Elon Musk's DOGE Tried to Fire Air Traffic Controllers

Elon Musk's DOGE Tried to Fire Air Traffic Controllers: Report
The exchange reportedly occurred when Trump called his cabinet into the Oval Office to clarify the scope of Musk's authority.
Musk’s DOGE team reportedly tried to fire air traffic controllers amid multiple plane crashes but was stopped by the Transportation secretary
Duffy also rebuffed Musk’s claim that air traffic controllers were hired from DEI initiatives.
Elon Musk to retired air traffic controllers: Please come back to work
Musk wants retired air traffic controllers to return to their jobs amid a shortage of qualified professionals.
Elon Musk begs ‘top notch’ air traffic controllers to come out of retirement to ease shortage
The face of DOGE, the government’s cost-cutting task force, said there is a “shortage” of skilled air traffic controllers.
Elon Musk wants 'top notch' retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work
Billionaire Elon Musk is asking for some retired air traffic controllers to consider returning to work to assist with the shortage of "top-notch" staffing.
Elon Musk ‘wants to fire as many people of color as possible,’ says reporter covering Trump
A reporter covering President Donald Trump explained why tech billionaire Elon Musk wanted to fire “DEI hires” at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Elon Musk says upgrade of FAA’s air traffic control system is failing and SpaceX needs to 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 is failing. And he said that it is important that Starlink, a unit of his SpaceX satellite and rocket company,
Elon Musk Wants SpaceX To Fix Air Traffic Control. Here’s Why It Won’t Work.
Satellite service Starlink doesn’t have the capabilities to be the FAA’s comms backbone. Trump officials may take a $2.4B contract from Verizon and give it to Musk’s company anyway.
Musk decries "shortage" of air traffic controllers weeks after offering them buyouts
Tesla CEO and DOGE boss Elon Musk took to X on Thursday to call for retired air traffic controllers to return to their posts. “There is a shortage of top-notch air traffic controllers,” Musk wrote on X. “If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so.”
Musk Really Was Trying to Fire Air Traffic Controllers, Transportation Secretary Reveals
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy accused Elon Musk’s DOGE team of trying to fire air traffic controllers at the Federal Aviation Administration, according to a report. Duffy made the claim at a tense Cabinet meeting on Thursday that saw tensions flare between Musk and several members of Donald Trump’s administration,
Elon Musk's Starlink in line for deal with FAA, raising potential ethical concerns
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Elon Musk urges retired air traffic controllers to come back
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