The FAA has launched a probe into why flights approaching the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport received erroneous alerts of other aircraft in the area.

The directives came after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk criticized Verizon, which has a contract to upgrade air traffic control communications.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why several flight crews on Saturday received faulty alerts of potentially nearby aircraft on arrival at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The

In a post on X, Elon Musk’s SpaceX seeks to clarify the role the company is playing in effort to modernize systems at the Federal Aviation Administration.

It's he starkest test yet of Musk’s ability to not just shrink government, but to turn his political power into potential business for his companies.

Officials testified at a hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday about challenges with air traffic control staffing and infrastructure.

The FAA is reportedly under DOGE pressure to pull a critical upgrade project away from Verizon in favor of Musk’s Starlink.

At least 12 flight crews reported receiving alerts about a nearby aircraft while approaching DCA on Saturday. The alerts, designed to warn pilots of potential mid-air collisions, led some crews to abort their landings as a precaution. However, FAA officials confirmed that there were no other aircraft in the vicinity at the time of the warnings.

Without citing evidence, Musk said the air traffic control communication system managed by L3Harris is “breaking down” and "the situation is extremely dire."

Turning the $2.4 billion project over to Musk’s company would be a major test of conflict-of-interest rules in government contracting.

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after several flight crews on Saturday received faulty alerts of potentially nearby aircraft on arrival at Washington's Reagan National Airport.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters ... nearby aircraft on arrival at Washington's Reagan National Airport. The FAA said Monday that some of the crews executed go-arounds as a result of the alerts ...