requiring specific knowledge of FAA regulations, aviation safety, graphics and map design. Only a handful of people nationwide, in both the private sector and government, are trained in the roles.

A union that represents FAA workers says 132 workers have been let go. The Trump administration's mass layoffs across federal agencies have hit the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has ...

"If we're no longer there to create the maps that air traffic controls are using, mistakes will eventually happen," they said. According to the FAA website, the Air Traffic Organization is the ...