Trump Orders Review of FAA Hiring Decisions During Biden Admin
Trump blamed recent Democratic administrations and DEI, ordering top transit and aviation officials to review hiring decisions made during Biden's years.
Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'
President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday ...
Trump Names Acting FAA Administrator After Fatal Collision
Mike Whitaker, unanimously confirmed as the FAA administrator in October 2023, stepped down early from his five-year term on ...
Transportation, Defense Secretaries Echo Trump in Diversity Rebuke
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy echoed Trump’s remarks about diversity programs, saying “only the best brightest” should ...
Sikh Ex-FAA Worker Can Continue Discrimination, Retaliation Suit
A Sikh former Federal Aviation Administration employee’s lawsuit against the Department of Transportation alleging he was subjected to a hostile work environment and retaliated against for complaining ...
Trump names acting leader for FAA as flight agency reckons with deadly crash
It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration ...
FAA issues ground stop at Reagan National Airport after passenger plane collides midair with helicopter
A passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter midair as the flight was approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National ...
FAA directed to halt diversity initiatives as Trump emphasizes merit-based hiring
President Donald Trump last week ordered the Federal Aviation Administration to unwind its diversity, equity and inclusion-based hiring practices, claiming the agency illegally favored minorities, ...