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Brilliant people have to be in those positions,
the President said, claiming
FAA NDP is a small, yet critical part of protecting the American public and many of our border states that are at risk of attack from our foreign adversaries such as China and Russia,
he saidThese are positions that are vital to supporting public safety,
a spokesperson said
I'm thankful that everyone in the flight incident in Toronto that took off from Minneapolis is safe, but we keep seeing these incidents day after day. Meanwhile, Trump's doing massive layoffs at the FAA—including safety specialists—and making our skies less and less safe. Democrats are fighting to protect the flying public."
New York Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer wrote on X
The FAA is already short 800 technicians and these firings inject unnecessary risk into the airspace—in the aftermath of four deadly crashes in the last month."
Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington, who is on the Senate Commerce Committee, said on MondayAviation safety should never be treated as a budget item that can just be completely cut,
he added
Less than a week later, I was fired, despite my position allegedly being exempted due to national security,
Spitzer-Stadtlander wrote in a post over the weekend on LinkedIn.jpg)
DOGE doesn’t even have a Facebook page.”
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt wrote Monday on XLess than 400 were let go, and they were all probationary, meaning they had been hired less than a year ago. Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go,
Duffy wrote on Monday
This is about protecting national security, and I'm scared to death, ... And the American public should be scared too."
Expressing his concern, Spitzer-Stadtlander stated ... and warned
I don't think they even knew what NDP does, they just thought, oh no big deal, he just works for the FAA."
He addedWe just landed. Our plane crashed. It’s upside down,
John Nelson, who recorded the video, said as he walked away from the plane
There is a pretty strong crosswind."
Judging by the windsock visible in videos captured at the scene, Durdey said
I'm closely following the serious incident at the Pearson Airport involving Delta Airlines flight 4819 from Minneapolis,
she said
A number of passengers were taken to local hospitals. GTAA staff are supporting families of passengers at arrivals,
the airport communicated on X. Flight operations recommenced on Monday evening after the incident, reports The Mirror USToday, we're expecting a busy day in our terminals with over 130,000 travellers on board around 1,000 flights,
the airport announced on X before the tragedy unfoldedThose three were critical, non-life-threatening injuries,
Peel Regional Paramedic Services Superintendent Lawrence Saindon told Fox News Digital
Departures and arrivals have resumed at Toronto Pearson as of 5 p.m.,
it saidInitial reports were that there are no fatalities. Several customers with injuries were transported to area hospitals. Our primary focus is taking care of those impacted,
the airline said
The flight attendants, and how well trained they are, to be able to get everyone out,
Schirard told CNN