Following the horrific mid-air collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter in the nation's capital, the US transportation department is readying to "remake" American airspace — with Elon Musk at the wheel.

In the late evening hours of Jan. 29, a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a descending American Airlines passenger plane over the Potomac River en route to the Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. There were no survivors.

Musk's DOGE has been on a tear across the federal government in recent days. On Wednesday, he announced that the FAA was next.

First Buddy” Elon Musk announced in a Wednesday tweet that he will now turn his Department of Government Efficiency minions loose on the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control system to make “rapid safety upgrades.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday said the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) will make “rapid safety upgrades” to the air traffic control systems with the Federal

He will be looking at education pretty quickly and he will be looking at military too," Trump said of Musk during a press conference Friday.

Angry and confused constituents have flooded the phone lines at the US Capitol this week, many of them asking questions about billionaire Elon Musk’s plans.