Federal Aviation Agency


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Noun1.Federal Aviation Agency - an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviationFederal Aviation Agency - an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation
Department of Transportation, DoT, Transportation - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966
bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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Federal Aviation Agency, USA and Civil Aviation Authority, UK have developed and published their policy for detection of consumption of psychoactive substances, including alcohol, by personnel engaged in safety-sensitive functions.
Neither Boeing nor the Federal Aviation Agency offered comment when contacted by AFP.
There were no reports of injuries despite the damage to the plane, the Federal Aviation Agency reported.
The spectacle of the four-day-long stand-off at JKIA, an airport that is currently under scrutiny by the US Federal Aviation Agency and the Department of Transportation prior to approval of direct flights to the US, is totally uncalled for.
CAIRO -- 13 January 2018: Cairo will be the only transit station for Russian tourists who fly to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, stated the Russian Federal Aviation Agency on its official website on Saturday.
TT Electronics, (LSE: TTG) a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, has announced that its Perry, Ohio, facility has been awarded Part 145 Repair Station certification by the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), the company said.
Last week, the Government of the United States (through its federal aviation agency) granted Virgin Galactic a licence to operate a commercial venture to take humans (and satellites) to nearby space.
Fragments of the plane were found scattered over a large area, indicating it disintegrated high in the air, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's federal aviation agency.
The large area over which fragments were found indicates that the jet disintegrated while flying high, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's federal aviation agency. He would not comment on any possible reason for the crash, citing the ongoing investigation.
Vladimir Povarov and a friend did the same, explaining that they couldn't "remain indifferent." The large area over which fragments were found indicates that the jet disintegrated while flying high, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's federal aviation agency. He would not comment on any possible reason for the crash, citing the ongoing investigation.
The Federal Aviation Agency, in a report released Thursday, determined that the Texas spaceport east of Brownsville and three miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border is unlikely to threaten the surrounding wildlife.

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