.
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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 ...
Elon Musk Threatens FBI Agents and Air Traffic Controllers With Forced Resignation If They Don't Respond to an Email
Employees throughout the federal government have until 11:59pm ET Monday to detail five things they accomplished in the last ...
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, ...
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 ...
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.
Air-traffic-control union ‘analyzing the effect’ of Trump firing notices
Emails to air-traffic controllers, according to a second air-safety union president, came “from an ‘exec order’ Microsoft ...
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 ...
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 ...