READ MORE: Elon Musk 'pressured' FAA boss to quit one week before Potomac river plane crash Back in 2009, Obama spoke about the Continental Airlines crash that resulted in the deaths of 49 people.

Jan 30, 2025 · The FAA’s focus on diversity began under the Obama administration. In 2013, the FAA started using a “biographical assessment” to increase the hiring of preferred minority racial groups at ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Here's what the USA TODAY Fact Check Team found on how Trump's statements compare to Federal Aviation Administration standards and past changes. ... presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama, for FAA ...

6 days ago · No, Barack Obama Wasn't on Army Helicopter That Crashed Into American Airline Plane Jan. 30, 2025 Officials believe no one survived the collision near Washington, D.C., in late January 2025.

Jan 31, 2025 · The lawsuit alleges that under former President Barack Obama, the FAA replaced a skill-based hiring system with a “biographical assessment” aimed at increasing minority representation.

The lawsuit alleges that under former President Barack Obama, the FAA replaced a skill-based hiring system with a “biographical assessment” aimed at increasing minority representation. Brigida ...

Jan 30, 2025 · In the 2016 fiscal year under then-President Barack Obama, for example, the FAA said it had exceeded a 2.33% goal by hiring 89 people with targeted disabilities out of 3,373 total hires, a rate of ...

Jan 31, 2025 · As rescue crews pulled bodies out of the Potomac River, and before officials could investigate what went wrong, President Donald Trump blamed a January 29, 2025 plane crash in Washington on diversity initiatives he said his Democratic predecessors Barack Obama and Joe Biden promoted at the expense of air safety. But Trump's claim that the Federal Aviation Administration pushed to hire air ...

Jan 31, 2025 · A close look at the FAA’s hiring policies under Obama, Biden and Trump shows that Trump mischaracterized the policies and misled about his actions and the actions of his White House predecessors.

Jan 30, 2025 · President Donald Trump blasted the administrations of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, along with diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) initiatives within the Federal Aviation Administration and the ...