Hundreds of FAA probationary employees were fired over the weekend, their union said.The firings, which include air traffic ...

Staff cuts hit employees who support aviation safety and security operations as the agency is grappling with a series of ...

During my time as an FAA safety inspector, I was based at the FAA headquarters just a couple of miles from Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) for five years. During that time I observed ...

One FAA employee who was fired over the weekend suggested he was targeted for his views on Tesla and X, formerly Twitter, not as part of a general probationary-level sweep. Both are owned by Elon Musk ...

Jason King, who had been employed with the FAA for around eight months, expressed shock and anger over his termination, which he believes could have serious implications for aviation safety.

Rocheleau, who was most recently chief operating officer of the National Business Aviation Association, previously was the FAA’s acting safety chief ... Department Inspector General Mary Schiavo ...

Positions involving the oversight of safety at the Federal Aviation Administration will remain intact ... as well as other safety positions like inspectors. In regard to offers for people to take ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders appointing a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deputy administrator and ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety.

FAA officials did not respond to a question on the controllers' allegations that staffing shortages have a detrimental impact on safety and operations. Staffing shortages at the Federal Aviation ...

The total represents a drop from 2023... U.S. Runway Safety Improved In 2024, FAA Data Shows is published in Aviation Daily, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is ...

Larry Richards, a former FAA safety inspector and president of LCR Aviation Consulting, said capped government salaries are also part of the problem. Pay rates for FAA employees are capped at $ ...

“Major changes have to be made.” “They said aircraft in sight, and there are a lot of airplanes,” David Soucie, a former FAA safety inspector, said during the CNN segment. “There’s ...