FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk's Starlink, the Washington Post reports
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract awarded to Verizon to overhaul a ...
Musk pitches Starlink for FAA use over ‘dire’ state of air traffic control
Without citing evidence, Musk said the air traffic control communication system managed by L3Harris is “breaking down” and ...
FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk’s Starlink, sources say
Turning the $2.4 billion project over to Musk’s company would be a major test of conflict-of-interest rules in government ...
Despite DOGE layoffs, FAA announces hiring effort at air traffic control academy
The Trump administration announced an air traffic control 'hiring supercharge' at the FAA's academy, Transportation Secretary ...
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Elon Musk’s Genius Plan to Solve FAA Worker Shortage Is Beyond Belief
As of September 2024, the FAA had 14,000 air traffic controllers in its employ, having surpassed its yearly goal to bring ...
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FAA Reportedly Considering Musk-Owned Company For $2 Billion Air Traffic Control Modernization Contract
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling its $2.4 billion air traffic control communications system ...
Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to take over Verizon’s contract
Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his ...
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Elon Musk’s Open Corruption Revealed in New FAA Plans
The sticker-shock warning came amid the unveiling of a new plan by the Trump administration to alleviate egg prices, which ...
Plane canceled landing at Reagan Washington National to avoid departing flight
An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a ...
Musk’s Starlink gets FAA contract, raising new conflict of interest concerns
The Federal Aviation Administration has agreed to use SpaceX’s Starlink internet system to upgrade the information technology ...
ATC tells pilot landing at DCA to perform go-around to avoid another plane on runway: FAA
An American Airlines flight aborted a landing Tuesday morning after the pilot saw a plane preparing to take off on the same runway it was supposed to land on.