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Trump announces new FAA acting commissioner

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump announces new FAA acting commissioner

President Donald Trump's rapid reshaping of the federal government continues with executive orders and action from his acting agency heads.Following the federal blocking of the Office of Management and Budget’s memo ordering federal departments to cease spending on financial assistance programs,

U.S. News & World Report · 2h

Trump to Appoint Acting FAA Administrator

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was appointing an acting Federal Aviation Administration administrator, Chris Rocheleau. The move comes after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Trump names acting FAA administrator after fatal collision

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he had appointed a former senior aviation official as the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration administrator. The announcement comes after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.

Trump criticizes FAA's DEI policies

FOX News on MSN · 1h

Trump attacks DEI policies after DC plane crash, says FAA employees must be held to 'highest standards'

President Donald Trump blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's DEI standards at a press conference addressing Wednesday night's deadly plane crash in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Forbes on MSN · 25m

Trump Blames DEI And Biden After Fatal DC Plane Crash—But FAA’s Diversity Hiring Policies Existed For Years

Trump offered no evidence that diversity hiring practices contributed to the fatal plane and helicopter collision.

Business Insider on MSN · 1h

Trump criticizes FAA diversity efforts after deadly plane crash, even as he says he doesn't know the cause yet

Trump said he didn't know what caused the crash, but said "we have some very strong opinions and ideas."

FAA, Elon Musk

The Verge on MSN · 2h

The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader because Elon Musk pushed him out

Musk has publicly clashed with the FAA and its former chief, Michael Whitaker. The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.

Time · 24m

The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker

While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, stepped down earlier this month,

Hosted on MSN · 2h

FAA Got Rid of Its Leader Before D.C. Plane Crash—Thanks to Elon Musk

The administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michael Whitaker, resigned from his position on January 20 after repeated demands from Elon Musk that he quit, leaving the agency without a Senate–confirmed leader during a major crisis in the wake of the D.

Trump White House says New Jersey drones authorized by FAA

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

'This was not the enemy': Trump White House says New Jersey drones authorized by FAA

Mysterious drones that hovered over New Jersey last month were authorized by the FAA for research and recreation purposes, the White House says.

RealClearPolitics · 2d

WH Announcement On NJ Drones: It Was Nothing, "Authorized By FAA," "Not The Enemy"

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gave a highly anticipated explanation for the mass sightings of unusual aircraft around New Jersey over the past couple of months before turning to questions at her first press briefing of the new term.

CBS New York on MSN · 1d

New Jersey congressman calls on FAA to release more details on drone activity after White House statement

A local congressman isn't satisfied with the White House's answers about the mysterious drones seen across New Jersey skies late last year.

Trump names acting FAA leader as flight agency reckons with deadly crash

It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration ...

FAA Lacks Administrator as Agency Probes Air Disaster

The country’s first major air disaster in more than 15 years hit while the Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t have a ...

RCP's Wegmann to Trump: You've Been Critical Of The FAA, Should Americans Feel Hesitant To Fly?

RCP White House correspondent Phil Wegmann questioned President Trump at a press conference on the Army helicopter-passenger ...

‘This is now a recovery operation’: At least 28 bodies retrieved from Wichita flight crash near Washington, D.C. airport

An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.

New York Magazine28m

American Airlines Plane Crash Ends U.S. Aviation’s Safety Streak

While landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC on Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with an Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the icy ...

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Air Florida Flight 90: What happened when plane crashed into DC Potomac River in 1982?

Several federal and state investigations have been launched after an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter collided near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and fell into the ...

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NTSB, FAA investigating deadly collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National ...

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Trump jumps right to the blame game over DC midair collision that left dozens dead

In the first national tragedy of his second term in the White House, President Donald Trump wasted no time Thursday baselessly blaming Democrats and diversity initiatives in the federal government for ...

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