INCREDIBLE: DOGE Team To Fix FAA, Making Rapid Improvements To Air Traffic Control System!

Elon Musk’s DOGE team is setting its sights on fixing the FAA — following the tragic collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines flight last week, which took the lives of over 60.

In a post on X, Elon Musk noted the failures of the current FAA air traffic control system and promised to make “rapid safety upgrades!”

The FAA overhaul will include upgrading critical infrastructure and re-working operations.

More details are expecting in the coming days.

Here’s what Elon Musk had to say on X:

With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system.

Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!https://t.co/WHwNNBN0Zd https://t.co/fwOJ9BUBX5

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2025

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy confirmed that he’s in talks with DOGE to upgrade the FAA’s aviation system:

Big News – Talked to the DOGE team. They are going to plug in to help upgrade our aviation system.

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) February 5, 2025

This is awesome.

Instead of sitting around and playing the blame game, Elon Musk and President Trump are taking action to actually fix things.

The priority is clear: keeping Americans safe.

🚨🇺🇸DOGE TEAM TO REVAMP US AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

DOGE squad is set to overhaul America's air traffic control system, aiming for rapid safety upgrades.

With Trump’s backing, Elon says his team will "plug in" to critical systems, streamlining operations and modernizing… pic.twitter.com/WYFKBdpdB5

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) February 6, 2025

More from The Hill:

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will make “rapid safety upgrades” to the air traffic control systems with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

“With the support of President @realDonaldTrump, the @DOGE team will aim to make rapid safety upgrades to the air traffic control system,” Musk wrote Wednesday on the social platform X, which he owns.

“Just a few days ago, the FAA’s primary aircraft safety notification system failed for several hours!” he added, likely referring to an outage of the FAA’s Notice to Air Mission system over the weekend.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CNN over the weekend that the system allows pilots to download flight details ahead of a trip and is required for planes to fly.

Shortly before Musk’s post on Wednesday, Duffy posted on X that he spoke with the DOGE team, who will “plug in to help upgrade our aviation system.”

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The Department of Transportation (DOT) did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for more details on what these upgrades could look like.

When asked about the upgrades, a White House spokesperson doubled down on DOGE’s mission.

“DOGE is fulfilling President Trump’s commitment to making government more accountable, efficient, and, most importantly, restoring proper stewardship of the American taxpayer’s hard-earned dollars,” the spokesperson said. “Those leading this mission with Elon Musk are doing so in full compliance with federal law, appropriate security clearances, and as employees of the relevant agencies, not as outside advisors or entities.”

Axios noted:

Elon Musk and the U.S. Department of Transportation will “remake” U.S. airspace, Transportation secretary Sean Duffy said at an event on Wednesday.

Why it matters: The collision last week between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter became the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in more than 20 years, leading to renewed scrutiny of the country’s overextended air traffic system.

What they’re saying: Duffy endorsed Musk’s intervention, as the Tesla CEO/special government employee tears through other parts of the federal bureaucracy.