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Trump’s Transport Officials Now Begging Staff Who Resigned to Stay: ‘It’s a S**t Show’
The Department of Transport is panicking after experiencing a much higher amount of voluntary resignations than expected.
Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret
Sources tell Rolling Stone the secret project could be a perfect vehicle for embedding Elon Musk's Starlink within the FAA's ...
It’s a s*** show’: Department of Transportation scrambles to keep staff who accepted resignations
Department of Transportation offered a second round of voluntary deferred resignations at the beginning of the month ...
Head of FAA’s Commercial Space Office Is Taking Buyout Offer
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration office that approves commercial space launches is taking a buyout offer and ...
DOT invited more people to resign. Now it’s scrambling to keep some of them.
In early April, the Department sent a fresh “deferred resignation” offer to employees. But so many people have said yes that the agency is asking some to reconsider.
Why Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez and Blue Origin’s all-female crew may not actually be astronauts, according to the FAA rules
Katy Perry, Lauren Sanchez, Gayle King and the rest of the Blue Origins crew who flew to space on Monday may not technically ...
Helicopter Company Involved In Deadly NY Crash Forced To End Tours After Firing Employee Who Grounded Flights Voluntarily
A sightseeing helicopter broke up in mid-air and plummeted into the Hudson River last week, killing the pilot and the family ...
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FAA accelerates safety notification system upgrade after recent failures
Former longtime FAA employees tell me the aviation system is safe, but those let go supported important roles and that the layoffs will increase risk. This despite the Transportation Secretary ...