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Federal Aviation Administration

U.S. government agency regulating civil aviation

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Oct 22, 2025
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what were charlie kirks exact words about DEI pilots

Charlie Kirk's remark widely reported is, “If I see a Black pilot, I'm gonna be like, Boy, I hope he's qualified,” which he framed as a reaction to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) hiring initia...

Dec 7, 2025
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What were the flight numbers of the planes involved in 9/11?

Four commercial airliners were hijacked on September 11, 2001: American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 struck the World Trade Center, American Airlines Flight 77 hit the Pentagon, a...

Jan 15, 2026
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Has Trump lost Maralogo?

Available reporting shows Mar‑a‑Lago remains President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach residence and private club and that he continues to use it as a base of operations and high‑profile social events; ther...

Nov 9, 2025

How many times has Trump visited Mar-a-Lago since 2025 and what were the circumstances of each visit?

Multiple contemporary analyses disagree on the exact number of President Trump’s Mar‑a‑Lago visits since his January 20, 2025 inauguration: counts in the supplied analyses range from "at least six" to...

Nov 14, 2025

Do Jeffrey Epstein's released flight logs mention Barack Obama or his associates?

Available reporting and released documents show that some prominent figures (notably Bill Clinton) appear in Epstein-related flight logs and court materials, but multiple reputable fact-checks and con...

Nov 29, 2025

Which presidents have frequently used the autopen and for what types of documents?

Autopen machines have been used by many U.S. presidents for decades to reproduce signatures on routine and time-sensitive documents; documented modern uses include Barack Obama signing the Patriot Act...

Nov 28, 2025

Did trump promise 10,000 bonuses to national guard

Available reporting shows President Donald Trump proposed $10,000 bonus payments for some air-traffic and other front-line federal workers who stayed on the job during the 43-day government shutdown, ...

Oct 30, 2025

Where did Trump gift the jet given to him by Saudi Arabia

Two sentences: There is , based on the recent reporting in May–October 2025; instead, major outlets documented Trump’s reported acceptance of a luxury Boeing 747-8 from Qatar’s ruling family. The avai...

Jan 14, 2026

What legal limits govern ICE’s use of drones for surveillance in U.S. neighborhoods?

Federal law does not create a single, bright‑line ban on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) using drones over neighborhoods, but a patchwork of constraints—airspace safety rules enforced by the...

Nov 24, 2025

candace owens egyptian plans

Candace Owens has publicly alleged that two Egyptian military aircraft repeatedly overlapped with the recorded locations of Erika Kirk — Charlie Kirk’s wife — roughly 68–73 times between 2022 and Sept...

Nov 23, 2025

Were there any criminal complaints or lawsuits filed against Joel Osteen or Lakewood Church leaders?

Available reporting shows multiple legal actions touching Joel Osteen or Lakewood Church over the years: a 2008 civil assault trial involving Victoria Osteen that ended in acquittal (jury cleared her)...

Oct 4, 2025

pilots american airlines dei

The core claims in circulation are that American Airlines pilots are being hired through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion () preferences rather than merit, and that the pilot of American Airlines Flig...

Nov 11, 2025

What is the total number of Donald Trump's visits to Mar-a-Lago in 2025?

As of the materials provided, the most direct, contemporaneous claim is that President Donald Trump’s November 7–9, 2025 trip would be his (and his 15th trip to Florida overall), but other itemized co...

Dec 15, 2025

did trump fire air traffic controllers?

President Trump’s administration did initiate mass terminations at the Federal Aviation Administration affecting “several hundred” employees — reports and officials put the number at “fewer than 400” ...

Nov 21, 2025

Where can I access the Jeffrey Epstein flight logs online or in public records?

Government and media releases over recent years have made large portions of Jeffrey Epstein’s flight records publicly accessible: the U.S. Department of Justice released a batch of documents in Februa...

Nov 16, 2025

How do Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago visits since 2025 compare to his pre-2025 frequency?

Available local reporting shows that since his second inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has returned to Mar-a-Lago with markedly higher frequency than during his first term: by ear...

Oct 23, 2025

epstein's boeing 727-31 n908je ownership transferred to ghislaine Maxwell in 2017

The available reporting and document summaries do support the claim that Jeffrey Epstein’s Boeing 727-31, registration N908JE (the “Lolita Express”), had its ownership . Contemporary summaries and rep...

Jan 16, 2026

What public records can confirm whether William Kyle Riley held pilot or private investigator licenses in Georgia?

Public records that can confirm whether someone held a Georgia private investigator registration are held and searchable by the Georgia Secretary of State’s Private Detective and Security Agencies boa...

Dec 8, 2025

Can you qualify for U.S. Air Force pilot training with corrective lenses or LASIK?

You can qualify for U.S. Air Force pilot training with corrective lenses in many cases: distance vision may be as poor as 20/70 uncorrected if it is correctable to 20/20, and near vision must meet spe...

Dec 8, 2025

Biden administration ordered 11 airports to repurpose facilities as migrant shelters and processing centers

A Senate Commerce Committee report titled “Flight Risk” alleges the Biden White House directed DOT, FAA, FMCSA and FTA to identify airport facilities that could be used as temporary shelters or proces...