A number of probationary FAA employees were among federal workers losing their jobs due to efforts to downsize the federal workforce, according to reports. [Credit: Shutterstock]
Key Takeaways:
Probationary FAA employees, including those in aviation safety and maintenance, have been terminated as part of a federal workforce downsizing effort.
Aviation safety labor unions are strongly opposing these firings, arguing they are not performance-related and will negatively impact aviation safety, increase workload, and exacerbate existing staffing shortages within the FAA.
While the Department of Transportation states the FAA continues to hire and retain safety-critical personnel, unions express significant concerns about the potential consequences for the national airspace system and air traffic control.
Aviation safety labor unions are pushing back after a number of probationary FAA employees and air traffic controllers (ATCs) were among federal workers losing their jobs due to efforts to downsize the federal workforce.
Those affected include workers “hired for FAA radar, landing and navigational air maintenance,” The Associated Press reported Monday.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
