The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation that regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international waters. Its powers include air traffic control,certification of personnel and aircraft,setting standards for airports,and protection of U.S. assets during the launch or re-entry of commercial space vehicles. Powers over neighboring international waters were delegated to the FAA by authority of the International Civil Aviation Organization.
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport,also known by its former official names Louisville International Airport and Standiford Field,is a civil-military airport in Louisville in Jefferson County,Kentucky. The airport covers 1,500 acres (6.1 km2) and has three runways. Its IATA airport code,SDF,is based on the airport's former name,Standiford Field. Despite being called an international airport,it has no regularly-scheduled international passenger flights,but is a port of entry,handling many UPS Airlines international cargo flights through the United Parcel Service's worldwide air hub,often referred to as UPS Worldport.
The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Its functions included testing and licensing of pilots,certification of aircraft and investigation of accidents.
Barkley Regional Airport is an American domestic airport in West Paducah,Kentucky,14 miles west of Paducah in McCracken County. It is used for general aviation and sees one airline,subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Jane F. Garvey is a former government transportation and public works official,now an American business executive,currently serving as the chairman of Meridiam North America. She was the first female Administrator of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration from 1997 to 2002. In May 2018,she was tapped to become the first female Chairman of United Continental Holdings.
David Russell Hinson was an American aircraft pilot,former head of Midway Airlines,and former administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
John Hixon Shaffer was an administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from March 24,1969 until March 14,1973.
The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is the current U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) program to modernize the National Airspace System (NAS). The FAA began work on NextGen improvements in 2007 and plans to finish implementation by 2030. Modernization goals include using new technologies and procedures to increase NAS safety,efficiency,capacity,access,flexibility,predictability,and resilience while reducing aviation's environmental impact.
Robert Allan Sturgell is a former Acting Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),having served from September 14,2007,to January 15,2009. Appointed to the position on September 14,2007,by President George W. Bush,he was never confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Prior to his appointment,he had served as Deputy Administrator of the FAA since 2003.
Jerome Randolph “Randy”Babbitt, is an American pilot and businessman who served as the 16th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from 2009 to 2011. In 2012 he was hired by Southwest Airlines as Vice President of Labor Relations,a position he retired from in 2016.
Michael Peter Huerta is an American government official who served as the 17th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from 2013 to 2018. He was also acting U.S. secretary of transportation under President Donald Trump for 11 days in 2017 until the Senate confirmed the appointment of Elaine Chao to the position.
David Grizzle is a business executive with experience in the airline and aerospace industries and founder of Dazzle Partners,LLC. and served as Chief Operating Officer for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),overseeing the United States air traffic control system. He has also served as Acting Deputy Administrator of the FAA and Senior Vice President of Continental Airlines.
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport is a civil/military public airport five miles west of downtown Peoria,in Peoria County,Illinois,United States. It is on the northwest edge of Bartonville,near Bellevue. It is owned by the Metropolitan Airport Authority of Peoria,which often refers to it as Peoria International Airport. It was formerly the Greater Peoria Regional Airport.
Daniel Kevin Elwell served in the first Trump Administration as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),and as the Acting Administrator of the FAA in addition to running the Next Generation Air Transportation System.
The Boeing 737 MAX passenger airliner was grounded worldwide between March 2019 and December 2020,and again in 2024,after 346 people died in two similar crashes in less than five months:Lion Air Flight 610 on October 29,2018,and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 on March 10,2019. The Federal Aviation Administration initially affirmed the MAX's continued airworthiness,claiming to have insufficient evidence of accident similarities. By March 13,the FAA followed behind 51 concerned regulators in deciding to ground the aircraft. All 387 aircraft delivered to airlines were grounded by March 18.
Stephen Marshall Dickson is an American former Air Force pilot and Delta Air Lines executive who served as the 18th Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration from August 2019 to March 2022.
Joel Szabat is a former American government official and military officer serving on the Amtrak Board of Directors since 2024. He previously served as Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs.
Edward L. Bolton Jr. is a retired United States Air Force major general who last served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget of the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. In 2013,he was the assistant administrator for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) at the Federal Aviation Administration On July 1,2018,he was hired as senior vice president of Defense Systems Group. In November 2023,Bolton was appointed as the Federal Aviation Administration Chief of Staff.
Advanced air mobility (AAM) are systems that incorporate support for next-generation transport such as such as remotely piloted,autonomous,or vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft. This includes those powered by electric or hybrid-electric propulsion.
Billy Nolen is an American government official who served as acting administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from April 1,2022 to June 2023.
