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    FAA
    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
    faa
    verb
    a Scot word for fall

FAA

American  
U.S. Government.

  1. 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

  1. Fleet Air Arm

  2. (in the US) Federal Aviation Administration

  3. Fellow of the Australian Academy (of Science)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
faa 2 British  
/ fɔː /

verb

  1. a Scot word for fall

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The FAA, which said it is considering the organization’s stricter guidance, currently bars the devices from checked luggage and restricts passengers to two portable chargers in carry-on bags.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

A spokesperson for the FAA said it is investigating.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Drone pilots also must avoid restricted airspace, including the airspace around airports, according to FAA regulations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The FAA controller in the radar room called up frantically to Brown.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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