• Federal logo featuring a blue and yellow circle surrounding a green globe with the compass arrow and a wing on the center. "Federal Aviation Administration" is stated in the blue and yellow circle in white.
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    The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) was created January 1, 1959, to improve the management and safety of the nation's airways. When the Department of Transportation was created in 1967, the FAA became the Federal Aviation Administration.

  • Federal logo featuring a blue and yellow circle surrounding a green globe with the compass arrow and a wing on the center. "Federal Aviation Administration" is stated in the blue and yellow circle in white.

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