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FAA Might Drop Verizon for Starlink

FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk's Starlink, the Washington Post reports

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is close to canceling a $2.4 billion contract awarded to Verizon to overhaul a communications system, and awarding the work to Elon Musk's Starlink, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday.

Gizmodo · 2h

FAA Might Drop Verizon for Starlink as Elon Musk Controls U.S. Government

The $2.4 billion contract was awarded to Verizon in 2023, according to the Post, and upgrades the systems that allow FAA offices to communicate with air traffic control facilities. But Musk has been critical of Verizon in recent days,

IJR · 3h

FAA Reportedly Considering Musk-Owned Company For $2 Billion Air Traffic Control Modernization Contract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering canceling its $2.4 billion air traffic control communications system contract with Verizon and

Washington National, flight and American Airlines plane

The Hill on MSN · 1d

Plane canceled landing at Reagan Washington National to avoid departing flight

An American Airlines pilot canceled a landing at Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday to avoid colliding with a departing flight, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

American Airlines flight discontinues landing to avoid departing plane at Washington National

The Federal Aviation Administration says an American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing, performing a go-around to avoid getting too close to

The New York Times · 1d

Two Planes, in Washington and Chicago, Abort Landings to Avoid Collisions

The near misses on Tuesday came after a string of aviation disasters, including the midair collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet last month that killed 67 people.

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Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs take over Verizon’s contract

Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system ...

USA Today10d

Hundreds of FAA employees fired by Trump administration weeks after midair DC collision

WASHINGTON – About 400 recently hired support staff employees at the Federal Aviation Administration were fired over the weekend as part of the Trump administration's mass terminations of ...

FOX 5 Washington DC on MSN1d

New FAA rules at DCA halt air traffic for president’s Marine One travel

Air traffic at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport will now come to a complete stop whenever the president flies to and ...

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FAA Weighs Canceling Verizon Deal Amid Starlink Terminal Tests

The US Federal Aviation Administration is nearing a decision on whether to cancel a $2 billion Verizon Communications Inc. contract, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Trump's Helicopter Movements Force FAA To Halt Reagan National Flights, Causing Widespread Airline Disruptions: Report

New Federal Aviation Administration regulations mandating the shutdown of runway operations at Washington's Reagan National ...

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Fliers at Reagan facing long delays after FAA changed rules to shut down airspace when Marine One is in the air

Fliers at Reagan facing long delays after FAA changed rules to shut down airspace when Marine One is in the air - A Black ...

Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps

Terminated probationary employees at the FAA include some who work on the team responsible for producing air traffic ...

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Duffy on cuts at FAA: ‘We kept all the critical safety positions’

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Monday defended workforce cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), saying ...

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