FAA
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- Official Site: FAA.gov
- Wikipedia: Federal Aviation Administration
- MSNBC: FAA Chief Should Get the Ax (2007)
- Computerworld: Dear FAA: We Passengers Are Fed Up (2007)
- Knowledge Test: Random FAA Practice Exam Questions
- Video: Safer Runway With New Technology
- Video: Flight Patterns As Seen By the FAA
FAA Recent News
- Google News: FAA
- The Palm Beach Post: FAA Seeks More Federal Money To Manage Crowded Skies (2007)
- Aviation Week: FAA's New OEP Has Broader Scope, Duration (2007)
- ASIAS: NASDAC Review of NTSB Weather-Related Accidents
- FOXNews: Air Traffic Union Chief Says FAA Jeopardizing Safety With Slow Maintenance (2007)
FAA.gov Information and Services
- Report Travel Problems, Concerns & Complaints
- Airport Flight Delay Information
- Career Opportunities
- Data & Statistics
- Licenses & Certificates
- Media Library
- Online Libraries
- Passenger Information
FAA History
- FAA.gov: FAA Historical Chronology, 1926-1996
- FAA.gov: FAA Photo Album
FAA Blogs
- USA Today Blogs: Today In The Sky
- The FAA Follies: All the FAA Madness We Could Fit!
- Google Blog Search: FAA
FAA Criticism and Controversy
- New Mexico Governor's Office: Richardson Criticizes FAA Investigation... (2007)
- Washington Post: "FAA Managers Destroyed 9/11 Tape" (2004)
- YouTube: Former FAA Red Team Members on 9/11
- USA Today: FAA Covers Up Air Traffic Control Mistakes... (2007)
FAA Video and Media
- Google Video: FAA, NASA Crash Testing
- ANN Podcast: Interview with PATCO President Ron Taylor
- Google Video: Recruiting The Workforce Of Tomorrow
FAA Timeline
- 1926 - Air Commerce Act: President Calvin Coolidge signed into law the first Federal legislation regulating civil aeronautics.
- 1938 - The Civil Aeronautics Act: Transferred Federal civil aviation responsibilities from the Commerce Department to a new independent agency, the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA).
- 1958 - The Federal Aviation Act of 1958: Transferred CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA).
- 1967 - The Department of Transportation (DOT) began full operations. The FAA became one of several organizations within the DOT and received a new name, the Federal Aviation Administration.
- 1970 - The Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 placed the agency in charge of a new airport aid program funded by a special aviation trust fund.
- 1981 - The PATCO Strike: As the result of an illegal strike in August 1981, the government dismissed 11,359 strike participants and decertified the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization.
- 2001 - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) succeeded the FAA as the agency with primary responsibility for civil aviation security.
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