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'He's F---ing Fired!': Engineer Sacked After Blunder Grounded Donald Trump's Jet During Campaign

Trump fired a mechanic due to a mistake he made on the Trump Force One during the 2024 elections, claims a new book by Axios journalist Alex Isenstadt.

International Business Times UK

FAA Rehires 132 Employees After Court Order; Trump Picks New Agency Chief Amid Safety Concerns

The employees, all probationary workers, will receive back pay and are expected to return to their jobs on Mar. 20.

International Business Times

Jobs cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says

A union says jobs eliminated at the Federal Aviation Administration had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and airport operations

The Independent UK

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How many people Trump has fired from FAA as plane crashes rattle Americans

Trump’s FAA cuts come as the country is reeling from a spate of plane crashes in 2025

The Independent UK

FAA Employee Firings Shake Up Air Travel As Trump Administration Targets Probationary Workers

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy addressed the layoffs in a post on X late Monday, confirming that less than 400 workers out of the FAA's 45,000 employees had been let go.

International Business Times

Trump administration firing FAA staff including safety workers despite recent crashes

President moves to cut Federal Aviation Administration workforce as critics say public safety could be endangered

The Guardian - US

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds Of FAA Employees

Dismissal of FAA employees by Trump administration raises concerns over staffing shortages and lack of cause for terminations after a fatal mid-air collision.

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Trump begins firings of FAA air traffic control staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a fatal mid-air collision in Washington

The Independent UK

Dickey Betts, founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, dies at 80

The influential guitarist, songwriter and singer was best known for the song "Ramblin' Man." Betts's blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '70s.

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