The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is facing a surge in resignations and retirements, driven in part by a Trump-era program to cut labor costs, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

A May 7 internal presentation obtained by the Journal outlined widespread departures across the agency, affecting employees at all levels—including senior leaders, technical specialists, and mission-support staff. A separate report from FAA human resources tallied more than 1,200 exits under the program. While the agency says this accounts for about 3% of its 46,000-person workforce, it emphasized that critical frontline roles—such as air traffic controllers, engineers, and inspectors—are not part of the program and remain unaffected.

Still, the staffing shake-up comes at a time of increased sc

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