Trump administration exempts safety workers, air traffic controllers from resignation offer
The Trump administration said on Sunday that federal employees involved in public safety positions, such as air traffic controllers, are exempt from a financial incentive to quit government jobs.
Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government
During the campaign, Musk demanded the resignation of FAA administrator Michael Whitaker, who clashed with Musk over regulating SpaceX and stepped down the day before Trump took office. That left the FAA leaderless until Trump, at a Thursday press conference after the crash, named an acting head of the agency.
Air Traffic Control Offices Are in Chaos in Trump’s New Administration
Sources say air traffic control offices have been in a state of Trumpian despair since he took over — and that was before the plane crash near D.C.
Air traffic controller’s union says staffing levels are critically low
The head of the air traffic controllers union is warning of understaffing following the deadly midair crash near Reagan National Airport.
Air traffic controllers union responds to Trump’s DEI attacks
The air traffic controllers union responded Friday to claims by President Trump this week that diversity programs contributed to the fatal crash in Washington Wednesday night. “Air traffic
Air traffic control staffing 'not normal' during DC crash - officials
US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there was a "consolidation of air traffic controllers an hour before it was supposed to happen".
Former Air Traffic Controller reacts to President Trump's DEI comments
The worst aerial disaster in the past decade sent shockwaves through the aviation community, including a former Air Traffic Controller in Lancaster County.
Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the COVID-19 pandemic caused air traffic controller recruitment to "plummet" for two ...
Vance: Biden And Obama Administrations Told White People Don't Bother Applying For Air Traffic Control Jobs
Vice President J.D. Vance told FNC's "Sunday Morning Futures" how the "DEI regime of the Biden administration" created a ...
Not just Reagan: Airports across the US have struggled with air traffic control staffing in recent years, data shows
Some major US airports had less than 60% of their staffing targets filled with fully certified controllers in recent years, ...
Air Traffic Control Staffing Issues in Spotlight After DC Plane Crash
Issues with air traffic control staffing are under the spotlight following the fatal mid-air collision between an American ...
'We have a lost aircraft': Philadelphia air traffic control tried to reach doomed plane
Air traffic control communications reveal the moments when controllers tried to reach a doomed jet in Philadelphia, which ...
Transportation chief Duffy vows to add air traffic controllers, says department traded core mission for DEI
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday vowed to boost the number of air traffic controllers and again blamed DEI less ...