Since President Donald Trump assumed office in January 2025 there has been a noticeable increase in aviation accidents in the United States Within the first month of his administration four major plane crashes occurred 1 January 29 2025 A catastrophic m i d -air collision over Washington D C resulted in the loss of 67 lives 2 January 31 2025 A medical transport plane crashed in Philadelphia 3 February 6 2025 A Bering Air flight crashed in Alaska 4 February 10 2025 A Learjet collided with a parked jet in Scottsdale In response to these incidents the Trump administration initiated the termination of hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration FAA employees including those crucial for maintaining air traffic control infrastructure These firings have raised concerns about aviation safety especially given the recent accidents President Trump has attributed the recent crashes to the FAA s diversity equity and inclusion DEI efforts suggesting@erica.johnson@gcgcham@courtney_celeste@blueeye_vixen@shawndonovan4833@haskin_haskinvilvi40@shawscott1@stoop12488@beck6591@pateoatricia