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Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role

President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing staffing problem.

The Washington Post · 1d

Trump blames diversity hiring as probe into deadly DC plane crash begins

President Donald Trump is questioning the actions of the army helicopter pilot and air traffic controller in Wednesday’s deadly midair collision in Washington

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA administrator after deadly DC plane crash

President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.

Elon Musk, FAA

Snopes on MSN · 12h

Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out, But There's No Evidence He Pushed Him To Resign

In the fall of 2024, the tech billionaire said the FAA administrator should resign after the agency fined his company over safety issues.

HuffPost on MSN · 1d

Last FAA Chief Quit Following Pressure From Elon Musk

Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company,

Latin Times on MSN · 1d

FAA Chief Role Remains Vacant Amid Horrific Plane Crash After Elon Musk Pressured Previous Leader to Resign

The leader of the Federal Aviation Administration stepped down from his position mere months after billionaire Elon Musk demanded that he do so, meaning that the FAA is missing a chief in the aftermath of the worst aviation disaster in the US in years.

FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National

New York Post on MSN · 13h

Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site

The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been.

The Washington Post on MSN · 10h

FAA restricts flight path used by helicopter in fatal collision

The directive from the FAA included a sharpened focus on the risks and dangers of the jumble of aircraft sharing the crowded airspace near National Airport.

Reuters on MSN · 20h

FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between an American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk killed 67 people.

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Trump Launched FAA Diversity Program to Hire People With Disabilities

Trump hit out at diversity and inclusion initiatives while discussing Reagan National Airport collision that left as many as ...

Trump’s Attack On The FAA’s DEI Efforts Will Impact Airport Retailing

American airports, concessionaires, and the FAA are still reeling from the speed at which DEI initiatives might come to an ...

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Trump appoints FAA-veteran Chris Rocheleau to serve as agency’s acting administrator

Whitaker was unanimously confirmed as FAA administrator in October 2023. Prior to that, the FAA had gone without a permanent ...

The Daily Signal12h

FAA’s Obama-Era ‘Biographical Questionnaire’ for DEI Faces New Scrutiny After DC Crash

The Trump memorandum directs the FAA “to immediately review all hiring decisions and changes to safety protocols." ...

Scientific American19h

Who Is Trump’s Pick for Acting FAA Chief, Chris Rocheleau?

Chris Rocheleau, Trump’s pick for acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration, has been a longtime agency official and ...

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Federal employees, including FAA, received email encouraging them to resign a day after DC plane crash: report

The Federal Aviation Administration sent employees — including air traffic controllers — a mass email encouraging them to ...

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‘Coming Down Like A Missile’: Former FAA Safety Rep Says Plane in Philadelphia Crash Appeared ‘100% Out of Control’

Former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Safety Team representative Kyle Bailey said Friday evening on Fox News that the ...

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FAA indefinitely closes routes near airport to most helicopter traffic after deadly crash

The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington ...

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In light of DC crash, Sen. Cantwell calls for the FAA to be ‘a far more … aggressive agency’

Sen. Cantwell wants the Federal Aviation Administration to be more aggressive when it comes to aviation safety and calls for ...

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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.

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