20 hours ago · The president said he would work with Congress to improve aging technology used by the Federal Aviation Administration. By Mark Walker and Maya C. Miller Reporting from Washington President Trump ...

Jan 30, 2025 · An X post claimed that Trump fired 400 "senior officials" of the Federal Aviation Administration and 3,000 air traffic controllers eight days ago. But this is unsubstantiated, and the White House ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Federal Aviation Administration's most recent administrator, Michael Whitaker, resigned when President Trump took office last week. Whitaker held the job for 15 months, with the last few ...

Jan 22, 2025 · President Trump is immediately terminating this illegal and dangerous program and requiring that all FAA hiring be based solely on ensuring the safety of airline passengers and overall job...

Jan 30, 2025 · There has been ongoing online debate over whether hiring freezes under the Trump administration contributed to the current staffing shortages in air traffic control.

Jan 31, 2025 · While Trump did sign a memorandum on Jan. 22, 2025, ending a Biden administration Federal Aviation Administration hiring policy that he said " prioritized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI ...

Jan 30, 2025 · The Trump-era FAA also pushed to hire people with disabilities: The federal government passed a law in 1973 that aimed to increase federal hiring of qualified people with disabilities.

Dec 12, 2024 · The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jetliner in January, said Thursday that he will step down next month, clearing the way for President-elect Donald Trump to name his choice to lead the agency.

Jan 30, 2025 · President Trump blamed diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration and his two Democratic predecessors for the midair collision over the Potomac River on Wednesday night,...

Dec 12, 2024 · The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, who has led a tougher enforcement policy against Boeing since a panel blew off a jetliner in January, said Thursday that he will step down next...