Trump criticizes FAA diversity efforts after deadly plane crash, even as he says he doesn't know the cause yet
Trump, without evidence, appears to blame FAA diversity initiatives as factor in helicopter-plane collision
Donald Trump appeared to place blame on DEI initiatives at the Federal Aviation Administration while speaking on the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C.
Trump to Hold Plane Crash Briefing at 11 A.m. ET, White House Says
President Donald Trump will appear in the White House briefing room at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday to brief Americans on Wednesday's deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport, the White House said.
The Contentious History Between Elon Musk and Former FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker
While that office may be ready to go to work, the FAA itself is not fully on the job. That’s because it’s without an administrator. Michael Whitaker, who had led the administration since Oct., 2023, stepped down earlier this month,
Trump names acting FAA leader as flight agency reckons with deadly crash
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.
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President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
NTSB, FAA investigating deadly collision between passenger jet and Army helicopter near DC
A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., sending the two aircraft plummeting into the Potomac River.
‘This is now a recovery operation’: At least 28 bodies retrieved from Wichita flight crash near Washington, D.C. airport
An American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington, D.C. was involved in a crash near Reagan Airport Wednesday night.
FAA: Passenger jet with 64 aboard and Army helicopter collide near Washington D.C.
The FAA released a statement Wednesday that said, “A PSA Airlines Bombardier CRJ700 regional jet collided in midair with a Sikorsky H-60 helicopter while on approach to Runway 33 at Reagan Washington National Airport around 9 p.
Trump names acting FAA administrator after fatal collision
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said that he had appointed a former senior aviation official as the acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration administrator. The announcement comes after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.
Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at Reagan Washington National Airport, FAA says
A regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military helicopter on a training flight while on approach to an airport runway.
Washington DC plane crash: What we know about the investigation
More than 60 people were dead after an American Airlines regional passenger jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday and crashed into the frigid Potomac River near Reagan Washington National Airport.
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What we know about the midair crash near Washington, D.C.
Authorities believe there were no survivors in the accident, which happened as a regional passenger jet was attempting to land Wednesday night at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Trump suggests FAA diversity hiring responsible for Washington plane crash
The FAA is actively recruiting workers who suffer severe intellectual disabilities, psychiatric problems, and other mental and physical conditions," Trump said.