FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington

[Deplorable Yankee]

FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington​

Ongoing policy criticism envelops crash aftermath despite no evidence DEI hiring played any role in accident

FILE - Planes are parked at gates are at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times - Thursday, January 30, 2025
Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, critics warned that the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

President Trump faced criticism Thursday after suggesting that the FAA’s DEI-focused hiring practices “could have” contributed to the crash, even while the cause remained under investigation.

“It’s one thing for internet pundits to spew up conspiracy theories. It’s another for the president of the United States of America to throw out idle speculation even as victims are still being recovered and families are still being notified. It turns your stomach,” said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat.

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Critics warned that the FAA’s focus on DEI diverted time and resources from air travel safety. It hobbled the agency as it grappled with air traffic controller shortages, antiquated monitoring equipment and an increase in near misses on crowded airport runways, they said. An unidentified source told The Associated Press on Thursday that the air traffic controller in charge of monitoring the airspace at the time of the fatal collision was performing the work of two people.

Air safety concerns prompted 11 Republican attorneys general to write to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker last year to question the administration’s hiring practices and priorities.

FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington

Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Reagan National Airport, critics warned the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

www.washingtontimes.com

I'm old enough to remember Boeing's having big d e i/quality problems last couple years
And whistleblowers getting assassinated over it

Bonus


They should have hired a guy in a dress and lipstick
Transphobic bigots full of conspiracy theory hate

 

[Stryder50]

Some references;

Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee​

Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee

<p>Air Traffic Control Trainee</p><p>This is a developmental Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) position responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of air traffic through the nation's airspace. Developmental controllers receive a wide range of training in controlling and...

www.usajobs.gov

Be ATC - FAA Hiring Air Traffic Controllers​

https://www.faa.gov/be-atc

FAA Website;

https://www.faa.gov/

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Some references;

Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee​

Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee

<p>Air Traffic Control Trainee</p><p>This is a developmental Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) position responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of air traffic through the nation's airspace. Developmental controllers receive a wide range of training in controlling and...

www.usajobs.gov

Be ATC - FAA Hiring Air Traffic Controllers​

https://www.faa.gov/be-atc

FAA Website;

https://www.faa.gov/

From what I saw before
The pilot may of misjudged and thought he was looking at the right plane ...
But I still ain't discounting d e i incompetence

 

[Stryder50]

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From what I saw before
The pilot may of misjudged and thought he was looking at the right plane ...
But I still ain't discounting d e i incompetence

Nothing DEI related on this FAA page for recruiting and training;

Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee

<p>Air Traffic Control Trainee</p><p>This is a developmental Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) position responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of air traffic through the nation's airspace. Developmental controllers receive a wide range of training in controlling and...

www.usajobs.gov

You have a link for that Daily Mail article ?

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Nothing DEI related on this FAA page for recruiting and training;

Air Traffic Control Specialist - Trainee

<p>Air Traffic Control Trainee</p><p>This is a developmental Air Traffic Control Specialist (ATCS) position responsible for the safe, orderly, and expeditious movement of air traffic through the nation's airspace. Developmental controllers receive a wide range of training in controlling and...

www.usajobs.gov

You have a link for that Daily Mail article ?

FAA recruits workers with 'severe intellectual' disabilities

The FAA is actively recruiting individuals with specific disabilities under its diversity hiring initiative in order to hit its woke DEI targets.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There's a link in the article to the faa website but under the new administration I'm pretty sure that's changed

 

[Stryder50]

FAA recruits workers with 'severe intellectual' disabilities

The FAA is actively recruiting individuals with specific disabilities under its diversity hiring initiative in order to hit its woke DEI targets.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There's a link in the article to the faa website but under the new administration I'm pretty sure that's changed

Well, thanks, sort of ....
That link is to the FAA main page, but not to a specific page with text on the "DEI claims".
In fact that is the link I provided in my earlier post above.

Reading through the material I could find on the FAA website, the requirements to get hired into training and the testing to get a job as ATC afterward would exclude some of the more questionable "DEI" sorts, such as blind, deaf, intellectually incompetent, etc.

I hesitate to clog this board with a huge copy-paste, which is why I recommend going to the links I provided and read the text there.

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

Well, thanks, sort of ....
That link is to the FAA main page, but not to a specific page with text on the "DEI claims".
In fact that is the link I provided in my earlier post above.

Reading through the material I could find on the FAA website, the requirements to get hired into training and the testing to get a job as ATC afterward would exclude some of the more questionable "DEI" sorts, such as blind, deaf, intellectually incompetent, etc.

I hesitate to clog this board with a huge copy-paste, which is why I recommend going to the links I provided and read the text there.

The new administration have been changing websites since day one so something from last year from gayor Pete is not going to be up there

I highly doubt it
If I come across the whole thing I'll dump a link for you

 

[Stryder50]

The new administration have been changing websites since day one so something from last year from gayor Pete is not going to be up there

I highly doubt it
If I come across the whole thing I'll dump a link for you

This excerpt seems fair solid, not PC, ...

• While attending academy training you will be on a temporary appointment. Academy students receive basic and initial qualification air traffic control training at the FAA Academy, which includes:
  • Complete occupational indoctrination including highlights of Federal employment, familiarization with organizational structure & functions, aircraft, air traffic control system, & aviation industry, classroom instruction & workshop exercises relating to the air traffic control system.
• Individuals who do not successfully complete training at the FAA Academy and all other necessary requirements will have their employment terminated.

 

[August West]

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From what I saw before
The pilot may of misjudged and thought he was looking at the right plane ...
But I still ain't discounting d e i incompetence

You`ve posted an opinion piece from a British tabloid.

 

[luiza]

You`ve posted an opinion piece from a British tabloid.

Great that you appreciate that our Rubbish is a much better quality than your undoubted Trash .
Well done January Pest .

 

[multivita-man]

Great that you appreciate that our Rubbish is a much better quality than your undoubted Trash .
Well done January Pest .

MAGAs believe anything they read/hear lol

 

[Deplorable Yankee]

MAGAs believe anything they read/hear lol

As the convicted felon named Hitler angrily lurched for the steering wheel

 

[debbiedowner]

FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington​

Ongoing policy criticism envelops crash aftermath despite no evidence DEI hiring played any role in accident

FILE - Planes are parked at gates are at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times - Thursday, January 30, 2025
Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, critics warned that the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

President Trump faced criticism Thursday after suggesting that the FAA’s DEI-focused hiring practices “could have” contributed to the crash, even while the cause remained under investigation.

“It’s one thing for internet pundits to spew up conspiracy theories. It’s another for the president of the United States of America to throw out idle speculation even as victims are still being recovered and families are still being notified. It turns your stomach,” said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat.

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Critics warned that the FAA’s focus on DEI diverted time and resources from air travel safety. It hobbled the agency as it grappled with air traffic controller shortages, antiquated monitoring equipment and an increase in near misses on crowded airport runways, they said. An unidentified source told The Associated Press on Thursday that the air traffic controller in charge of monitoring the airspace at the time of the fatal collision was performing the work of two people.

Air safety concerns prompted 11 Republican attorneys general to write to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker last year to question the administration’s hiring practices and priorities.

FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington

Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Reagan National Airport, critics warned the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

www.washingtontimes.com

I'm old enough to remember Boeing's having big d e i/quality problems last couple years
And whistleblowers getting assassinated over it

Bonus


They should have hired a guy in a dress and lipstick
Transphobic bigots full of conspiracy theory hate

Who pushed the program in 2019 and did nothing about it?

 

[crossbody]

...so are you saying the democrats planted a killer in the Washington control tower through DEI?

hmmm...

 

[JoeB131]

Air Traffic Controllers are 75% white and 85% male. DEI wasn't the issue here.

What was the issue was that Trump has caused chaos in government by firing leadership without anyone to step up.

 

[debbiedowner]

Air Traffic Controllers are 75% white and 85% male. DEI wasn't the issue here.

What was the issue was that Trump has caused chaos in government by firing leadership without anyone to step up.

Not to mention DEI at FAA was up and running in the Trump first term and he did nothing about it and seem to love it.

 

[luiza]

MAGAs believe anything they read/hear lol

You are now on the death list .

BTW , I am English female aristocracy and not in love with Trumpfy , the Jewish leader of the MAGA cult .

 

[g5000]

FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington​

Ongoing policy criticism envelops crash aftermath despite no evidence DEI hiring played any role in accident

FILE - Planes are parked at gates are at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times - Thursday, January 30, 2025
Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, critics warned that the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

President Trump faced criticism Thursday after suggesting that the FAA’s DEI-focused hiring practices “could have” contributed to the crash, even while the cause remained under investigation.

“It’s one thing for internet pundits to spew up conspiracy theories. It’s another for the president of the United States of America to throw out idle speculation even as victims are still being recovered and families are still being notified. It turns your stomach,” said Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat.

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Critics warned that the FAA’s focus on DEI diverted time and resources from air travel safety. It hobbled the agency as it grappled with air traffic controller shortages, antiquated monitoring equipment and an increase in near misses on crowded airport runways, they said. An unidentified source told The Associated Press on Thursday that the air traffic controller in charge of monitoring the airspace at the time of the fatal collision was performing the work of two people.

Air safety concerns prompted 11 Republican attorneys general to write to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker last year to question the administration’s hiring practices and priorities.

FAA’s diversity hiring practices were under scrutiny long before the air disaster in Washington

Years before Wednesday’s fatal collision between a military helicopter and a passenger jet approaching Reagan National Airport, critics warned the Obama and Biden administrations had jeopardized safety by prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion at the Federal Aviation Administration.

www.washingtontimes.com

I'm old enough to remember Boeing's having big d e i/quality problems last couple years
And whistleblowers getting assassinated over it

Bonus


They should have hired a guy in a dress and lipstick
Transphobic bigots full of conspiracy theory hate

Yes, like with Paul Pelosi, we must invent a totally bullshit narrative when we have ZERO facts.

So we'll go with negroes and women this time.

 

[g5000]

As usual, The Onion is dead on.

Trump To Victims’ Families: ‘I’m Doing Everything Possible To Resegregate Flight Schools’​

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Trump Claims God Spared Him In Airplane Crash​

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Saying it was only by divine intervention that he was still standing, President Donald Trump stated during a press briefing Thursday that God had spared his life during last night’s midair collision of an Army helicopter and a passenger jet over the Potomac River. “Without the beautiful hand of God guiding that airplane away from the White House, I would have died in that terrible crash,” said Trump, who when informed by a reporter that the jetliner was on its approach to a runway at Reagan National Airport and not heading toward the Executive Residence interrupted to point out that the investigation was ongoing. “It’s very sad, what happened. Very sad. But it also could have been Air Force One in that crash, you know? God must have kept me alive for a reason, because it could easily have been me.” The president concluded his remarks by pumping his fist and chanting the word “Fight!” to himself as aides ushered him away from the podium.

 

[Stryder50]

FYI & FWIW
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Flashback: Biden's first FAA nominee accused of being DEI hire after he couldn't answer any aviation questions​

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President Biden's first pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration was a disastrous choice when it came to possessing actual knowledge about aviation and regulations.

In 2023, Biden nominated Phillip Washington, CEO of the Denver International Airport. Washington eventually withdrew his nomination after being subjected to questioning from senators like Ted Budd (R-N.C.), who revealed that Democrats may not have been focusing on merit when it came to who leads the country's airspace.
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With the country concerned about the hiring practices of the FAA, the video of Budd questioning Washington showed just how unqualified the nominee was for a position as important as director of the FAA.

"What are the six types of special-use airspace that protect this national security that appear on FAA charts?" Budd asked Washington at a confirmation hearing.

"Sorry, Senator. I cannot answer that question," Washington replied.

Budd repeatedly asked other aviation questions: "Okay. So what are the operational limitations of a pilot flying under basic med?"

"Senator, I'm not a pilot. So ..." Washington answered.

The nominee soon attempted to provide some examples like "high blood pressure," but Budd interjected to let Washington know the question actually had nothing to do with medical restrictions.

"What altitude you can fly under ... amount of knots; it's under 250 knots. So it's not having anything to do with blood pressure," Budd explained.

In a video of the exchange that received over 1.3 million views, Washington mentioned that he was not a pilot multiple times, even when Budd asked a basic question like, "What causes an aircraft to spin or stall?"
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At the time, comments from viewers poured in about Washington being a prime example of diversity, equity, and inclusion hiring practices.
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"DEI = didn't earn it, below [is a] simple example of this," another viewer said of Washington's responses.

"DEI will always be dangerous and objectively a disaster wherever it’s deployed," another critic said in response.
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The nominee was then replaced by Biden's second choice, Michael G. Whitaker, a former deputy administrator at the FAA.

Whitaker ended up resigning just 10 days before the D.C. crash in 2025, but his intent to step down was announced in December 2024.
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Flashback: Biden's first FAA nominee accused of being DEI hire after he couldn't answer any aviation questions | Blaze Media

Phillip Washington rescinded his nomination after an embarrassing performance at a confirmation hearing.

www.theblaze.com