New York Post6d
FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that 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 tha ...
USA Today6d
Trump appoints FAA-veteran Chris Rocheleau to serve as agency’s acting administrator
President Donald Trump appointed a U.S. Air Force and FAA career veteran to head up the Federal Aviation Administration as it investigates this week’s deadly plane and helicopter crash near ...
The Hill6d
FAA restricts helicopter routes in DC region
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk and a ...
New York Post6d
Federal employees, including FAA, received email encouraging them to resign a day after DC plane crash: report
Federal employees — including ones within the FAA — received a letter from the government urging them to find other jobs a day before and the day after the disastrous Washington, DC ...
CBS News5d
Trump criticized DEI and the FAA's diversity policies after a deadly plane crash. Here's what we know.
In a Thursday press briefing, President Trump criticized his predecessor for his management of the Federal Aviation Administration and suggested, without evidence, that diversity initiatives at ...
Reuters5d
US FAA pilot safety messaging system resumes operations
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Sunday the FAA's "Notice to Air Mission," or NOTAM, system is old and needs an upgrade. The system went down late on Saturday, prompting the agency ...
People6d
FAA Is Indefinitely Closing Helicopter Routes Near D.C. Airport After American Airlines Crash: Reports
An FAA official told Reuters that the agency is closing access to parts of the two helicopter routes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via ...
CNN4d
Critical FAA warning system restored after outage
A critical aviation warning system that went down Saturday has been restored to working order, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday. “It went down last night. A backup system was ...
Forbes5d
How Trump’s Challenge Of FAA’s DEI Efforts Will Impact Airport Retailing
8 run by local, women- and minority-owned entrepreneurs. Donald Trump’s anger towards the Federal Aviation Administration and its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs—which he ...
The New York Times5d
F.A.A.’s Main Warning System for Pilots Is Restored After Outage
The transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, said the Federal Aviation Administration had used a backup system while it addressed the problem. By Mike Ives The Federal Aviation Administration said on ...
The Gazette5d
US FAA pilot safety messaging system resumes operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A key system that provides safety messages to pilots resumed operating on Sunday morning after an outage that began the previous night, the Federal Aviation Administration ...
UPI4d
Crash families visit site; transportation chief calls FAA 'antiquated'
Feb. 2 (UPI) --Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday morning said it's time to update "antiquated" Federal Aviation Administration systems and called for more air traffic controllers at ...