Billy Nolen, a former acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, said Monday that now is the time for air traffic control upgrades. “[One of the things] I’ve testified both ...

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union said Saturday the FAA had fired several hundred probationary FAA employees. The union said Monday it believed just under 300 FAA workers it ...

"SpaceX is working with L3Harris and the FAA to identify instances where Starlink could serve as a long-term infrastructure upgrade for aviation safety." Sign up here. The FAA said on Wednesday ...

CNN has reached out to the FAA for comment. Officials have set their sights on probationary workers, who have typically been employed for less than a year, because they have fewer job protections ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers have already descended on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help modernize air traffic control under the Trump administration. Secretary of Transportation ...

"These employees were devoted to their jobs and the safety critical mission of the FAA. This draconian action will increase the workload and place new responsibilities on a workforce that is ...

The dismissals come less than three weeks after a fatal crash in Washington, D.C., that revealed air traffic controller understaffing Advertisement The terminated FAA employees were probationary ...