While no air traffic controllers were let go, the firings have raised concerns about the agency’s ability to maintain essential functions at a time when it’s already facing staffing shortages and increasing pressure from a recent string of incidents.
Nearly 300 Federal Aviation Administration employees were fired just weeks after a midair collision over Washington, D.C., killed 67 people.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian defended the Trump administration's cuts to the FAA, saying they would not impact airline safety after a Delta plane crashed this week.
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Audio from from Toronto Pearson Airport captures the reaction from air traffic controllers the moment a plane arriving from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport flipped upside down.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is doubling down on trying to blame President Donald Trump for the Delta plane crash that happened in Toronto, Canada. In an overly dramatic speech Wednesday on the U.S. Senate floor, Schumer claimed that Trump’s layoffs at the FAA are making the skies less safe.
Minnesota authorities are in contact with airport officials as they continue to gather more information about the injury crash.
Billy Nolen, a former acting Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, said Monday that now is the time for air traffic control upgrades. “[One of the things] I’ve testified both
At least 18 people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, according to the FAA and local authorities.
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scrippsnews on MSN18 injured after Delta plane from Minneapolis flips over on landing at Toronto airportA Delta Air Lines plane flipped over on landing at a Toronto airport Monday. 18 people were injured in the incident, airport officials said, revising the total down from when paramedics had said 19 people were injured. Two of those people were airlifted to trauma centers and one pediatric patient was taken to a children's hospital.
The flight from MSP crashed at Toronto Pearson Monday afternoon with 80 people on board. Officials report no fatalities.
At least 18 people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis crashed upon landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Canada, according to the FAA and local authorities.
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