Jan 30, 2025 · The crash, which claimed the lives of all 67 people aboard both vessels, occurred just before President Donald Trump announced he appointed 22-year FAA veteran Christopher Rocheleau as acting FAA ...

1 day ago · The Federal Aviation Administration has been working since the mid-2000s — long before Trump’s first term in office — to upgrade the air traffic control system through its NextGen program.Congress passed a law in 2003 that prompted the upgrades because of concerns about mounting air travel congestion and concerns that it would only get busier.

6 days ago · 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.

22 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 · During his Thursday press conference about the deadly Wednesday collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested ...

Jan 31, 2025 · Breaking down Trump's response to deadly midair crash 03:24. In a Thursday press briefing, President Trump criticized his predecessor for his management of the Federal Aviation Administration and ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

Jan 31, 2025 · These efforts remained in place throughout President Donald Trump’s first administration. The FAA under Trump expanded its effort to hire people with disabilities, announcing in 2019 a program ...

Dec 12, 2024 · Musk, who Trump has named to lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency,” or DOGE, has accused the FAA of being overly bureaucratic. The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says...

Jan 22, 2025 · FLIGHTS SHOULD BE SUPERVISED BY THE BEST EMPLOYEES: President Donald J. Trump has signed a Presidential Memorandum terminating a Biden Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) hiring ...