It has been less than a week since President Donald Trump's administration began layoffs across federal agencies.

A tragic midair collision involving American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan National Airport ...

Staff cuts hit employees who support aviation safety and security operations as the agency is grappling with a series of ...

Firings affected several hundred workers responsible for maintaining FAA radar, landing systems and navigational aids.

Along with all its air traffic controllers at airports, the FAA also regulates drones and rocket launches and looks for ...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended the cuts. He said out of 45,000 FAA employees, less than 400 were let go.

What type of FAA positions were eliminated as part of Trump's cuts? Scripps News got more clarity from a union representing ...

Each year, the FAA releases an Air Traffic Controller Workforce Plan, outlining hiring strategies to address staffing shortages at towers like the one at Piedmont Triad International Airport (PTI).

"I'll take the [FAA] at their word that it wasn't normal," US Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday. "There was a consolidation of air traffic controllers an hour before it was supposed to ...

Last week’s mid-air collision highlighted the air traffic controller shortage but FAA documents show Sacramento’s staffing is above its “staffing standards target.” Randy Pench Sacramento ...

He also said that air traffic controllers, among others, were “exempted” from a recently imposed hiring freeze. “We’re going to keep all our safety positions in place,” he said.

Daniels argued that more funding is needed to uphold the safety standards and staffing requirements for professionals in the air traffic control industry. “It was passed, an FAA reauthorization ...