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Federal Aviation Agency - an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation

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Department of Transportation, DoT, Transportation - the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966

bureau, federal agency, government agency, agency, office, authority - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

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Federal Aviation Agency, USA and Civil Aviation Authority, UK have developed and published their policy for detection of consumption of psychoactive substances, including alcohol, by personnel engaged in safety-sensitive functions.

Don't drink and come to work: DGCA proposes strong norms

Neither Boeing nor the Federal Aviation Agency offered comment when contacted by AFP.

Boeing rolls out safety feature for 737 Max previously sold as option

The spectacle of the four-day-long stand-off at JKIA, an airport that is currently under scrutiny by the US Federal Aviation Agency and the Department of Transportation prior to approval of direct flights to the US, is totally uncalled for.

State has helped obdurate man make a bigger point

CAIRO -- 13 January 2018: Cairo will be the only transit station for Russian tourists who fly to Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, stated the Russian Federal Aviation Agency on its official website on Saturday.

Russian flights to Egypt land only in Cairo Airport

TT Electronics, (LSE: TTG) a global provider of engineered electronics for performance critical applications, has announced that its Perry, Ohio, facility has been awarded Part 145 Repair Station certification by the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), the company said.

TT Electronics gets FAA Part 145 aviation repair station certification

Last week, the Government of the United States (through its federal aviation agency) granted Virgin Galactic a licence to operate a commercial venture to take humans (and satellites) to nearby space.

Is space tourism an extravagant idea?

Fragments of the plane were found scattered over a large area, indicating it disintegrated high in the air, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's federal aviation agency.

Crash plane broke up in mid-air, says investigator

The large area over which fragments were found indicates that the jet disintegrated while flying high, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's federal aviation agency. He would not comment on any possible reason for the crash, citing the ongoing investigation.

Official: Russian jet broke up at high altitude

Vladimir Povarov and a friend did the same, explaining that they couldn't "remain indifferent." The large area over which fragments were found indicates that the jet disintegrated while flying high, said Alexander Neradko, head of Russia's federal aviation agency. He would not comment on any possible reason for the crash, citing the ongoing investigation.

A Russina Metrojet Airbus A321-200 plummets abruptly and crashes in the Sinai desert