The Federal Aviation Administration is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international wa
FAA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
FAA Joint Surveillance Site radar, Canton, Michigan
Richard Quesada color photo portrait head and shoulders
William F. Mc Kee, 3rd FAA Administrator
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Its functions included testing and licensing of pilots, certification of aircraft and investigati
Federal Aviation Administration
…authority of the International Civil Aviation Organization. The FAA was created in August 1958 (1958-08) as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was renamed the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA's…
Logo on side of a test aircraft
Seal and flag of the defunct Civil Aeronautics Board on display in the National Air and Space Museum