Federal Aviation Administration

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aviation authority government agency

The Federal Aviation Administration is the U.S. government agency responsible for regulating and overseeing all aspects of civil aviation safety and operations.

Aliases (8)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aviation authority → government agency →
abbreviation	FAA →
conducts	air traffic controller training → aviation safety inspections →
cooperatesWith	International Civil Aviation Organization → National Transportation Safety Board → Transportation Security Administration →
country	United States of America →
dateFormed	1958 →
develops	air traffic control technology standards → airport design standards → aviation safety regulations →
foundedBy	United States Congress →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
issues	Federal Aviation Regulations → air traffic control procedures → airworthiness certificates → pilot certificates →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
language	English →
legalBasis	Federal Aviation Act of 1958 →
mission	to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world →
monitors	airline safety performance →
oversees	National Airspace System → air traffic control towers → en route air traffic control centers → flight service stations →
parentAgency	United States Department of Transportation →
partOf	National Airspace System governance →
predecessor	Civil Aeronautics Administration → Civil Aeronautics Authority →
regulates	air navigation facilities → air traffic controllers → aircraft manufacturers → airlines operating in U.S. airspace → airports in the United States →
responsibleFor	air traffic control in the United States → airport safety standards → airspace management in the United States → certification of aircraft → certification of pilots → civil aviation regulation in the United States → civil aviation safety in the United States → regulation of commercial space transportation →
scope	civil aviation → commercial space transportation →
sector	transportation →
website	https://www.faa.gov →

Referenced by (90)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Aviation Weather Center → Chicago Department of Aviation → City of Phoenix Aviation Department → Martha's Vineyard Airport Commission → Maryland Aviation Administration → Massachusetts Aeronautics Commission → Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority → NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate → National Transportation Safety Board → National Weather Center → USGS California Volcano Observatory →	collaboratesWith
Avelo Airlines → Chautauqua Airlines → Endeavor Air → Frontier Airlines → Mobile Downtown Airport → Republic Airways → Southern Airways Express → Spirit Airlines → Starbase, Boca Chica, Texas → UPS Airlines →	regulatoryAuthority
Hazardous Materials Regulations → National Airspace System → National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems → Title 49 of the United States Code →	administeredBy
SecDOT → United States Department of Transportation → United States Department of Transportation → United States Secretary of Transportation →	oversees
Airbus A380 ("FAA") → Boeing 787 Dreamliner → Rolls-Royce RB211 ("Federal Aviation Administration (US)") →	certificationAuthority
Aeronautical Information Manual → Federal Aviation Regulations → National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems →	publisher
AMERICAN → UNITED → United States transportation system →	regulatedBy
Federal Aviation Regulations → Runway 4/22 → United States airspace →	regulatingAuthority
Bureau of Transportation Statistics → EASA →	cooperatesWith
Class B airspace → Class C airspace →	definedBy
Federal Aviation Regulations → Hazardous Materials Regulations →	enforcedBy
Class A airspace → Washington DC Special Flight Rules Area →	governingBody
Federal Aviation Administration ("Civil Aeronautics Administration") → Federal Aviation Administration ("Civil Aeronautics Authority") →	predecessor
Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport → Virgin Galactic ("U.S. Federal Aviation Administration") →	regulator
Breeze Airways → JetBlue Airways →	regulatoryBody
NetJets → SOUTHWEST →	regulatoryRegion
Aviation and Transportation Security Act → Department of Transportation Act →	relatedTo
American Airlines → Mesa Airlines →	safetyRegulator
Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") →	abbreviation
Aeronautical Information Manual ("FAA website") →	accessibleVia
LUV →	associatedWithRegulator
Airbus H225 ("FAA") →	certificationStandard
Operation Noble Eagle →	coordinatedWith
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet →	coordinatesWith
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ("Federal Aviation Agency") →	createdAgency
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 →	createdPredecessorOf
9/11 Commission Report →	focusesOnOrganization
New York City airport system →	governedBy
KSLC ("FAA LID") →	hasCodeType
Cyril E. King Airport →	hasRegulatoryAuthority
National Airspace System governance →	hasStakeholder
Class A airspace →	introducedBy
Runway 1/19 →	isControlledBy
Air Route Traffic Control Center →	operatedBy
Cape Air →	operatesUnderRegulation
Washington Air Route Traffic Control Center →	operator
National Airspace System governance →	overseenBy
CACTUS ("FAA") →	regulatoryContext
Pago Pago International Airport →	regulatoryJurisdiction
Dallas Love Field →	safetyAuthority
New York City airport system →	safetyOversightBy
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta →	safetyRegulatedBy
American Eagle →	safetyRegulationJurisdiction
Airline Deregulation Act →	safetyRegulationRetainedBy
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ("Civil Aeronautics Administration") →	transferredFunctionFrom
Executive One →	usedBy
Federal Air Marshal Service →	worksWith