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The Trump administration fired several FAA lawyers tasked with helping keep reckless and drunk pilots out of the skies.If all the recent air disasters have you worried about flying, the actions that Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Trump are taking at the Federal Aviation Administration probably won’t make you feel any better. In fact, if you simply stop flying altogether, that would be completely understandable. Last week, Musk and Trump fired hundreds of FAA employees, many of whom worked in vital safety roles. The firings have also left the agency feeling blindsided, as there appears to be no rhyme or reason behind who was fired and who wasn’t, sources recently told Rolling Stone.  Read full article