New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Unperturbed by a series of plane crashes in the United States, President Donald Trump has resumed firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend. The firings have come at a critical time when the US is witnessing a number of high-profile plane crashes. Just weeks before, an American Airlines passenger collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC, killing all onboard.

Days before the Washington DC crash, Donald Trump had already dismissed all members of the Aviation Security Advisory Committee, which oversees airline and airport safety. Earlier in the day, a Delta Airlines plane crashed at Toronto International Airport, ending belly-u...