FAA Administrator Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign: https://www.yahoo.com/news/faa-administrator-quit-jan-20-045322293.html
(Whitaker’s crime was asking that maybe SpaceX shouldn’t recklessly blow so much shit up. but asking for safety was a bridge too far for the Space Nazi, whose capacity to hold a grudge is every bit as robust as Dear Leader’s.)
Trump fires heads of TSA, Coast Guard and guts key aviation safety advisory committee. https://apnews.com/article/coast-guard-homeland-security-priorities-committees-trump-tsa-d3e4398c8871ada8d0590859442e092c
Trump blames DEI for American Airlines DC plane crash with no evidence in ’bulls***’ rant to nation President Trump spoke to reporters in a live briefing Thursday morning following a the fiery midair collision of an American Airlines plane and a US Army chopper.
The commander-in-chief first began with a calm moment of silence for victims before complaining about the DEI policies woven into the Federal Aviation Administration. At one point during his briefing, Trump read some headlines appearing to also blame a “diversity push” at FAA for the mid-air collision. “I do want to point out that various articles that appeared prior to my entering office,” he said.
By way of The Mirror
I knew I would have to do this so let’s get it over with.. This was literally one of the easiest kinds of leadership moments to handle. All he had to do was say “this is very tragic, we aren’t sure what happened yet but we are working with the necessary authorities, our hearts go out to the families” and that’s IT. But Commander Bone Spurs had blame Dwarves, amputers, and epilipgtics. So, let’s debunk some insanity from the fascists:
Jo Ellis the trans black hawk pilot did not cause or have anything to do with the DC Crash. She is still alive. https://www.newsweek.com/washington-dc-plane-crash-jo-ellis-trans-helicopter-pilot-wrongly-named-2024149
The FAA has ~45,000 employees with 10,700 (3,000 behind staffing targets) FPL ATCS. There are plenty of people in the FAA that can have disabilites, etc.
TLDR: These people are more qualified and vetted then Commander Bore Spurs’ entire cabinet.
Do be an air traffic controller you need to:
05/15/2024: Federal Aviation Administration, sending to President Biden’s desk a $105 billion measure that will lead to the hiring of thousands of new air traffic controllers. The Senate approved the measure last week after a bipartisan breakthrough that followed months of negotiations and several short-term extensions of the agency’s authority. The measure includes a provision to require FAA to hire to the maximum level it can process at its air traffic controller training academy for the next five years.
FAA Report on D.C. Plane Crash Is Out—and It’s an Indictment of Trump - The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far (https://newrepublic.com/post/190964/faa-report-dc-plane-crash-staffing-indictment-trump_)
One controller working two towers during US air disaster as Trump blamed diversity hires. https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1ie0rpr/one_controller_working_two_towers_during_us_air/
Trump launched air controller diversity program that he now decries: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/30/faa-dei-trump-fact-checker/ Trump did away with the FAA at the San Carlos airport in California and turned it over to a private company. As of 1/31/2025, there are no air traffic controllers working at the airport. Airport manager Gretchen Kelly said in a news release Wednesday that the airport’s controllers resigned after the Federal Aviation Administration changed air traffic control contracts to a firm with lower pay that does not take into account the region’s high cost of living.