FAA reinstating more than 100 employees who were laid off, union says
The Federal Aviation Administration is reinstating 133 FAA employees represented by the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) who were terminated as part of the mass layoffs across federal agencies, according to the union.
Those being reinstated include aeronautical information specialists who evaluated and prepared navigation maps, routes, charts, procedures, and flight paths -- such as helicopter routes around Reagan National Airport and introduction of drones, the union said.
Reagan National was the site of a midair collision between a regional jetliner and an Army helicopter last month that killed all 67 people on the two aircraft.
Others returning to work include maintenance mechanics responsible for servicing air traffic control facilities, as well as environmental protection specialists and aviation safety assistants.
ABC News has reached out to the FAA and Department of Transportation for comment on the reinstatement.
-ABC News' Ayesha Ali