Reinstating probationary employees . In a statement on March 17, PASS confirmed that 132 probationary employees at the FAA, ...

The FAA is bringing back 132 employees who were let go when the Trump administration began firing hundreds of probationary employees in February 2025.

Though no air traffic controllers were let go, other essential FAA workers were dismissed, officials said. Dave Spero is the ...

Days after a Maryland federal judge ruled that terminated probationary workers must be temporarily reinstated, multiple ...

Dave Spero, the president of a union representing employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said at a Tuesday hearing that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) fired ...

It's too soon to say how the firings will affect aviation safety, but because they did not, at least initially, impact ...

PASS (Professional Aviation Safety Specialists, the American union that represents aviation safety specialists), through the ...

If you are worried about flying, well, more than usual, because of the hundreds of jobs that were eliminated at the Federal ...

Zoom out: David Spero, the leader of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) union, which represents FAA, employees said in a Saturday statement that the agency "is already challenged by ...

The Trump administration has begun firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees who maintain critical air traffic control ...

Yes. About 400 staffers at the Federal Aviation Administration were laid off in February. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. David Spero, national president of the ...