Musk has inside track to take over contract to fix air traffic communications system
A satellite company owned by Elon Musk is on a possible fast track to take over a large federal contract to modernize the nation’s air traffic communications system.
Musk's Starlink may take over contract to fix FAA air traffic communications system
Starlink equipment was installed as a prelude to a takeover of a $2 billion contract held by Verizon, government employees, contractors and others say.
Elon Musk’s Starlink being tested for air traffic communication at N.J. facility
Starlink, a satellite company Musk owns, could assume a contract held by communications giant Verizon. The technology is being tested outside of Atlantic City.
Musk slams a Starlink competitor amid questions about $2.4B FAA contract
Elon Musk’s promotion of his satellite company's services came as his Department of Government Efficiency weighs potentially steep cuts at the FAA, which is overseeing the contract.
Musk's Starlink in line for deal with FAA for air traffic control upgrade
The FAA is testing Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet service. That could raise a possible conflict of interest, experts say.
Elon Musk falsely accuses Verizon of putting US air safety at 'serious risk'
WASHINGTON - Billionaire presidential adviser Elon Musk on Thursday falsely accused Verizon, a rival contractor of his SpaceX Starlink system, of putting U.S. air safety at risk through a communications system that is actually operated by L3Harris.
Starlink Terminals Are Being Sent to Restore US Air Traffic Control Connectivity, Musk Says
Billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday said that Starlink terminals are being sent on an emergency basis to restore air traffic control connectivity in the United States. "The Verizon communication system to air traffic control is breaking down very rapidly.
FAA targeting Verizon contract in favor of Musk’s Starlink, sources say
Turning the $2.4 billion project over to Musk’s company would be a major test of conflict-of-interest rules in government contracting.
Elon Musk says he's sending Starlink tech to FAA while asserting, without evidence, that air safety is 'at risk'
Elon Musk said Thursday that he’s sending his Starlink satellite internet terminals to the Federal Aviation Administration while saying, without providing evidence, that current technology poses a risk to air travel safety.
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Some of the 400 jobs that were cut at the FAA helped support air safety, a union says
A union says jobs eliminated at the Federal Aviation Administration had direct roles in supporting safety inspectors and ...
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'President Plane Accident': FAA worker renames Trump as laid off staff warn of 'danger'
Workers at the Federal Aviation Administration sounded the alarm this week after President Donald Trump and Elon Musk oversaw ...