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US transportation chief Duffy vows to probe FAA’s diversity-aimed hiring practices
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching a "full investigation" into the diversity, equity and inclusion hiring ...
Are DOGE layoffs hitting the FAA? What to know and how it could affect flights.
It's too soon to say how the firings will affect aviation safety, but because they did not, at least initially, impact frontline FAA safety employees, it may be hard to connect any future uptick in ...
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DEI hiring practices at FAA under spotlight in light of air traffic controller cheating scandal
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced an investigation after a report alleged that an air traffic operations supervisor helped minority candidates cheat on entrance exams. Duffy reposted a […] ...
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American Airlines CEO backs NTSB’s call for stricter airspace rules at DCA
The NTSB has issued a recommendation to restrict helicopter traffic near DCA when certain runways are active following a ...
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Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Transportation Secretary Sean ...
Transportation Sec. Duffy lays out 10 ways the FAA is working to upgrade air traffic control and make flying safer
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy listed things like using AI to comb through safety reports and replacing old floppy disks ...
Senator wants Musk, acting FAA chief to testify on air traffic systems
Democratic Senator Ed Markey on Monday urged lawmakers to call SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and the acting head of the Federal ...
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Musk says he's sending Starlink tech to FAA while asserting, without evidence, that air safety is at risk
The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the FAA is close to canceling a contract with Verizon for new communication technology for air traffic control ... wrote Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., ...
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Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract
New York (CNN) — Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important ...