FAA orders merit-based hiring, not DEI, at airlines

In what the Trump administration is calling a long-overdue reversal of Biden-era nonsense, the FAA just dropped a hammer on commercial airlines: starting now, they have to commit to straight-up merit-based hiring for pilots or risk a federal investigation. No more D.E.I. hires whose greatest asset is their skin color and/or gender.

The mandate rolled out in the form of a new mandatory Operations Specification, cleverly dubbed OpSpec A134. For Part 121 carriers (that's your major airlines), it means certifying that pilot hiring is based exclusively on merit, things like real experience, technical aptitude, and the actual qualifications that keep planes in the sky safely. The clock starts ticking 30 days from February 13.

What a concept!

"While the FAA has raised performance standards, dismantled DEI offices and contracts, and revised absurd Biden-Buttigieg era directives that wasted time renaming cockpits to flight decks, allegations of airlines hiring based on race and sex remain," the FAA said. "Under this new mandate, all U.S. carriers will be required to certify that this practice is terminated. Failure to do so will subject airlines to federal investigation."

This move fits perfectly with President Trump's push to gut diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across the federal government. The current DOT leadership has been hammering home the point that the previous administration blew billions on feel-good diversity initiatives that delivered zilch, all while critical infrastructure like the air traffic control system rotted.

"When families board their aircraft, they should fly with confidence knowing the pilot behind the controls is the best of the best," Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a statement. "The American people don’t care what their pilot looks like or their gender, they just care that they are the most qualified man or woman for the job."

Look, some airlines have rolled out recruitment programs and training pipelines targeting women and minority pilots in an industry that's still overwhelmingly male and white. But let's be clear: there's zero evidence anyone's been waving safety requirements to hit quotas, and the FAA hasn't exactly flooded the zone with specifics on those "allegations" it's citing.

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), the biggest pilots' union in the country, fired back quickly. Officials stressed that every one of their members flying Part 121 ops has to meet the exact same rigorous training, testing, and qualification standards and no exceptions.

"All ALPA pilots are trained and evaluated to the same uncompromising standard regardless of race, gender, or background," said president Jason Ambrosi. "A pilot's identity has no bearing on their ability to safely operate an aircraft. What matters is training, experience, and qualification, and on that front, there are no shortcuts and no compromises."

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Bottom line: the administration is making it official that safety trumps everything else, and if you're an airline, you'd better get on board with merit-only hiring fast.

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Planes forcedto 'go-arounds' after Army helicopter's 'scenic' route to Pentagon

The skies over D.C. just got a little too wild for comfort. In a move that screams “rules are for suckers,” a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter decided to play tourist over the Pentagon, forcing two commercial flights to pull a “not today” and circle back for safer landings. This wasn’t just a minor oops—it’s the kind of thing that makes you wonder if someone’s trying to turn Reagan National into an action movie set.

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, which is now digging into this mess alongside the FAA, a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 (Flight 1671) and a Republic Airways Embraer E170 (Flight 5825) were told to hit the brakes—mid-air—around 2:30 p.m. EST on Thursday. Why? Because this Black Hawk was apparently taking the long way home to the Pentagon from Fort Belvoir, Virginia, looping around the south and east sides like it was sightseeing. 

The Washington Post got hold of an FAA summary that called the route “scenic.” Scenic! As if this chopper was out there snapping selfies with the Lincoln Memorial.

Now, let’s talk numbers: Flight 1671, carrying 97 passengers and five crew from Orlando, had to abort its landing first. Then, Flight 5825 came within a half mile of kissing this Black Hawk, which was cruising just 200 feet below it. Oh, and for a few heart-stopping seconds, the helicopter’s radar tracker went dark. Because nothing says “everything’s fine” like a military chopper going stealth in one of the busiest airspaces in the country.

The FAA insists the helicopter didn’t stray into newly restricted airspace—put in place after a horrific mid-air collision earlier this year between a commercial plane and another Black Hawk that killed 67 people. 

But that’s cold comfort when you’re a passenger on a plane dodging a military joyride. U.S. Army spokesperson Capt. Victoria Goldfedib told NBC News the chopper was “in accordance with published FAA flight routes and DCA Air Traffic Control,” but an anonymous Army official scoffed at the “scenic” label. Sure, buddy, it was just business as usual, not a Pentagon parade.

Enter Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is, shall we say, not amused. 

Duffy called the incident “unacceptable” and laid it out plain: “Our helicopter restrictions around DCA are crystal clear. Safety must ALWAYS come first. We just lost 67 souls! No more helicopter rides for VIPs or unnecessary training in a congested DCA airspace full of civilians. Take a taxi or Uber -- besides most VIPs have black car service.” Preach, Sean! He’s vowing to have a come-to-Jesus chat with the Defense Department about “why the hell” the rules were “disregarded.” 

I’d love to be a fly on the wall for that one.

Look, I get it—military helicopters are cool, and the Pentagon’s a big deal. But this isn’t Top Gun. We’re talking about civilian planes packed with families, business travelers, and probably a few folks just trying to get home to their dogs. The skies around D.C. are congested enough without some hotshot pilot turning it into their personal playground. Duffy’s right: if you’re a VIP, call your driver. If you’re training, find a less crowded sandbox. And for the love of all that’s holy, keep your radar on. We’ve got enough drama on the ground without adding near-misses in the air.

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Former FAA contractor and naturalized citizen pleads guilty for spying for Iran

A former FAA contractor named Abouzar Rahmati, a 42-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen, just pleaded guilty to playing secret agent for Iran, funneling sensitive U.S. aviation and energy data to Tehran like it was a side hustle. 

Seven years of this nonsense, from December 2017 to June 2024, according to the DOJ. 

That’s right, while most of us were binge-watching Seinfeld, this guy was downloading 172 GB of restricted files—think U.S. National Aerospace System, airport radar systems, and radio frequency data—and slipping them to Iranian intelligence on "removable media" like some low-rent spy flick.

Rahmati, who once moonlighted as a first lieutenant in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (you know, the U.S.-designated terrorist outfit), wasn’t just content with aviation secrets. Oh no, he also tossed in private U.S. solar industry docs and FAA intel on airports and air traffic control towers. Because why stop at treason when you can go full buffet?

This all lands as President Trump’s "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran is cranking up to eleven. Tehran’s nuclear ambitions are in the crosshairs, and after they blew off direct talks last month, Trump didn’t mince words: "If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing. It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before." Classic Trump, serving up diplomacy with a side of kah-boom!

Rahmati’s facing up to 10 years for acting as Iran’s errand boy and another 5 for conspiracy. He’ll find out his fate on August 26, but let’s just say he’s not winning any Patriot of the Year awards. This is what happens when you let a fox guard the henhouse—or in this case, the airspace. Stay vigilant, folks; the world’s a messy place, and not everyone’s playing for Team USA.

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BREAKING: Latest on Reagan Int'l Airport Situation

A U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopter [Sikorsky UH-60] and an American Airlines regional jet crashed into the frigid waters of the Potomac River at around 8:48 p.m. Wednesday night. The jet was in the process of landing at Reagan International Airport.

Chief of District of Columbia Fire Department John Donnelly gave the sad news, "we don't think there are any survivors from this accident.” The fact is, being that the water in the river is around 35 degrees F. the probability that anyone remains alive is practically zero.

“We have recovered 27 people from the plane and one from the helicopter,” the Chief added.

“Despite all these efforts, we are now at a point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” he also said.

"The district office of the medical examiner has lead on reuniting these bodies and these people, with their loved ones," Donnelly added, "and we will continue to work to find all the bodies and collect them. and reunite them with their loved ones."

Aviation expert Kyle Bailey told Fox News Digital that "[I]t was a perfect storm of events [that happened last night]." He compared the tragic event to being struck by lightning and noted that it was "unfair to cast blame at this early stage."

“The U.S. military runs an incredible aviation operation,” he said. “But distractions do happen, and all humans make errors."

One possible reason this tragedy may have occurred is that the military uses UHF frequencies to communicate while civilian aircraft use VHF (Very High Frequency) generally between 118 MHz and 137 MHz. There could have been a miscommunication or delay that interrupted the flow of information needed to avoid the collision. Of course, it's too soon to speculate as this is a recent event.

I sincerely hope much is learned from this tragedy as it is investigated by the NTSB and FAA. 

May the friends and families of the victims find peace in their grieving. 

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Boeing whistleblower gets "Epsteined" as 787 suffers another mishap

"Sorry, I just woke up-I was dreaming that my Pez dispenser spoke to me"

John Barnett, the former Boeing Quality Manager, was found dead in a parking lot in Charleston, SC on Saturday. The cause of death was immediately determined to be a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," police claim. So the troubled aircraft manufacturer has yet another gossip-worthy situation going.

Barnett, 62, gave "stark warnings" about the problems he was seeing in on two Boeing passenger jet models. In one case, he discovered substandard parts were being used and in another, Dawn dishwashing soap was being used as a lubricant. We all know from tv commercials that Dawn is great on birds caught in oil spills, but it isn't the best thing to use as a lubricant--specific lubricants are the best thing to use for the lubricating jobs intended for them.

Barnett had also claimed Boeing executives were hiding the company's safety issues rather than addressing them, possibly because it cost money to fix the problems.

"My concerns are with the 737 and 787 because those programs have really embraced the theory that quality is overhead and non-value-added," Barnett told TMZ after the infamous Jan. 5 incident when a door plug blew off an Alaska Air 737 MAX 9 that depressurized the cabin and exposed passengers to open air and great views shortly after takeoff.


Not long after the Alaska Airline event, Chilean airline LATAM flight from Australia to New Zealand experienced a "technical event" on Monday in mid-flight that "caused a strong movement," resulting in about 50 people being injured causing mucho cursing in Spanish. The passenger jet was a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, one of the two models (the other is the troubled 737 MAX) described in Barnett's whistleblower complaint.

The Federal Aviation Administration said two weeks ago that it "will mandate a fix for a new 737 MAX design problem discovered by Boeing that, although it’s a remote possibility, could theoretically disable the jet’s engine anti-ice system." 

According to the same report, "Airlines have reported a separate issue with a similar system on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner that has caused what the FAA calls 'relatively minor' damage to the engine inlets on some two dozen of these wide-body jets in service."

Boeing has been given three years to address the problem on the MAX and 30 months to get the 787 fixed.

So did John Barnett off himself or was it a professional Epstein-esque job? Maybe we'll never know, but somehow, somewhere, someone is going to blame Trump.

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FAA wants to hire intellectually and psychiatrically impaired experts

The Federal Aviation Administration is currently recruiting workers with "severe intellectual" disabilities or psychiatric problems, and others with mental and physical conditions under a diversity and inclusion hiring initiative spelled out on the agency’s website. 

I don't know about you, but I can't wait to see how this all ends up. 

"Targeted disabilities are those disabilities that the Federal government, as a matter of policy, has identified for special emphasis in recruitment and hiring," the FAA’s website states. "They include hearing, vision, missing extremities, partial paralysis, complete paralysis, epilepsy, severe intellectual disability, psychiatric disability and dwarfism."

The initiative is part of the FAA’s "Diversity and Inclusion" hiring plan, which claims "diversity is integral to achieving FAA's mission of ensuring safe and efficient travel across our nation and beyond." 

How does diversity and inclusion ensure safe and efficient travel? There is nothing wrong with hiring people with mental or physical disabilities, but please don't tell me it makes travel safer or more efficient. I don't have a problem with hiring people with disabilities as long as they are placed in jobs they can handle and that will not cause them stress. 

The FAA’s virtue-signaling website shows the agency’s guidelines on diversity hiring were last updated on March 23, 2022.

The FAA, which is overseen by Secretary Peter "The Chest-feeder" Buttigieg's Department of Transportation, is a government agency charged with regulating civil aviation and employs roughly 45,000 people. He has done a bang-up job as Secretary, because a lot of things like trains and planes go "bang!" since he got the cushy position. 

Things also tend to crack or fall off of planes lately. One cannot blame Buttigieg directly, or can one?

Elon Musk tweeted on X just a week ago: "Do you want to fly in an airplane where they prioritized DEI hiring over your safety?. That is actually happening."

"The DEI Rot In The Airline Industry Is Way Worse Than You Think," Daily Wire's Matt Walsh wrote in an op-ed last week.

Critics of such commentary have pushed back on the argument that prioritizing DEI has made traveling less safe, with civil rights groups slamming Musk, for example, for the "abhorrent and pathetic" tweet.

The FAA website claims that folks with "severe" mental and physical disabilities are the most under-represented segment of the federal workforce.

Perhaps that's because some of them had gone "postal." There was a time we weren't even allowed to use that word.

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A Boeing 737 turns back mid-flight due to cockpit window crack

Japan's All Nipon Airway 737-800 carrying 59 passengers and six crew had to turn back mid-flight after a crack developed in the cockpit window, where Safelite Repair had no access.

The passenger jet returned to Sapporo-New Chitose Airport once the crack was discovered--it was originally heading to Toyama Airport

The crack was found in the most outward of four cockpit windows, but it wasn't clear whether it was the pilot side or first officer side of the plane, although that really makes no difference.

This latest incident comes at a time when airlines emphasizing Diversity Equity and Inclusion [DEI] among staff face closer scrutiny over safety concerns amid an uptick in crashes and malfunctions. Everyone is scratching their collective heads over the matter. What could it be?

“The crack was not something that affected the flight’s control or pressurization,” an airline spokesperson said, unless it developed into a wider crack and the window eventually blew out completely sucking out the pilot and first officer into the clouds. 

Aviation expert John Strickland said the crack may have been caused by the plane hitting a bird or also could have been a stress fracture. Had it happened at the airport one might blame it on protestors, for whatever the protest of the day happened to be.

“These things do sometimes happen, something may have struck the window, for example a bird, a large hailstone, it’s not unheard of,” he told the BBC. “You might occasionally get a stress fracture too, from wear and tear.”

The incident comes less than two weeks after a plane crashed into a Coast Guard plane on the runway in Tokyo, Japan and burst into flames. Fortunately, the 379 passengers and crew on board escaped with their lives while five of the six people in the Coast Guard plane were killed.

And then there's us. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating Boeing after a piece of plane belonging to Alaska Airlines was blown out mid flight causing emergency depressurization. It had to make an emergency landing in Oregon, with the more than 170 passengers. That happened on a Boeing 737 Max 9. In that event, a child's shirt was sucked out into the clouds without the child in attendance.

As a result, the FAA has temporarily grounded all Boeing 737 Max 9 planes and called for more stringent safety inspections. Boeing said it will fully comply with the FAA’s investigation and will cooperate “transparently.” Because it has no choice if it wants to stay in business.

“Safety is our top priority and we deeply regret the impact this event has had on our customers and their passengers,” Boeing spokeswoman Jessica Kowal said in a statement. “We agree with and fully support the FAA’s decision to require immediate inspections of 737-9 airplanes with the same configuration as the affected airplane.”

Truthfully, air travel is incredibly safe, which is why any accident or emergency is newsworthy because it is so rare compared to automobile travel.

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GOP Senators move to stop Buttigieg from using private jets, creating huge carbon footprint and wasting our money

The Republicans put forth a bill in the Senate to stop high ranking Department of Transportation officials from using private government planes for which taxpayers foot the bill. Among these mega-carbon footprint princes and princesses is Secretary Pete Buttigieg [pronouns: zir, zhe, zizzlepop]. 

"Secretary Buttigieg seems averse to traveling on the very commercial airlines that his department oversees. It’s far past time that Secretary Buttigieg travel commercially instead of wasting taxpayer dollars on private jet flights," Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO), told Fox News Digital, a former conservative news outlet.

"It will also fix a loophole to bring more transparency in reporting the costs of these flights," Schmitt added. The "loophole" refers to a cost-calculating policy the DOT uses which he said had been used to make travel cost for officials appear cheaper than it was, his office said.

Schmitt hopes the bill will "make Secretary Buttigieg consider the most fiscally responsible option when flying on official business."

The legislation would also stop Zhe Buttigieg and other DOT officials from using private flights except for in times of emergency or if such a flight is projected to cost at least 5% less than a commercial alternative.

Since taking office and taking time off to nurse zir's baby zir shares with another dude, Buttigieg has taken taxpayer-funded jets no less than 18 times.

Buttigieg traveled hither, thither and yon — visiting Florida, Ohio and New Hampshire, among other states — and out of the country using a private jet fleet managed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), according to flight tracking data. The flight records align with Buttigieg's schedule of external and public engagements obtained by government watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT).

When his predecessor in the Trump administration, Elaine Chao, took the same jets on seven occasions in 2017, the left wanted to have her stoned and eviscerated as it cost taxpayers almost $94,000, as Politico reported at the time. Trump's Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price was forced to quit after he reported took 26 private jet flights that same year, which cost taxpayers $1.2 million.

The DOT’s Inspector General announced earlier this year that he would be looking into the flights after a letter from Sen. Marco Rubio, (R-FL) Buttigieg claimed to welcome the probe in a statement posted to Twitter, but if you think anyone welcomes a government looking into your covert behavior, you are clearly low on Xanax.

"Glad this will be reviewed independently so misleading narratives can be put to rest. Bottom line: I mostly fly on commercial flights, in economy class. And when I do use our agency’s aircraft, it’s usually a situation where doing so saves taxpayer money," zizzlepop said.



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Former small town mayor Pete Buttigieg flies taxpayer-funded private jets, thus flipping us the bird

Peter Buttigieg (D) is a "do what I say, not what I do" Democrat and is our Transportation Secretary when he isn't on a maternity or paternity leave. 

When he is not on leave, Buttigieg advocates for low carbon emissions by the public, while he flies privately on taxpayer-funded private jets. He, like John Kerry and other hypocrites on the Left, leaves a carbon footprint Big Foot would be proud of. 

Since his appointment to his unqualified position [unless you consider not filling potholes in South Bend, Indiana as a qualification] Buttigieg has taken no less than 18 private jet excursions hither and thither across the country. [H/T Fox News Digital]

The Alfred E. Neuman lookalike has already traveled to  Ohio, Florida and New Hampshire and other states, and has flown out of the country on a private jet fleet managed by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as per flight tracking data, which align with Buttigieg's schedule of external and public engagements obtained by government watchdog group Americans for Public Trust (APT).

'Mayor Pete's' predecessor, Elaine Chao (R) was criticized for using the same jets on seven occasions in 2017, but she is a Republican and must abide by higher standards. Human Services Secretary Tom Price knows that very well--he was forced to resign after taking 26 flights that same year, and I believe that's fair and should apply to Buttigieg as well.

"Everyday Americans face flight [cancellations] and long wait times because Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has completely mismanaged air travel," APT executive director Caitlin Sutherland told Fox News Digital. "Yet, he gets to avoid all that by taking taxpayer-funded private jets to destinations with readily available commercial airline options."

"And for someone so holier-than-thou on reducing emissions, Buttigieg sure doesn’t seem to mind the pollution caused by his literal jet-setting," she added. "This is hypocrisy at its finest, and these troubling expenses to taxpayers must come under immediate scrutiny."

It isn't known exactly how much in private jet travel expenses our gay blade Transportation Secretary has racked up, but the FAA has charged $5,000 per hour to use its aircraft, as was noted by the Washington Post in the congressional investigation into Trump officials' travel in 2017.

According to the flight data, Buttigieg used two taxpayer-funded Cessna 560XL private jets for trips within the first two years since Biden selected him to lead the Department of Transportation (DOT). 

In one instance of his use of government-managed private jets, when he wasn't on maternity leave nursing his baby, Buttigieg traveled roundtrip from Washington, D.C., to Las Vegas to promote public works projects in Nevada in August 2021.

And you may remember how the little twerp was caught getting out of a government SUV to get on a bicycle for the final leg to the office, pretending that this was how he went to work in the morning.

In late September, Buttigieg used an FAA private jet for a roundtrip journey to Montreal. During the visit, he attended an International Civil Aviation Organization conference.

Buttigieg also attended a ceremony during the trip hosted by a large Canadian gay rights organization where he received a prestigious award for his being very gay and his "contributions to the advancement of LGBTQ rights," which now surpass the rights of butchers, bakers and candlestick makers.

Buttigieg attended a 2021 United Nations climate summit in the U.K. where he engaged in climate negotiations with other world leaders who also flew in their private jets leaving carbon footprints that takes a village to duplicate all the while hypocritically pushing decarbonization policies. 

And while at the summit, Buttigieg had the audacity to say that aviation is a "significant contributor to climate change."

This is yet another example of an effete elite dictating to the peons how they should live while they do whatever the hell they please.

It isn't a swamp--it's a cesspool.

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American Airlines mechanic accused of sabotage fired by Alaska AIrlines

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, 60, (AMMAA)  worked as an American Airlines mechanic since 1988 and simultaneously for Alaska Airlines from 1988. However, in 2008 he was fired after several maintenance screwups, some to the point at which the Federal Aviation Administration had to investigate, as per court documents from a failed discrimination lawsuit AMMAA filed. His mechanics license was briefly suspended by the FAA.

Meanwhile, American Airlines kept AMMAA on board.

In the latest case, he is accused of tampering with the navigation system on a scheduled Miami to Bahamas flight. He was arrested by the FBI on Thursday and charged with willfully damaging, destroying or disabling an aircraft in July after he was alleged to have used foam to obstruct a tube beneath the cockpit. 

Fortunately, the pilots discovered the problem via the aircraft warning system before takeoff of Flight 2834.

AMMAA was reportedly angry over stalled contract negotiations between the airline and mechanics union and claimed that did not want to hurt anyone. His aim was to delay or cancel the flight in order for him to collect overtime pay. He didn't let his past screwups get in the way to his decision-making.

Alani hadn’t had any major performance or disciplinary problems with American until he was suspended after his arrest, but there's always a first time for this guy.

And to add insult to potential injury, Alaska said it found at least three instances in which AMMAA was clocked in at both American and Alaska Airlines, according to Business Insider. It isn't known if he did that on his own, or had a co-conspirator assist in the deception.

Aviation experts said passengers were likely not at risk due to Alani’s tampering, but the most worrisome aspect of this case is how he fell through the cracks at American Airlines in the first place. 

Should the FAA have informed American Airlines about the problems AMMAA had with Alaska Airlines? After all, the FAA is the common denominator that was aware of his serious mistakes, license suspension and perhaps even his firing.

Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani is due to be arraigned September 20.

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Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) now hides her private plane logs from public

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D., Mo.) has her own family plane and she uses it for her own private use. Being that she's a government employee, supposedly working for the American people, she wants to make the use of her private plane untrackable to the public, according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents.

In her last reelection campaign, McCaskill was criticized for her use of her private aircraft at taxpayer expense. She told her husband to "sell the damn plane." 

He didn't--they bought a bigger, more expensive plane soonafter she fooled the people of Missouri and won reelection. 

Now that she's getting ready for yet another reelection bid [we really need term limits], she's doing all she can to limit the taxpayer from seeing what they are paying regarding the use of her private plane, a Swiss-made Pilatus PC-12/47E, a single engine turboprop. 

The Pilatus PC-12/47E costs around $5 million and can comfortably accommodate up to nine passengers from Russia or elsewhere. It has a range of 1,845 nautical miles and can honk along at 328 mph. This bird can also land on rough airstrips that other jets cannot negotiate.

The company McCaskill hired to operate the plane submitted paperwork in April to request tracking information of the jet be blocked from the pubic, according to email records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon via a FOIA request.

Before 2013, private aircraft owners or operators needed to present a "certified security concern" to the FAA in order to block aircraft data from public display on websites that track aircraft, such as FlightAware.com. But during the Obama error, this requirement was removed so that the public could be bilked out of tax money without knowing the reason. It made the "blocking process as simple as possible."

McCaskill and her crew refused to comment to media after multiple requests to explain why she's hiding her taxpayer-funded activities. 

She reminds me of a kid who uses her dad's credit card and hides the bill.


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