Trump taps Bryan Bedford to head FAA
President Trump is heading the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by tapping Republican Aviation President and CEO Brian Bedford. “Brian brings over 30 years of experience in aviation and executive leadership to this important position,” Trump said. I said it in the truth social post. “Brian will work with our great Transport Secretary Sean Duffy to […]
Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford nominated by Trump to lead FAA
President Donald Trump led the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday, tapping airline executive Brian Bedford. Bedford has been CEO of Republic Airlines, an Indiana-based regional airline, since 2007. In Monday's Truth Social Post, Trump wrote that he was “pleasant” to announce Bedford's appointment as FAA administrator. “As former president and CEO of Republic Airlines, […]
FAA ‘permanently restricting’ Washington helicopter traffic after fatal DC midair collision
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Transportation Secretary Duffy Investigates Allegations Of ‘DEI-Linked’ Cheating In FAA Exams
US Secretary of Transport Sean Duffy will speak at a press conference at the Department of Transportation held in Washington, D.C. on March 11, 2025. (Photo: Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) OAN Staff Brook Mallory2:07pm – Friday, March 14th, 2025 After a recent report allegedly offered to minority candidates who wished to become air traffic controllers with […]
FAA investigates false midair collision alerts sent to multiple flights near Reagan National Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a series of false airborne collision alerts received by multiple commercial flights preparing to land at Reagan National Airport over the weekend. All alerts came just a few miles from a fatal air collision between a US Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter on January 29th. […]
FAA opens probe on flight alerts near DC-area airport
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating why flights approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport were alerted about possible aircraft nearby, despite not being in the area. The FAA said in a statement to Fox News Digital that several flight attendants had received the alert. Passengers on a Coast Guard air-receiving cruise ship with strokes […]
Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy to ‘streamline’ FAA hiring process amid air traffic control shortage
Department of Transport (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy announced Thursday plans to “supercharge” Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic controllers after numerous deadly planes crashed over the past two months. According to Duffy, who shared the announcement in a post on X, the FAA “streamlines” the eight-stage hiring process into a five-stage process. The protocol changes […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX prepares for 8th Starship launch, pending FAA approval
Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to begin its eighth flight tests of the spacecraft from Bocachica, Texas. “Starship Flight 8 will fly on Friday,” SpaceX CEO Musk said in a X Sunday post. For the first time, future flights will have multiple payload deployments and multiple experiments on re-entry with the aim of returning the […]
Families Of DCA Crash Victims Pursue Negligence Claim Against FAA, US Army
The families of victims of the January plane crash crash near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) are pursuing lawsuits against the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the US military, and their legal representatives are Daily Callner He spoke to. The victims' families are seeking legal action following the January 29 air collision between the […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX engineers part of DOGE team at FAA to fix air traffic control
Elon Musk's SpaceX engineers have already come down to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to help modernize air traffic regulations under the Trump administration. Transport Secretary Sean Duffy said in a post on Wednesday on X that “a miserable morning” was reported in a fatal crash fall between the Army Black Hawk helicopter and the […]