It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite
"The FAA has directed SpaceX to lead an investigation of the Starship Super Heavy Flight 7 mishap with FAA oversight," the ...
Aviation chiefs 'were recruiting people with targeted disabilities including intellectual problems and hearing/vision issues until last year' - as Trump vows to tackle ...
Diversity initiatives ramped up at the FAA under the Obama Administration, were largely swept away during Trump's first term ...
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Blue Origin spins up lunar gravity for New Shepard flight
Blue Origin has sent its reusable New Shepard rocket on another suborbital lob, this time simulating lunar gravity for ...
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New York to Paris in 30 mins? How to achieve Elon Musk’s vision of rockets replacing long haul
Elon Musk claims it will be possible to travel to anywhere on Earth within an hour – including London to Hong Kong in 34 ...
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FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes
Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, killing 67 people in the ...
‘DEI cost me a job in aviation – a crash was inevitable’
Aspiring air traffic controller speaks out following deadly collision between American Airlines plane and helicopter in ...
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Federal employees, including FAA, received email encouraging them to resign a day after DC plane crash: report
Federal employees — including ones within the FAA — received a letter from the government urging them to find other jobs a day before and the day after the disastrous Washington, DC ...
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Fact check: Trump’s FAA used the same language about hiring people with disabilities he’s now blasting
But it’s also worth noting that some of Trump’s specific assertions about the FAA’s push to hire people with disabilities were either inaccurate or missing critical context about what ...
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FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash
An FAA official on Friday told Reuters the agency was barring most helicopters from parts of two helicopter routes near the airport and only allowing police and medical helicopters in the area ...
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Trump appoints new FAA administrator after vacancy during deadly plane crash. Here's what to know.
President Trump moved Thursday, appointing Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency. Mr. Trump described Rocheleau as "highly respected." The Federal ...