All 64 people on the American Airlines passenger plane and three people aboard the Army helicopter were killed.

The Trump memorandum directs the FAA “to immediately review all hiring decisions and changes to safety protocols." ...

A close look at the FAA’s hiring policies shows President Donald Trump mischaracterized the policies and misled about his ...

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.

As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President ...

Chido Nwangwu in this piece faults the submission of the United States President Donald Trump for heaping the blame without proof of the January 29, 2025 plane collision in Washington DC on policies ...

The USA Fact Check Team digs into comments made about the FAA and diversity efforts in the wake of the DC plane crash.

One widely shared claim was that Trump fired 3,000 air traffic controllers shortly after taking office for his second term.

The FAA has said that all controllers have to meet tough testing and training standards and go through a lengthy ...

President Barack Obama in 2010 ordered federal agencies to prioritize hiring more people with disabilities. The Federal Aviation Administration incorporated such efforts into its diversity hiring ...