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The FAA was created in August 1958 as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was renamed the Federal Aviation Administration.
Michael Whitaker (government official) Michael Gordon Whitaker (born June 21, 1961) [1] is an American lawyer serving as the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since October 27, 2023. He was previously the chief operating officer of Supernal. He was the deputy FAA administrator from 2013 to 2016.
Title 14 CFR – Aeronautics and Space is one of the fifty titles that make up the United States Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Title 14 is the principal set of rules and regulations (sometimes called administrative law) issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration, federal agencies of the United States which oversee Aeronautics and Space.
Chicago Air Route Traffic Control Center (ZAU) (radio communications: " Chicago Center ") is one of 22 Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCCs) operated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration. [1] It is located at 619 W. New Indian Trail Rd., Aurora, Illinois. [2]
Pilot certification in the United States is typically required for an individual to act as a pilot -in-command of an aircraft. It is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). A pilot may be certified under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 61 or 14 CFR Part 141 (if ...
The WINGS Pilot Proficiency Program is a voluntary pilot training and safety initiative supported by the FAA Safety Team (stylized FAASTeam) division of the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States. The program was created by advisory circular AC 61.91 on May 21, 1979 (45 years ago) as the Pilot Proficiency Award Program, [1] and it ...
The Aviation Safety Reporting System, or ASRS, is the US Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) voluntary confidential reporting system that allows pilots, air traffic controllers, cabin crew, dispatchers, maintenance technicians, ground operations, and UAS operators and drone flyers to confidentially report near misses or close call events in the interest of improving aviation safety.
Flight Standards District Office. A Flight Standards District Office (FSDO (/ ˈfɪzˌdoʊ / FIZ-doh)) is a locally affiliated field office of the United States Federal Aviation Administration. [1] There are 78 such offices nationwide as of November 2015 physically located in every state except for Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and ...