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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Federal Aviation Agency, FAAnoun

    an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation

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  1. faa

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the largest transportation agency of the U.S. government and regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the country as well as over surrounding international waters.: 12, 16  Its powers include air traffic management, certification of personnel and aircraft, setting standards for airports, and protection of U.S. assets during the launch or re-entry of commercial space vehicles. Powers over neighboring international waters were delegated to the FAA by authority of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Created in August 1958 (1958-08), the FAA replaced the former Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and later became an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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  1. faa

    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the governmental body in the United States that regulates and oversees all aspects of civil aviation. This includes the setting and enforcing of safety regulations, certification of aircrafts, and operation of air traffic control. The FAA's mandate is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FAA in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FAA in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of FAA in a Sentence

  1. Susan Collins:

    One has to question what has happened to (the FAA's safety) commitment - whether resource shortages have caused the agency to be too deferential to the aircraft manufacturer and whether it is really wise in the case of Boeing to have allowed the company to certify 96% of its own work.

  2. Faye Malarkey Black:

    Manufacturers for regional aircraft have submitted those same plans to the The FAA, they have not heard word back. We don't know when they'll hear word back.

  3. Rick Larsen:

    346 people died in two separate crashes. There ought to be a lot of pressure on Boeing and the FAA to get this right.

  4. Scott Kirby:

    You can’t run an airline like it’s 2019, and the reason is because the system is just stressed to the max, there’s strains everywhere, whether it’s in security or FAA staffing or systems. Across the board there are strains in the system, aircraft manufacturers delivering, having enough pilots and all of those stresses and strains means that the system is tighter.

  5. Federal Aviation Administration:

    The FAA enjoys a good working relationship with CAAC and we continue to work together to develop a path to work towards certification of the derivative model of the ARJ-21 and, possibly, the C919.

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