Trump administration begins mass firings of Air Traffic Control staff

Democrats lambaste Trump for FAA layoffs amid air disasters: ‘Compromising our safety’

Democrats are raising concerns about safety after the Trump administration began firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees amid a series of plane crashes and other air-related incidents in recent weeks. Several hundred probationary workers at the FAA received word…

Retired FAA air traffic controller reacts as President Trump's administration fires hundreds of FAA employees

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

FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk’s Purge Is a ‘Threat’ to Air Safety

Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of FAA Employees

The Trump administration has dismissed several hundred Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, disrupting staff operations during a busy travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Probationary workers received termination notices late Friday night via email, according to David Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union. The affected personnel in…

Trump administration fires hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees

The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend. The FAA has about 50,000 employees and is the largest division of the Department of Transportation. The firings come after President Trump tapped Elon Musk to lead the so-called Department of Government Efficiency – DOGE — an advisory commission that is targeting U.S. government agencies for massive layoffs. According to the Profession…

Did Donald Trump really fire air traffic controllers before the DC mid-air collision?

We are now weeks out from the fatal DC mid-air collision that left 67 people dead, after a passenger plane approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport crashed into a U.S. military helicopter. As the dust settles on the tragedy — and despite the occurrence of at least three other U.S. plane incidents since — people are now coming to terms with the cause of the Black Hawk collision in Potomac, including the actions of the government at t…