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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore in New York

Trump administration firing FAA staff including safety workers despite recent crashes

A barge and crane lift debris from a river as a plane takes off.
A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National airport as a crane retrieves wreckage from the plane crash that killed 67 people on 29 January. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of employees at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), including some who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, despite four deadly crashes since inauguration day.

According to the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (Pass) union, “several hundred” workers received termination notices on Friday.

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