Did FAA reject air traffic controllers based on race? What we know

FAA is facing a 10-year-old lawsuit over allegations of race based hiring of air traffic controllers

The lawsuit was filed back in 2015, but resurfaced this week amid concern over hiring practices among air traffic controllers in the wake of the plane collision with a helicopter on Wednesday.

FAA fights lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based...

DEI policies are said to have contributed to staffing woes The Federal Aviation Administration is fighting a class-action lawsuit alleging it denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets — as it was revealed that staffing levels were "not normal" at the time of this week's deadly midair collision. Complaints about the FAA's hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Blac…

JUST IN: Understaffed FAA Sued For Allegedly Turning Away 1,000 Applicants Based On Race

A lawsuit filed against the Federal Aviation Administration alleges that approximately 1,000 job applicants in recent years were turned away because of their race, raising questions about whether hiring policies contributed to Wednesday night’s deadly mid-air collision over Washington, D.C. Understaffing at airport control towers across the U.S. has been a persistent concern from aviation union workers who say the FAA hasn’t done enough to swell…

FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes

Complaints about the FAA's hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, killing 67 people in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century.

Trump Was Right: FAA Turned Away Qualified Controllers Over Race

Did FAA reject air traffic controllers based on race? What we know

The federal agency is facing a major class action lawsuit of alleged discriminatory hiring polices during the Obama administration.