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Federal Aviation Administration

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control centers. It investigates air accidents and in response may establish new rules, for example, on de-icing and air-frame inspections. It also promotes the development of a national system of airports. Established as a federal agency in 1958 to regulate air commerce, it combined the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Airways Modernization... Read more
FAA (United States Federal Aviation Administration)
FAA (United States Federal Aviation Administration) █ STEPHANIE WATSON The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the government...Standards, 1993. ELECTRONIC: Federal Aviation Administration < > (January... Read more
Civil Aviation Security, United States
...Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which...under the Aviation and Transportation...into law, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handled civil aviation security...changes to the federal statutes covering aviation security... Read more

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