Bryan Bedford, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has misled the public, claiming to have a “commercial” pilot license that he does not hold, Politico reported. Bedford, who serves as president and CEO of Republic Airways, was listed on the airline’s website as holding “commercial, multi-engine …
Read More »Trump's FAA Nominee Lied About Having a 'Commercial' Pilot License
Bryan Bedford, Donald Trump‘s nominee to lead the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has misled the public, claiming to have a “commercial” pilot license that he does not hold, Politico reported. Bedford, who serves as president and CEO of Republic Airways, was listed on the airline’s website as holding “commercial, multi-engine …
Read More »Nathan Fielder Reacts to FAA Statement About 'The Rehearsal': 'That's Dumb'
Nathan Fielder rejected a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on CNN on Thursday about flight safety. “That’s dumb,” he said. “They’re dumb.” The premise for the second season of his HBO series The Rehearsal is that poor communication between copilots and airplane captains leads to crashes. The season …
Read More »Musk Allies Made FAA Staff Sign NDAs to Keep New Project Secret
Elon Musk’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has been spearheading a multi-million dollar communications project at the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency that regulates the nation’s air travel, and employees roped into it have been forced to sign non-disclosure agreements, sources with knowledge of the situation say. The situation …
Read More »Inside Elon Musk's Gleeful Destruction of the Government
B en Vizzachero had his dream job, working as a wildlife biologist with the Los Padres National Forest in California. He was moving up the ladder, had recently received a positive performance review, and was “making the world a better place,” he says. Yet, over Presidents’ Day weekend in February, …
Read More »FAA Officials Ordered Staff to Find Funding for Elon Musk's Starlink
Elon Musk’s satellite business Starlink may not have officially taken over Verizon’s $2.4 billion contract with the Federal Aviation Administration yet to upgrade the systems it uses to manage America’s airspace. However, on Friday, FAA officials ordered staff to begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal, …
Read More »How Elon Musk Is Using DOGE to Weaken His Regulators
Elon Musk, the de facto head of Donald Trump’s government, is also the orchestrator of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). But in leading a project to slash government agencies and the federal workforce, Musk is not missing his chance to attack the regulatory agencies that oversee the businesses …
Read More »Musk's SpaceX Lands FAA Contract — Conflict of Interest Be Damned
Days after Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government Efficiency cut hundreds of jobs at the Federal Aviation Administration — including critical safety roles — his company, SpaceX, has secured a contract with the agency to use Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to help manage U.S. airspace. Yes, it’s a …
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