Firings Are ‘Demoralizing’ FAA Workers, Union Says

Carey photo of Ronald Reagan statue

A statue of President Ronald Reagan, who fired 11,000 striking air traffic controllers in 1981, at the entrance of Washington Reagan National Airport. 

Credit: Bill Carey
Only three of the 132 FAA technical employees fired by the agency in mid-February under orders from the Trump administration have been reinstated to their jobs, the president of the union representing them said March 4. The three employees who were called back are legal instruments examiners based...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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