FAA

American

U.S. Government.

Federal Aviation Administration: the division of the Department of Transportation that inspects and rates civilian aircraft and pilots, enforces the rules of air safety, and installs and maintains air-navigation and traffic-control facilities.

FAA ¹ British

abbreviation

Fleet Air Arm
(in the US) Federal Aviation Administration
Fellow of the Australian Academy (of Science)

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faa ² British

/ fɔː /

verb

a Scot word for fall

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The FAA continually updates its standards based on the best medical science available, the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

New federal legislation, known as the Mental Health in Aviation Act, would require the FAA to implement the remaining recommendations, train more medical examiners and raise awareness about mental health in the industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The FAA will determine based on the investigation findings when New Glenn can be launched again.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Blue Origin is investigating the incident, which happened on Sunday, with oversight from the FAA.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

She gets a lifetime of being stopped by the FAA for random bag searches every time she flies.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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