After hundreds of FAA workers are fired, this N.J. congressman is fighting back

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After hundreds of FAA workers are fired, this N.J. congressman is fighting back

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer wants to ground the Trump administration’s plans to fire hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration workers, including some safety personnel.Gottheimer, D-5th Dist., speaking at Newark Liberty Airport with its control tower in the background, criticized the cuts, pointing to the 14 crashes since January had claimed 87 lives.

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Blumenthal Demands Reinstatement Of Fired FAA Safety Workers, Citing Air Travel Risks

HARTFORD, CT – US Sen. Richard Blumenthal called Friday for the immediate reinstatement of hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration safety personnel who were recently terminated by the Trump administration.

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Trump FAA job cuts will ‘only create more safety risks,’ former staffers warn

Despite assurances from transport secretary Sean Duffy that none of the 400 FAA staff let go were critical safety personnel, industry experts disagree

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'Flying blind': Aviation experts sound alarm about dangers of 'senseless' Trump FAA cuts

President Donald Trump and his close ally Elon Musk are insisting that the mass layoffs being pushed by Trump's administration and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which Musk heads, will not endanger public safety in any way — that their goal is cutting fat and waste from the federal government, not vital functions. But critics of Trump and Musk counter that the layoffs are being carried out in such a reckless, haphazard way that …

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Safety fears as Trump cuts jobs at US Federal Aviation Administration

The Trump administration has fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees during a time when the flying public is looking for reassurance on safety.

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Close to 400 employees of the US Federal Aviation Administration have been sacked following the collision of a helicopter and a scheduled aircraft in Washington DC three weeks ago.