Elon Musk's DOGE Tried to Fire Air Traffic Controllers

Elon Musk Wants SpaceX To Fix Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.
Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract
Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to 'streamline' FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Thursday announced a plan to shorten the Federal Aviation Administration hiring process amid an air traffic control shortage.
Air traffic control understaffed at Nevada airports, FAA report says
Several air traffic control facilities, including in Nevada, are understaffed, a decades-old trend that could be getting worse after the Trump administration laid off hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees earlier this month. The FAA is the federal agency that regulates civil and commercial space transportation.
US transport chief seeks to boost air traffic control hiring
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Thursday the Trump administration will take steps to boost air traffic controller hiring after a series of recent safety incidents again raised questions about a persistent staffing shortage.
Musk pitches Starlink for FAA use over ‘dire’ state of air traffic control
Without citing evidence, Musk said the air traffic control communication system managed by L3Harris is “breaking down” and "the situation is extremely dire."
Musk’s DOGE team reportedly tried to fire air traffic controllers amid multiple plane crashes but was stopped by the transportation secretary
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Elon Musk squabbled during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday, sources told the New York Times. Duffy was reportedly frustrated that Musk and DOGE had tried to cut air traffic control employees.
US senators call for new funding for air traffic control training
A bipartisan group of three U.S. senators on Tuesday called for new funding to boost air traffic control staffing, speed training of new controllers and provide new incentives to retain aviation workers.
Elon Musk's DOGE Tried to Fire Air Traffic Controllers: Report
The exchange reportedly occurred when Trump called his cabinet into the Oval Office to clarify the scope of Musk's authority.
Musk Really Was Trying to Fire Air Traffic Controllers, Transportation Secretary Reveals
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused Elon Musk’s DOGE team of trying to fire air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a report. Duffy made the claim at a tense Cabinet meeting on Thursday that saw tensions flare between Musk and several members of Donald Trump’s administration,
Aviation experts urge investments in air traffic control staffing, new technologies
The nation's air traffic control system is obsolete and understaffed, which significantly degrades safety, aviation industry ...
Listen: Lancaster plane crash final moments captured on air traffic control audio
The final moments of an aircraft carrying five passengers over Pennsylvania before it crashed into a parking lot has been ...
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Listen: Air traffic control audio captures final moments leading up to Manheim Township plane crash
Air traffic control audio captured the final moments leading up to a plane carrying five passengers crashing in the parking ...
Air Traffic Control Trainees to Get Raise, in Nod to Cost of Living
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the increase to almost $23 an hour is intended to boost recruitment and retention.
After attacking the FAA, the Trump administration wants to boost air traffic control hiring
After criticizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) upon his return to office, President Donald Trump took steps to ...
Plane with 'open door' crashes into retirement home car park
Audio from air traffic control captured someone on the plane reporting an aircraft door was open and requesting a landing at ...
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What needs to happen next to seize the moment and make flying safer now
I testified this week before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation and was repeatedly asked by House members what Congress should do going forward.
Lawmakers to hold hearing on persistent US air traffic staffing, infrastructure woes
A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Tuesday will hear testimony on the persistent shortage of air traffic ...