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Latest News & Updates
FAA Accepting Applications From Experienced Controllers
December 3, 2018 – Relaunch your career in aviation before diving into the holidays.
FAA Air Traffic Report
December 3, 2018 – Get a heads-up on any daily impacts to normal air traffic operations.
Fly Safe: Prevent Loss of Control Accidents
November 20, 2018 – This month, we look at CFIT: Controlled Flight Into Terrain.
FAA Wants You To Pack Safely This Holiday Season
November 19, 2018 – What's in your bag? Do not carry hazardous materials onboard the aircraft.
More than 50,000 LAANC Applications processed
November 19, 2018 – Drone operators across the country now get almost instantaneous airspace authorizations through LAANC.
Latest Press Releases
- Federal Aviation Administration Announces Key Appointments for Executive Directors of Aircraft Certification and UAS Integration (11/29/2018)
- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao Appoints Monteith to FAA Associate Administrator for Commercial Space (11/29/2018)
- FAA Relaunches ADS-B Out Rebate (10/12/2018)
- FAA Statement on the FAA Reauthorization Bill Passage (10/05/2018)
- FAA Proposes $474,000 Civil Penalty Against Frontier Airlines (09/28/2018)
Latest Fact Sheets
- David J. Hurley Air Traffic Control System Command Center (11/21/2018)
- Facts about the FAA and Air Traffic Control (11/21/2018)
- South-Central Florida Metroplex (11/05/2018)
- Data Communications (Data Comm) (10/17/2018)
- Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions, and Noise (CLEEN) Program (10/10/2018)
Latest Speeches
- Aero Club of Washington Luncheon, “Aero Club of Washington Luncheon” (11/05/2018)
- NBAA Remarks, “NBAA Remarks” (10/09/2018)
- Aviation Workforce Symposium , “Aviation Workforce Symposium Opening Remarks” (09/13/2018)
- InterDrone, “A Success Story in the Making” (09/05/2018)
- ALPA Annual Air Safety Forum, “Pillars of Safety” (08/02/2018)
Latest Testimony
- Former Deputy Administrator Dan Elwell before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Subcommittee on Aviation concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems (11/29/2017)
- Director, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Office Earl Lawrence before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation concerning Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Innovation, Integration, Successes, and Challenges (03/15/2017)
- Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation Dr. George C. Nield before the Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation, concerning Federal Aviation Administration Oversight of Commercial Space Transportation (06/22/2016)
- Former Administrator Michael Huerta before the Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development concerning FY 2016 Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration (03/02/2016)
- Former Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Peggy Gilligan before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee concerning Transportation and Public Assets Subcommittee Hearing (02/03/2016)