Trump nominates Bryan Bedford to lead FAA
President Donald Trump nominated Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to be the head of the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Getting paid not to work: Federal probationary workers put on paid leave
Days after a Maryland federal judge ruled that terminated probationary workers must be temporarily reinstated, multiple ...
Trump Nominates Longtime Airline Executive to Lead F.A.A.
The agency faces an air traffic controller shortage and the need to upgrade outdated systems that are critical to its ...
Democrats call for criminal conflict of interest probe against Elon Musk over reported Starlink FAA deal
Starlink’s parent company SpaceX has denied reports of an impeding FAA contract, but leading Democrats including Elizabeth ...
Judge unhappy with Trump administration’s argument for ignoring oral order on deportations
Follow here for the latest live news updates as President Donald Trump continues to forge ahead with his domestic and foreign ...
Federal workers cast Trump's many Mar-a-Lago trips as working from home
It’s about who’s making the rules,” one federal worker said of the president ordering employees back to the office even as he ...
Close calls at Washington airport where 67 died in midair crash raise questions
The NTSB said airplane pilots were alerted to take evasive action to avoid hitting helicopters at least once a month from ...
Why ‘probationary’ employees are a target in federal job cuts
Many government workers being cut are those with fewer protections. They are relatively new in their current jobs, but often have years of experience.
Are DOGE layoffs hitting the FAA? What to know and how it could affect flights.
It's too soon to say how the firings will affect aviation safety, but because they did not, at least initially, impact frontline FAA safety employees, it may be hard to connect any future uptick in ...
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Close calls at Washington D.C. airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
When Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration had data showing an unnerving number of near ...
Trump’s lieutenants say fired workers didn’t focus on safety. These DOT employees say otherwise.
Layoffs at the Transportation Department touched several areas that focus on safety, including studying roadway deaths and helping prevent pipeline leaks.