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Layoffs hit FAA, including employees tasked with producing air traffic navigation maps

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Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) has terminated over 100 probationary employees, a union that represents over 11,000 FAA employees says.

The FAA and the Department of Transportation have insisted no critical employees were let go.

Some of the employees impacted were part of the FAA ’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) en route charting group, which is responsible for maintaining and updating Enroute Navigation Charts used in the National Airspace System .

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English

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