Fleet Air Arm
(in the US) Federal Aviation Administration
Fellow of the Australian Academy (of Science)
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Some delays were due to shifts under the 2020 legislation that the FAA had to undertake for the first time, said Boeing Senior Vice President Mike Sinnett.
From Barron's ● Jul. 16, 2026
An FAA spokesman said the tour company’s operating certificate remains suspended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
For years, air-traffic control for Newark’s tight, busy airspace was managed from an FAA facility on Long Island, N.Y.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The FAA said recently it would maintain flight limits at Newark given the current staffing crunch, and officials said they would slow down traffic if needed to maintain safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
The FAA controller in the radar room called up frantically to Brown.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Already the faa has permitted a handful of law-enforcement agencies to operate drones on a short-term basis.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2013
The faa is not in the business of privacy protection.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2013
Currently, the faa, which funds the project, is devoting only $2 million a year to it, barely enough to equip two volcanoes.
From Time Magazine Archive
To reach the deal, the faa agreed not to use the information to punish pilots or carriers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alle alvene: Maaltrost, syng med tone full du med oss vaart bysselull: bysse, bysse, bysselull, bysse, bysse, bysselull, ei maa vald, ei heksegald faa vaar dronning ottefull; so god natt og bysselull.
From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown
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