FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk’s Starlink
After Trump and Musk gutted the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency directed staff to locate tens of millions of ...
Starlink poised to take over $2.4 billion contract to overhaul air traffic control communication
While Elon Musk hacks away at the federal bureaucracy in the name of “efficiency,” his company Starlink appears poised to ...
Musk helped fire hundreds of FAA workers. Now, his SpaceX employees could fill the void
A team from Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been drafted in to help overhaul the U.S. air traffic control systems.The move to bring in ...
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Prioritize Safety Over Efficiency, Former FAA Administrator Urges
Prioritize Safety Over Efficiency, Former FAA Administrator Urges is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week ...
It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite
"The FAA has directed SpaceX to lead an investigation of the Starship Super Heavy Flight 7 mishap with FAA oversight," the ...
FAA officials weighed closing Reagan National Airport runway after 2024 close calls, sources say
Top FAA officials pushed to close one of Reagan National Airport's runways following two close calls, multiple sources told CBS News.
SpaceX Has Already Infiltrated The Agency That Regulates It
SpaceX may already be under investigation for various safety incidents, but Elon Musk's headaches may come to a premature end ...
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Top Democrat on Commerce panel says Musk’s work with FAA poses ‘clear conflict’
She pointed out that Musk pressured former FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker to resign on the day of President Trump’s inauguration, leaving the agency without a permanent leader shortly before ...
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FAA Turmoil: A Recipe for Avionics Uncertainty
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is in turmoil, with deleterious effects that will extend to the avionics industry.
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A brave new world of air traffic control awaits – and it’s moulded by Elon Musk
The agency’s top job had been left vacant 10 days previously after the FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker, stood down on the day of Trump’s inauguration, and the job had not been filled by ...
Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role
President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to addr ...