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Trump criticized DEI and FAA's diversity policies

Trump targets FAA diversity efforts in plane crash probe despite no evidence they played any role

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.

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Trump criticized DEI and the FAA's diversity policies after a deadly plane crash. Here's what we know.

Initiatives aimed at expanding the workforce existed under President Trump's first term, including a program that aimed to recruit and train qualified individuals with disabilities, including veterans,

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Trump Launched FAA Diversity Program to Hire People With Disabilities

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

FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National

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FAA restricting helicopter flights near Reagan National after crash

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.

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FAA restricts flight path used by helicopter in fatal collision

The directive from the FAA included a sharpened focus on the risks and dangers of the jumble of aircraft sharing the crowded airspace near National Airport.

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What is a black box on a plane? What to know after AA Flight 5342 crash with helicopter

What is a black box, what can it tell us, and have the data recorders been found from Flight 5342 and the Army's Blackhawk?

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FAA Academy in Oklahoma struggled to fill classrooms due to DEI quotas, Sen. Mullin says

Sen. Markwayne Mullin told “Fox News Live" that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Academy in Oklahoma struggled due ...

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It seems the FAA office overseeing SpaceX’s Starship probe still has some bite

"The FAA has directed SpaceX to lead an investigation of the Starship Super Heavy Flight 7 mishap with FAA oversight," the ...

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How Trump’s Challenge Of FAA’s DEI Efforts Will Impact Airport Retailing

American airports, concessionaires, and the FAA are still reeling from the speed at which DEI initiatives might come to an ...

Some FAA systems are a half-century old, as aging tech suffers from lack of replacement parts and support service

“Specifically, according to the FAA officials, aging systems have been difficult to maintain due to the unavailability of parts and retirement of technicians with expertise in maintaining the aging ...

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Elon Musk Wanted FAA Chief Out, But There's No Evidence He Pushed Him To Resign

In the fall of 2024, the tech billionaire said the FAA administrator should resign after the agency fined his company over ...

FAA embroiled in lawsuit alleging it turned away 1,000 applicants based on race — that contributed to staffing woes

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