FAA
Pilots need certification
The FAA is the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. government agency responsible for regulating civil aviation.
The FAA certifies aircraft and pilots, manages air traffic control, and sets safety standards for commercial and private flight: The FAA grounded the fleet pending investigation.
FAA regulations require rest periods between flights.
Kept within limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- VFRAviation using visual references
- IFRAviation without visual references
ATC · clearance · transponder · radar · separation · corridor
Attestation of qualification
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- airworthinessFit for flight
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
enforcement · guidelines · requirements · authorization · inspection · audit · penalties · violations
Divided governmental authority
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- departmentDistinct unit within organization
bureaucracy · oversight · jurisdiction · official · organizational · management · administrator · headquarters
Insider who reports misconduct
controlled
Kept within limits
- restrictedLimited in scope
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
- VFRAviation using visual references
IFR · ATC · clearance · transponder · radar · separation · corridor
certification
Attestation of qualification
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- airworthinessFit for flight
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
standards · enforcement · guidelines · requirements · authorization · inspection · audit · penalties · violations · waivers
federal
Divided governmental authority
- governmentAuthority over a state
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
department · bureaucracy · oversight · jurisdiction · official · organizational · management · administrator · headquarters · Washington
whistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, travel agency, employment agency, news agency
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- federal governmentexecutive branch, judicial branch, legislative branch, agencies, bureaus
- Safety organizationsOSHA, Red Cross, NHTSA, FDA, CDC
- Aviation IndustryBoeing, Airbus, Delta, United Airlines, American Airlines
FAAairlines
Commercial flight operators
United Airlines · Delta Air Lines · American Airlines · Southwest Airlines · Boeing
- FAA standardsFederal flight safety requirements