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  2. Flight information region - Wikipedia

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    In aviation, a flight information region (FIR) is a specified region of airspace in which a flight information service and an alerting service (ALRS) are provided. [1] The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) delegates which country is responsible for the operational control of a given FIR. FIRs are the largest regular division of ...

  3. Transportation Security Administration - Wikipedia

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    The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that has authority over the security of transportation systems within and connecting to the United States.

  4. List of aviation, avionics, aerospace and aeronautical ...

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    Authorization of Aircraft Network Security Program ANT Antenna (radio) ANSOG Airport Network Security Operator Guidance A/O Air oil In turbine engines AOA Angle of attack: AOC 1: Air operator's certificate: AOC 2: Aeronautical operational control: AOG Aircraft on ground: AOM 1: Aircraft operations manual AOM 2: Airport/aerodrome operating ...

  5. Flight information service - Wikipedia

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    A flight information service (FIS) is a form of air traffic service which is available to any aircraft within a flight information region (FIR), as agreed internationally by ICAO.

  6. Trump orders assessment of aviation safety, names acting FAA ...

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    President Donald Trump on Thursday took executive action to address FAA hires and aviation safety after an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger jet in D.C.

  7. Federal Aviation Administration - Wikipedia

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    The FAA was created in August 1958 () as the Federal Aviation Agency, replacing the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). In 1967, the FAA became part of the newly formed U.S. Department of Transportation and was renamed the Federal Aviation Administration.

  8. Why the airspace near Reagan Washington National Airport has ...

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    The nation's busiest runway.An airspace cluttered with passenger planes and military aircraft. A history of near-crashes. And a growing shortage of air traffic controllers available to manage it all.

  9. Aviation and Transportation Security Act - Wikipedia

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    The Act created the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). [1] However, with the passage of the Homeland Security Act in 2002, the TSA was later transferred to the Department of Homeland Security. [2] The legislation (S. 1447) was sponsored by Democratic Senator Fritz Hollings from South Carolina and co-sponsored by 30 other senators.