FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) - USA

Our Mission

Our continuing mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

Our Vision

We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, environmental responsibility and global leadership. We are accountable to the American public and our stakeholders.

Our Values

• Safety is our passion. We work so all air and space travelers arrive safely at their destinations.
• Excellence is our promise. We seek results that embody professionalism, transparency and accountability.
• Integrity is our touchstone. We perform our duties honestly, with moral soundness, and with the highest level of ethics.
• People are our strength. Our success depends on the respect, diversity, collaboration, and commitment of our workforce.
• Innovation is our signature. We foster creativity and vision to provide solutions beyond today's boundaries.

• 01/08 FAA Makes Drone History in Dallas Area administrator ATC Network
• 14/06 FAA and EASA pledge strong cooperation to address aviation challenges of the next decade administrator ATC Network
• 01/05 2024 FAA Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Symposium administrator ATC Network
• 28/02 FAA publish report on Boeing's Organization Designation Authorizations (ODA) for the Design and Production of Airplanes administrator ATC Network
• 31/01 Dangerous Laser Strikes Increase to Highest Numbers administrator ATC Network
• 26/01 FAA Space Updates administrator ATC Network
• 14/07 2023 FAA Drone Symposium and Advanced Air Mobility Summit administrator ATC Network
• 12/07 FAA Invests Nearly $92 Million to Help Airports Reach President's Goal of Net Zero-Emissions by 2050 administrator ATC Network
• 04/07 FAA International Flight Test Demonstration Takes Off administrator ATC Network
• 27/02 Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $1B in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Funding Awarded to Meet Surging Air Travel Demand administrator ATC Network
• 17/02 FAA Completes Rule to Increase Safety at Airports administrator ATC Network
• 01/02 FAA Adds Fuel-Saving Arrival Routes for 11 Airports administrator ATC Network
• 29/11 FAA Marks 500th Licensed Commercial Space Launch administrator ATC Network
• 27/09 FAA Releases Vertiport Design Standards to Support the Safe Integration of Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft administrator ATC Network
• 29/08 FAA Awards $231,000 in Grants to Expand Outreach to Under-Represented Students in STEM administrator ATC Network
• 18/08 FAA Awards $2.7M in Drone Research to Support Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Response administrator ATC Network
• 13/06 FAA Requires Space X to Take Over 75 Actions to Mitigate Environmental Impact of Planned Starship/Super Heavy Launches administrator ATC Network
• 09/06 FAA Launches ‘Be ATC’ Campaign to Recruit Next Diverse Generation of Air Traffic Controllers administrator ATC Network
• 06/04 General Aviation Pilots Give a Thumbs Up to Runway Safety "Previews" administrator ATC Network
• 09/03 FAA, Choctaw Nation Team Up to Advance UAS administrator ATC Network
• 09/03 Laser Strikes Increase Even with Fewer Planes Flying administrator ATC Network
• 03/03 FAA Selects Five Host Airports to Test and Evaluate Unmanned Aircraft Detection and Mitigation Systems administrator ATC Network
• 01/03 FAA Offers Hiring Opportunity for Experienced Controllers administrator ATC Network
• 25/02 FAA Announces Application Period for LAANC administrator ATC Network
• 07/01 FAA Announces Final Rule to Facilitate the Reintroduction of Civil Supersonic Flight administrator ATC Network
• 07/01 New Members Appointed to the Drone Advisory Committee administrator ATC Network
• 09/12 U.S. Department of Transportation is Advancing Space Policy administrator ATC Network
• 10/09 FAA Announces Grants for Aviation Careers administrator ATC Network
• 02/09 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces More Than $1.2 Billion in Infrastructure Grants to America's Airports administrator ATC Network
• 18/08 FAA Continues Drone Integration Initiatives administrator ATC Network
• 10/08 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $3.3 Million in Seven Drone Grants to Universities administrator ATC Network
• 08/07 U.S Swiss Drone agreement administrator ATC Network
• 30/04 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Over $1 Billion in Grants to 439 Airports in 50 States administrator ATC Network
• 24/01 FAA Hiring Controllers Nationwide administrator ATC Network
• 11/10 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Women in Aviation Advisory Board administrator ATC Network
• 11/10 FAA Successfully Completes Final ADS-B Milestone administrator ATC Network
• 03/10 U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces FAA Certification of UPS Flight Forward as an Air Carrier administrator ATC Network
• 05/06 FAA Breaks Ground for New Air Traffic Tower at GSO administrator ATC Network
• 02/05 FAA Releases Aersospace Forecast administrator ATC Network
• 02/10 FAA Approves Nine New LAANC Service Providers administrator ATC Network
• 01/10 FAA Targets UAS Violators for Enforcement administrator ATC Network
• 11/09 New Air Traffic Tower Dedicated in Sarasota, Florida administrator ATC Network
• 03/09 FAA Commemorates 60 Years of Safety administrator ATC Network
• 31/08 The FAA’s Drone Pilot program is off to an exciting start administrator ATC Network
• 25/07 FAA Accepting Controller Applications Nationwide administrator ATC Network
• 27/06 FAA Commissions New Tower at Sarasota Airport administrator ATC Network
• 16/05 FAA & EASA to Host Annual Safety Conference administrator ATC Network
• 09/05 U.S. Selects 10 Drone Programs for Testing administrator ATC Network
• 02/05 FAA Begins Drone Airspace Authorization Expansion administrator ATC Network
• 07/03 FAA Expands Drone Airspace Authorization Program administrator ATC Network
• 14/12 The United States and the European Union Agree to Expand CooperationIn the areas of Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management Modernization administrator ATC Network
• 17/11 FAA Center of Excellence Reviews First-Year Accomplishments administrator ATC Network
• 31/10 FAA Enhances China Aviation Safety Partnership administrator ATC Network
• 26/10 President Trump and Secretary Chao Announce Drone Integration Pilot Program administrator ATC Network
• 20/10 FAA and EASA Update Aviation Safety Agreement administrator ATC Network
• 14/09 FAA Sends Mobile Air Traffic Tower to St. Thomas administrator ATC Network
• 07/09 FAA Small Drone Rule Lets Unmanned Aircraft Soar administrator ATC Network
• 26/08 The FAA Prepares for Hurricane Harvey administrator ATC Network
• 09/08 FAA and International Leadership in Mongolia administrator ATC Network
• 03/08 FAA’s Data Communications Program Reaches One-Millionth Flight Milestone; Implementation Approved at 7 Additional Airports administrator ATC Network
• 13/07 U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $185.1 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 107 Airports administrator ATC Network
• 10/07 FAA training around 1400 ATCO trainees administrator ATC Network
• 07/07 U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $105.3 Million in Infrastructure Grants to 133 Airports administrator ATC Network
• 29/06 Elwell Appointed FAA Deputy Administrator administrator ATC Network
• 01/05 FAA Issues Study on UAS Human Collision Hazards administrator ATC Network
• 01/05 FAA Evaluates Drone Detection Systems at DFW administrator ATC Network
• 14/04 Data Comm Now at Minneapolis - St. Paul administrator ATC Network
• 10/04 FAA Restricts Drone Operations Over Certain Military Bases administrator ATC Network
• 31/03 FAA and Brazil Strengthen Aviation Partnership administrator ATC Network
• 22/03 FAA Forecasts Continued Growth in Air Travel administrator ATC Network
• 06/03 Data Comm Now Reducing Delays at Miami administrator ATC Network
• 24/02 FAA Releases Updated Drone Sighting Reports administrator ATC Network
• 17/02 Registration for 2017 FAA UAS Symposium Goes Live administrator ATC Network
• 15/02 Drone Advisory Committee Builds Consensus administrator ATC Network
• 17/11 FAA Evaluates Drone Detection Systems Around Denver administrator ATC Network
• 17/11 FAA Evaluates Drone Detection Systems Around Denver administrator ATC Network
• 11/11 FAA Administrator Focuses on the Caribbean administrator ATC Network
• 09/11 FAA Awards $90 Million in Infrastructure Grants to Airports administrator ATC Network
• 09/11 FAA Awards $33.7 Million in Environmental Grants to Airports administrator ATC Network
• 25/10 Unmanned Aircraft Safety Team holds first meeting administrator ATC Network
• 19/10 Fly Safe: Prevention of Loss of Control Accidents administrator ATC Network
• 19/10 Federal Aviation Administration Dedicates New Las Vegas Air Traffic Control Facility administrator ATC Network
• 13/10 Federal Aviation Administration, San Francisco International Airport Dedicate New Airport Traffic Control Tower administrator ATC Network
• 29/09 Data Comm Now at Washington Dulles administrator ATC Network
• 10/09 The FAA is Hiring Experienced Air Traffic Controllers administrator ATC Network
• 06/09 International Partners Plan for Aviation Growth administrator ATC Network
• 16/08 NextGen Benefits at Salt Lake City International administrator ATC Network
• 16/08 FAA Announces Aviation Safety Rating for Indonesia administrator ATC Network
• 15/08 The FAA Announces A New Center of Excellence administrator ATC Network
• 20/07 FAA Improves Runway Conditions Reporting administrator ATC Network
• 07/07 FAA Awards NextGen Contract to Lockheed Martin administrator ATC Network
• 27/06 NextGen Benefits at Los Angeles International administrator ATC Network
• 22/06 DOT and FAA Finalize Rules for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems administrator ATC Network
• 10/06 U.S. Commercial Aviation Community Targets Pilot Mental Fitness administrator ATC Network
• 09/06 FAA Applauds Decade of Success Working on Alternative Jet Fuels administrator ATC Network
• 02/06 FAA Breaks Ground for New Air Traffic Control Tower at Charlotte Douglas International Airport administrator ATC Network
• 19/05 FAA Releases Drone Registration Location Data administrator ATC Network
• 18/05 FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK administrator ATC Network
• 09/05 FAA Administrator Makes Two Major Drone Announcements administrator ATC Network
• 07/04 FAA Reviewing Micro UAS Report administrator ATC Network
• 30/03 FAA Releases Updated UAS Sighting Reports & Doubles “Blanket” Altitude for Many UAS Flights administrator ATC Network
• 25/03 FAA Acts to Reduce Bird Fatalities administrator ATC Network
• 25/03 FAA Releases 2016 to 2036 Aerospace Forecast administrator ATC Network
• 22/03 Huerta, Whitaker Headline NATCA Safety Conference administrator ATC Network
• 17/03 Federal Government Expands UAS Partnerships administrator ATC Network
• 16/03 FAA Administrator Talks Drones at SXSW administrator ATC Network
• 09/03 FAA Proposes Rule to Overhaul Safety Certification Standards for Small Airplanes administrator ATC Network
• 25/02 FAA Unveils Effort to Expand the Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft administrator ATC Network
• 22/02 FAA, DHS, CACI, UMD Perform UAS Detection Work administrator ATC Network
• 17/11 FAA Focuses on U.S. Aviation Global Leadership administrator ATC Network
• 11/09 Successful CLEEN Environmental Program Begins New Phase administrator ATC Network
• 31/08 FAA releases B4UFLY App Beta Test For UAS Users administrator ATC Network
• 26/08 FAA Releases Pilot UAS Reports administrator ATC Network
• 03/07 FAA and GA Community Focus on Safety administrator ATC Network
• 01/07 FAA release 2015 Wildlife Hazard Management and Strike Reporting Update Video administrator ATC Network
• 08/06 FAA and GA Community Launch Fly Safe Campaign administrator ATC Network
• 04/06 FAA Implements New Airport Safety Program administrator ATC Network
• 27/05 FAA and Industry Will Study Pilot Fitness administrator ATC Network
• 26/05 NextGen's Next Big Thing administrator ATC Network
• 21/05 New Pilot Pre-Flight Planning Services administrator ATC Network
• 08/05 FAA To Re-Evaluate Method for Measuring Effects of Aircraft Noise administrator ATC Network
• 08/05 FAA’s B4UFLY App Will Help UAS Pilots Operate Safely and Legally administrator ATC Network
• 08/05 FAA-Industry Initiative Will Expand Small UAS Horizons administrator ATC Network
• 08/04 U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces Improved Aviation Safety Rating for India administrator ATC Network
• 25/03 FAA implelments new policy for UAS operators administrator ATC Network
• 24/12 NextGen Santa Cleared by FAA for Around the World Flight administrator ATC Network
• 10/12 FAA Grants Five More Commercial UAS Exemptions administrator ATC Network
• 25/11 FAA 30-Day Review of Chicago Center Fire Underscores Need for Funding, Flexibility and NextGen administrator ATC Network
• 25/11 FAA Announces NextGen Upgrade for Washington Airspace in Time for Busy Holiday Travel Week administrator ATC Network
• 21/11 NextGen Procedures Deliver Promised Efficiency for Airlines and Passengers Traveling through North Texas administrator ATC Network
• 28/10 FAA Awards $10.2 Million in Environmental Grant to Airports administrator ATC Network
• 18/10 FAA and Industry Announce Plan To Accelerate Delivery of NextGen Benefits administrator ATC Network
• 13/10 Air Traffic Service Restored at Chicago Center - Agency successfully maintains heavy traffic volume while facility is repaired administrator ATC Network
• 29/09 FAA Statement-Update on Chicago Air Traffic Control Facility administrator ATC Network
• 26/09 U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Announces FAA Exemptions for Commercial UAS Movie and TV Production administrator ATC Network
• 22/09 FAA Calls on the Aviation Industry to Equip for NextGen and Help Increase Safety and Efficiency administrator ATC Network
• 14/08 FAA Announces Virginia Tech UAS Test Site Now Operational administrator ATC Network
• 01/07 FAA Announces Aviation Safety Rating for the Republic of Serbia administrator ATC Network
• 24/06 FAA Announces Texas UAS Test Site Now Operational administrator ATC Network
• 18/06 NextGen Delivering Promised Efficiency for Airlines and Passengers Traveling through Houston Area administrator ATC Network
• 11/06 FAA Announces Nevada UAS Test Site Now Operational administrator ATC Network
• 11/06 FAA Approves First Commercial UAS Flights over Land administrator ATC Network
• 07/05 FAA and GA Community to Launch Weather Safety Campaign administrator ATC Network
• 15/04 FAA Completes Nationwide Equipment Installation for NextGen Aircraft Tracking System administrator ATC Network
• 11/04 FAA Announces the Republic of the Philippines’ Aviation Safety Rating administrator ATC Network
• 13/03 Agency Strategic Initiatives in Place to Meet Demand administrator ATC Network
• 21/02 FAA Issues Final Rule to Improve Helicopter Safety administrator ATC Network
• 20/01 Secretary Foxx Announces 10 New Members to FAA Management Advisory Council administrator ATC Network
• 08/11 FAA Releases Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Roadmap Also Finalizes Privacy Policy for UAS Test Sites administrator ATC Network
• 20/09 FAA Upgrades Ukraine’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 1 administrator ATC Network
• 13/09 FAA Awards $40 Million to New Center of Excellence for Alternative Jet Fuels and Environment administrator ATC Network
• 03/07 FAA Invests in New Logan Airport Runway Safety Improvements administrator ATC Network
• 19/06 2013 Update to NextGen Implementation Plan Published administrator ATC Network
• 10/05 DoT statement USA - End to Furloughs and 149 towers to stay open administrator ATC Network
• 27/04 FAA suspends all employee furloughs administrator ATC Network
• 05/04 FAA Extends Tower Closure Date to June to help facilitate possible transitions - NATCA Statement added administrator ATC Network
• 27/03 FAA Issues Contract Tower Closure Information administrator ATC Network
• 22/03 FAA Makes Tower Closing Decision administrator ATC Network
• 27/02 Statement of Michael Huerta, Administrator FAA administrator ATC Network
• 15/02 FAA Announces Request for Proposals For Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research and Test Sites administrator ATC Network