FAA clears SpaceX to launch Starship

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 ...
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.
‘Fundamental corruption’: Chris Murphy blasts Elon Musk’s $2.4 billion FAA scheme
What's happening at the FAA is a fundamental corruption,” says Sen. Chris Murphy on Elon Musk yanking away a $2.4 billion FAA ...
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FAA Posts Recruitment Link After Elon Musk Calls on Retired Air Traffic Controllers to Come Back to Work
Recent crashes include one between a passenger jet and an army helicopter, a plane that flipped over after landing, and a ...
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FAA testing Musk’s Starlink at 3 sites to fix ‘reliability’ issue
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is testing the use of Elon Musk’s Starlink internet platform to fix connectivity issues in U.S. airspace. The agency, on Monday, stated that ...
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Musk’s SpaceX Lands FAA Contract — Conflict of Interest Be Damned
Days after Elon Musk and his so-called Department of Government ... the billionaire approved the shipping of 4,000 Starlink terminals to the FAA last week. In a statement released Monday, the ...
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It Looks an Awful Lot Like Elon Musk Is Awarding a Huge Government Contract to Himself
The FAA is considering cancelling a $2.4 billion, 15-year contract that was awarded to Verizon in 2023, and hand it to Musk's ...
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Elon Musk’s Genius Plan to Solve FAA Worker Shortage Is Beyond Belief
As of September 2024, the FAA had 14,000 air traffic controllers in its employ, having surpassed its yearly goal to bring ...