Following recommendations from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, the Trump administration has fired 15 or more workers at the Federal Aviation Administration facility in Egg Harbor Township,
Under the Trump administration, a top agency is considering scrapping a government-approved deal with Verizon to hand a massive $2 billion contract to Elon Musk’s company instead, according to The Washington Post.
SpaceX is slated to launch its Starship for the eighth time from Boca Chica, Texas, Friday, though plans could be thwarted if the FAA fails to give the green light.
The FAA is testing Starlink terminals for upgrades to the networks that manage airspace, creating the latest conflict of interest between the US government and Elon Musk.
Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and his team "point the fingers" at the FAA's alleged "ancient technology" and call on SpaceX engineers to help.
After Trump and Musk gutted the Federal Aviation Administration, the agency directed staff to locate tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal.
Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s sending his Starlink satellite internet terminals to the Federal Aviation Administration while saying, without providing evidence, that current technology poses a risk to air travel safety.
Elon Musk said Thursday that Verizon’s efforts to provide a critically needed upgrade to the FAA’s air traffic control system is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,
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,
What's happening at the FAA is a fundamental corruption,” says Sen. Chris Murphy on Elon Musk yanking away a $2.4 billion FAA contract and awarding it to his company. “It's both corrupt and it's really dangerous.
Reps. Jim Clyburn (SC-06) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) issued a joint statement Saturday accusing Elon Musk of holding a "glaring conflict of interest" as the Feder