Delta Air Lines CEO: Trump Administration FAA Cuts Won’t Hurt Airline Safety

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Appearing on CBS News, Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian claimed that the recent job cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) would not impact Delta or the safety of the airline industry and heaped praises on the Trump administration.

Delta Air Lines CEO Lauds Trump Administration For Promises On Safety, Supports FAA Cuts

In an appearance on CBS Mornings on Wednesday, Gayle King asked Bastian, “Do those cuts worry you and do you think that impacts safety?” She was referring to the 400 or so jobs that were slashed over the weekend at the FAA, which Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy defended as non-essential personnel, arguing, “Zero air traffic controllers and critical safety personnel were let go.”

After saying “the cuts do not affect us,” Baistan added:

“I’ve been in close communication with the Secretary of Transportation. I understand that the cuts at this time are something that are raising questions, but the reality is there’s over 50,000 people that work at the FAA. And the cuts, I understand, were 300 people, and they were in non-critical safety functions.

“The Trump administration has committed to investing deeply in terms of improving the overall technologies that are used in the air traffic control systems and modernizing the skies. They’ve committed to hiring additional controllers and investigators, and safety investigators. So no, I’m not concerned with that at all.”

You can watch the interview here:

He also talked about compensation for the passengers onboard the Delta – Endeavor Air CRJ-900 that flipped over upon landing in Toronto, which I will discuss in a separate post.


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