The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency under President Donald Trump’s administration has indicated a move to solve safety concerns in the country’s aviation sector regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Musk disclosed this in a statement on his official X account on Wednesday.

Recall that on January 29 this year, hundreds of persons perished as an American Airlines regional jet collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and plunged into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. No one survived the crash.
The development had sparked serious safety concerns.

Reacting to the unfortunate midair collision, Trump blamed diversity requirements at the Federal Aviation Administration.

He said, “I have common sense, OK, and unfortunately a lot of people don’t. We want brilliant people to do this.”

“For some jobs—and not only this but air traffic controllers—they have to be at the highest level of genius”.

Meanwhile, in an update to the development, Musk vowed that with the support of President Trump, his team at DOGE will aid in making rapid safety upgrades to the US air traffic control system.

“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,” he stated on X on Wednesday.

Outside the US aviation sector, Musk’s team at DOGE had recently vowed to tackle corruption in US healthcare agencies.

DOGE also gained access to the US Treasury Department amid claims of corruption.