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The Federal Aviation Administration has laid off hundreds of probationary employees as the agency planned a visit from Elon Musk’s employees.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced its plans to audit the National Airspace System starting this month.

The two met in the Oval Office, discussing air traffic control enhancements and aviation safety, two weeks after January’s deadly midair collision.

Runways 15/33 and 4/22 at Reagan National Airport in Washington have reopened nearly two weeks after January’s deadly midair collision.

SkyWest is hopeful that new Federal Aviation Administration leadership will help its SkyWest Charter (SWC) subsidiary expand.

The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday that it will be updating its data and charts to reflect several Trump-era name changes.

The Federal Aviation Administration is further reducing flight arrival rates at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.

In a separate X post, Musk said DOGE will “aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system” with President Donald Trump’s support.

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and other aviation groups have pushed back against President Donald Trump’s suggestion that unqualified controllers were somehow responsible for the fatal midair collision near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) last week. Due to an ongoing investigation, the FAA has not been able to share information about control tower staffing on the eve […]

Newly-appointed Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy confirmed the Federal Aviation Administration is keeping all safety-related positions in place.