The Federal Aviation Administration was formed in 1958 as the "Federal Aviation Agency." Its name changed to the current one when it became part of the Department of Transportation in 1967. The department is responsible for regulating civil aviation in the United States, including the air traffic control system.
Bumpy Skies - Fedblog
October 08, 2009
| Alyssa Rosenberg
Back in August when a mediation panel settled the final contract issues remaining between the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the mediators wrote: "No one to this process assumes the relationship will somehow be healed overnight...But the existence of...
FAA system glitch causes widespread U. S. air travel delays
November 19, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) -- A problem with the FAA system that collects airline flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide Thursday, the second time in 15 months that a glitch created such problems. ...
Bob Brewin: September 2009 - What's Brewin'
October 14, 2009
base technology for the Federal Aviation Administration's air traffic control system and its timing signals are used by telecommunications companies worldwide for network...
Controllers: FAA's new computer system prone to problems
October 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new computer system key to modernization of the nation's air traffic control system has run into problems, raising doubts about whether it can be operational 15 months from now when current computers must be ...
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