Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his team "point the fingers" at the FAA's alleged "ancient technology" and call on SpaceX engineers to help.
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.S. national airspace, the acting head of the agency said on Wednesday.
The impacted workers include personnel hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational aid maintenance, one air traffic controller told the AP. The National Air Traffic Controllers Association said in a statement Monday it was “analyzing the effect of the reported federal employee terminations on aviation safety,
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.
Personnel from Elon Musk's government downsizing team DOGE will visit the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Control command center in Warrenton, Virginia, on Monday, as the Trump administration says it wants to reform the system.
After targeting the Federal Department of Education and USAID, President Trump and Elon Musk now want to make cuts to the Federal Aviation Administration. “I’m nervous about it, I think we need to keep our citizens safe,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he hopes "the brightest minds in America" will help improve the nation's air traffic system.
Elon Musks government downsizing team, DOGE, will visit the Federal Aviation Administrations (FAA) Air Traffic Control command center in Warrenton, Virginia, on Monday to explore system reforms. Transportation
A former aviation chief calls it an "utter fabrication" that Musk forced out Biden’s FAA administrator ahead of a midair collision in D.C.
President Donald Trump's administration continues to purge government workers across all departments, raising questions about the future of the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic controllers.
With the FAA firing hundreds of employees, Elon Musk says that his SpaceX engineers will come in to "make air travel safer."