“There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers. If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so,” Musk posted on X.
There is a shortage of top notch air traffic controllers. If you have retired, but are open to returning to work, please consider doing so.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 27, 2025
Reports said SpaceX’s Starlink is set to secure a multibillion-dollar contract to overhaul the US air traffic control communication system. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reportedly preparing to cancel its $2.4 billion deal with Verizon and shift the work to the SpaceX subsidiary, according to The Washington Post.
Musk has raised concerns over the Verizon system and claimed that it is “not working and putting air travelers at serious risk”.
The Verizon system is not working and so is putting air travelers at serious risk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 25, 2025
In a post on X, Musk argued that the Verizon communication system is “breaking down very rapidly,” adding that the “FAA assessment is single digit months to catastrophic failure, putting air traveler safety at serious risk.”
