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Trump fires hundreds of air traffic support staff as SpaceX visits FAA command center | TechCrunch

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The FAA has begun firing hundreds of FAA employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure.

The firings, which began late Friday night , come as Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been tapped to help create a new air traffic system.

The news comes just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in D.C..