But the next day, President Donald Trump deepened the FAA’s problems by blaming the disaster on diversity programs, a pronouncement that baffled many in the agency’s workforce. At least one ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Republican-backed bill ostensibly aimed at protecting mental health professionals progressed in the Kentucky House of Representatives largely along party lines Wednesday. But ...

Starlink's internet equipment is being tested in least two different FAA facilities. Starlink is also preparing to take over a $2 billion contract currently held by telecom provider Verizon ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on Friday designating English as the official language of the United States, according to the White House. The order will allow ...

The EEOC has argued in court filings that pursuing the lawsuits conflicts with Trump's executive order, which declared that the government would only recognize the female and male sexes and ordered ...

For Starship Flight 8 to blast off, the FAA must give its approval, which could come in a few ways. In 2023, the FAA issued a five-year license to SpaceX for launches from Texas, which is ...

Last week, Musk approved the shipping of 4,000 Starlink terminals to the FAA, according to Bloomberg News, which first reported the partnership.

The contract comes while Musk is leading efforts to make deep cuts in federal government spending, including staffing cuts at the FAA, and some critics are raising questions about conflicts of ...

The FAA this week announced it will test Starlink ... Trump has tasked DOGE, created via executive order, with cutting federal spending, and it has already canceled contracts at other agencies.

Former FAA officials also told The Associated Press that they were alarmed at the prospect of Starlink being used as a critical part of the nation’s aviation system without adequate testing, review ...

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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 ...