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Rachel Maddow tells the story of how the former FAA administrator, Michael Whitaker, fell afoul of Elon Musk and was driven from his position upon Donald Trump taking office. With Trump's negligence toward assembling a competent government,

Musk had Trump fire the FAA leader as soon as he got into office, because the FAA leader had investigated and fined one of Musk’s companies, Starlink.

The FAA restricted helicopter routes near Reagan airport following the deadly crash. Also, the NTSB is examining flight recorders recovered from the wreckage. Former senior crash investigator Greg Feith,

President Donald Trump blamed diversity hiring at the Federal Aviation Administration for Wednesday night’s deadly midair collision in Washington, D.C. — days after his new administration banned diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the federal government, including at the FAA.

Mike Whitaker, the previous FAA administrator, stepped down on Inauguration Day after just over a year on the job. He’d repeatedly clashed with Elon Musk — now in charge of a group tasked with slashing the government’s headcount by President Donald Trump — over safety issues at his space company, SpaceX.

During his Thursday press conference about the deadly Wednesday collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter near Reagan National Airport, President Donald Trump repeatedly suggested there was a link between the tragedy and diversity hiring policies at the Federal Aviation Administration.

BREAKING: A small plane has crashed in a residential area of Northeast Philadelphia. NBC's Ali Velshi and former FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt join to provide the latest details and analysis.

Former acting FAA administrator Billy Nolen and Former NTSB board member Kitty Higgins join Nicolle Wallace to discuss the latest on the D.C. plane crash as families mourn their loved ones.

President Trump seemed to blame FAA diversity policies for the deadly crash near Washington, D.C. MSNBC’s Chris Jansing, NBC News correspondent Yamiche Alcindor, NBC News aviation analyst John Cox and Flying Magazine senior contributor Les Abend join Ana Cabrera to discuss the latest.

The FAA reports that air traffic control staffing was "not normal" at the time of the deadly crash outside of Reagan National Airport. Katie Benner, Ella Atkins, and Alan Mack join Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the latest on the investigation on The 11th Hour.

A Learjet 55, en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri, crashed near Philadelphia, the US Federal Aviation Administration said.

The incident, newly uncovered by CBS News, closely mirrors what led up to the fatal collision of a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight.

President Donald Trump's remarks this week blaming diversity recruitment at the FAA as a potential reason for the plane crash that killed 67 people has drawn attention to the agency’s attempts to address its most pressing and long-standing staffing problem.

During the campaign, Musk demanded the resignation of FAA administrator Michael Whitaker, who clashed with Musk over regulating SpaceX and stepped down the day before Trump took office. That left the FAA leaderless until Trump, at a Thursday press conference after the crash, named an acting head of the agency.

Steve Inskeep speaks with former Federal Aviation Administrator Randy Babbitt about the midair collision in Washington, D.C.

Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the FAA and the controllers' union.

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Donald Trump claimed, without citing evidence, that DEI initiatives at the FAA were partly to blame for the tragic plane and helicopter collision in D.C.

FAA imposes helicopter restrictions near Reagan National Airport; U.S. readies for tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China; Stocks fall on tariff announcement; FDA approves new drug for pain relief.

President Trump appointed Christopher Rocheleau, a 22-year FAA veteran, as acting administrator of the agency.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday announced it would restrict helicopter routes in the Washington, D.C., region following a deadly collision this week between an Army Black Hawk

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is indefinitely restricting helicopter flights near Washington Reagan National Airport after a deadly collision between an American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk killed 67 people.

Trump hit out at diversity and inclusion initiatives while discussing Reagan National Airport collision that left as many as 67 dead.

An ex-FAA official does not expect the National Transportation Safety Board to rush to judgment in fatal midair crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was working with SpaceX and other authorities to confirm reports of property damage on the Turks and Caicos Islands. There were no reports of ...

Federal authorities restricted helicopter flights near Washington, DC's Reagan Washington National Airport indefinitely on Friday, two days after a midair collision between a passenger jet trying to land there and a military helicopter killed 67 people.

( NewsNation) — A former Federal Aviation Administration official said diversity has “nothing to do” with air traffic control hiring, adding he takes exception to President Donald Trump’s claim it may have contributed to the deadly collision between a passenger jet and military helicopter Wednesday .

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating a narrowly missed midair collision between two planes carrying hundreds of passengers at Phoenix airport over the weekend. A United ...

Billy Nolen, former acting FAA administrator, joins “The Hill” to discuss the deadly plane and helicopter collision near Washington that killed 67 people Wednesday.

Offering an insider’s view of the business of flight. During the audit, FAA inspectors found multiple “non-compliance issues in Boeing’s manufacturing process control, parts handling and ...

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg responded to President Trump’s criticism of the FAA and the prior administration, calling it “despicable” at a time of tragedy and disputing his characterization of events.

It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration does not have a permanent leader.

A lawsuit alleges the FAA denied 1,000 air traffic control applicants due to diversity hiring policies, sparking debate amid a fatal midair collision in D.C.

The country’s first major air disaster in more than 15 years hit while the Federal Aviation Administration doesn’t have a permanent leader. President Trump hasn't named a nominee for FAA administrator,

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Trump says the Black Hawk helicopter involved in Wednesday's collision with a commercial plane over the Potomac River was "flying too high, by a lot."

The Federal Aviation Administration launched a review of its air-traffic control operation, just weeks before the crash. The FAA is unique among civil-aviation authorities in other countries because it both regulates air safety and has oversight of U.

Federal authorities are asking questions as to how the collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter could have occurred.

It appears that the first major air disaster in the U.S. since 2009 has occurred while the Federal Aviation Administration does not have a permanent leader.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement saying that A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while approaching Washington National Airport at about 9 p.

It just makes no sense to any type of Americans. It’s a common-sense issue. I’m calling on the military to stop. I don’t want your helicopters where my people are landing.

The Federal Aviation Administration sent employees — including air traffic controllers — a mass email encouraging them to resign and take a job in the “private sector” or travel to “dream

Complaints about the FAA’s hiring policies resurfaced after the American Airlines passenger plane and a Black Hawk helicopter crashed in Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.

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

Trump used a White House briefing about Wednesday night’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River to rail against the Obama and Biden

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Elon Musk pushed Federal Aviation Administration Chief Michael Whitaker from his post just 10 days before the deadly plane and Black Hawk helicopter crash over Washington, DC.

A brief lull in activity that coincided with flight restrictions imposed by the feds has ended now that the FAA lifted the ban.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says President Donald Trump is failing to lead the country through the American Airlines crash because he suggested DEI programs put FAA policy over safety.