Media Resources
- Nation's Top 50 Busiest Airports
- Air Traffic Activity Data System (ATADS) Guide for Airport Operations
Latest Press Releases
- FAA Changes Israel’s Aviation Safety Rating to Category 2 (12/19/2008)
- FAA Calls on Airlines, Pilots to Keep Voluntary Reporting (12/18/2008)
- FAA Makes Special Flight Rules Around Washington Permanent (12/15/2008)
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Latest Fact Sheets
- FAA Names "Excellence in Aviation Research Award" Winners (01/05/2009)
- Next Generation Air Transportation System (12/18/2008)
- Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) (12/16/2008)
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Latest Speeches
- NASA Awards Ceremony, “The FAA's Role in the Lunar Lander Challenge” (12/08/2008)
- ATO Terminal Management Conference, “People Always Come First” (12/05/2008)
- ATCSCC Groundbreaking , “The Nerve Center of the FAA” (12/04/2008)
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Latest Testimony
- Chief Operating Officer, Air Traffic Organization Henry Krakowski before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation concerning Runway Safety: An Update (09/25/2008)
- Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety Nicholas A. Sabatini before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Aviation concerning "FAA Aircraft Certification: Alleged Regulatory Lapses in the Certification and Manufacture of the Eclipse Ea-500" (09/17/2008)
- Senior Vice-President for NextGen and Operations Planning Victoria Cox before the House Committee on Science and Technology concerning the Next Generation Air Transportation System (09/11/2008)
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Latest News & Updates
Flight Restrictions Before and During Presidential Inauguration
January 9 – Modifications to the Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area (formerly known as the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ)) and the Washington Metropolitan Flight Restriction Zone (FRZ) will be in place for Pre-Inaugural activities on January 18, 2009, and for the Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2009.
Special Flight Rules Around Washington Made Permanent
January 8 – Airspace restrictions and procedures implemented around Washington, DC, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks to make the region safer and more secure are now permanent under a final rule issued by the agency.
Sturgell Discusses Improving Global Aviation Safety
December 18 – Acting Administrator Robert Sturgell addressed the international aviation community on the importance of further improving the global aviation safety record.
