federal aviation administration
Federal Aviation Administration. The federal agency charged with regulating air commerce, promoting civil aviation and a national system of airports, achieving efficient use of navigable airspace, developing and operating a common system of air-traffic control and air navigation, and developing and implementing programs and regulations relating to environmental effects of civil aviation. • The Federal Aviation Agency was established in 1958. 49 USCA § 106. Its name was changed when it became a part of the Department of Transportation in 1967. The FAA was formerly charged with promoting safety in air transportation, but that task was transferred to the Transportation Security Administration after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. — Abbr. FAA. — Formerly also termed Federal Aviation Agency. [Cases: Aviation 31. C.J.S. Aeronautics and Aerospace §§ 15–18, 27, 34.]
