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Management Advisory on Weaknesses With Site-Specific Deployment Requirements and Specialist Training for STARS
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is deploying the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) at 11 large terminal facilities to modernize the systems air traffic controllers use to manage traffic.
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Date: 08.14.2014
PDF icon STARS Management Advisory^8-14-14.pdf
California Man Sentenced for Endangering the Safety of an Aircraft
On February 21, 2014, Hasan Ibrahim, owner of Medchem, was sentenced in U.S. District Court, San Francisco, California, to 30 days in prison followed by three years supervised release. He was also assessed a penalty of $2,200.
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Date: 03.08.2014
FAA Faces Significant Barriers To Safely Integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems Into the National Airspace System
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) forecasts there will be roughly 7,500 active Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the United States in 5 years.
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Date: 06.26.2014
PDF icon FAA Oversight of Unmanned Aircraft Systems^6-26-14.pdf
ADS-B Benefits Are Limited Due to a Lack of Advanced Capabilities and Delays in User Equipage
The Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system is central to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) goals.
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Date: 09.11.2014
PDF icon FAA ADS-B Program Audit Report^9-11-14.pdf
Southern California Company Charged with Fraud Involving Aircraft Parts
On January 30, 2014, VJ Engineering, Inc. (VJE) was charged in U.S.
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Date: 02.10.2014
Colombian National Sentenced for Making False Statements to FAA
On February 20, 2014, in United States District Court, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Javier Alexander Zapata-Isaza, a Colombian National employed by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved foreign repair station operating in Colombia, was sen
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Date: 02.20.2014
Management Advisory on Registration of Aircraft to U.S. Citizen Trustees in Situations Involving Non-U.S. Citizen Trustors and Beneficiaries
This management advisory informs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of additional concerns we identified regarding the registration of aircraft owned under trusts for non-U.S. citizens.
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Date: 01.31.2014
PDF icon Registry Management Advisory FINAL 1-31-2014.pdf
FAA's Progress and Challenges in Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System
The Assistant Inspector General for Aviation Audits testified on the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to integrate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace System (NAS).
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Date: 12.10.2014
PDF icon UAS Statement_Master File_12-9-14_Final_508.pdf
FAA’s Implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 Remains Incomplete
The Inspector General testified on the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) progress in implementing key provisions of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012.
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Date: 02.05.2014
PDF icon 2-4-14_FAA Modernization and Reform_LongStatement.pdf
Defunct Pennsylvania FAA Repair Facility and Former Operator Convicted At Trial for Aircraft Parts Fraud
On April 9, 2014, after a nine day trial in U.S. District Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a federal jury convicted Jay Stout and Flying Tigers, Inc. of conspiracy, fraud involving aircraft parts, mail fraud, and obstruction of justice.
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Date: 04.09.2014

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