Air traffic controller shortage of 3,800 due to DEI practices cutting ‘too white, too elite’ candidates: lawyer
The FAA basically decided the students were too white and the schools too elite, so in 2013 knocked them off the preferred hiring list,” claimed lawyer Michael Pearson.
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FAA restricts helicopter routes in DC region
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk and a ...
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FAA Is Indefinitely Closing Helicopter Routes Near D.C. Airport After American Airlines Crash: Reports
An FAA official told Reuters that the agency is closing access to parts of the two helicopter routes near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via ...
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FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes
The Federal Aviation Administration is fighting a class-action lawsuit alleging it denied 1,000 would-be air traffic controllers jobs because of diversity hiring targets — as it was revealed tha ...
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Former FAA official discusses safety concerns over crowded airspace around D.C.
NPR speaks with Michael McCormick, former vice president of the FAA Air Traffic Organization, about reports that the airspace above Reagan airport has long raised safety concerns.
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FAA restricts helicopter flights near Reagan National Airport after crash: reports
According to reports, the FAA has restricted helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport. More than 40 bodies have been pulled from the water surrounding Ronald Reagan National ...
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‘DEI cost me a job in aviation – a crash was inevitable’
Andrew Brigida, 35, scored 100 per cent in his training exam but alleged that he was denied a position in an air traffic control tower because the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recruitment ...
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FAA issues ground stop at Reagan National Airport
A ground stop was issued at the Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) on Friday morning due to 'airport volume," according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Trump to hit Canada, Mexico and ...
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FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between an ...
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The Trump administration says 'lower productivity' federal workers will be better off in the private sector
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link The Trump administration has a novel idea for federal workers who take its payout offer: Go work for corporate America instead. "We encourage ...
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Trump appoints new FAA administrator after vacancy during deadly plane crash. Here's what to know.
Mr. Trump described Rocheleau as "highly respected." The Federal Aviation Administration's most recent administrator, Michael Whitaker, resigned when President Trump took office last week.