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Weak Processes Have Led to a Backlog of Flight Standards Certification Applications
Each year, hundreds of commercial air carriers, aircraft repair stations, pilot schools, and other entities apply to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for certificates authorizing them to operate in the National Airspace System.
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Date: 06.12.2014
PDF icon Denver Certification Final_signed_508.pdf
Further Actions Are Needed To Improve FAA’s Oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program
The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program (VDRP) provides air carriers the opportunity to report and correct areas of non-compliance without civil penalty.
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Date: 04.10.2014
PDF icon FAA’s Oversight of the Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program^4-10-14.pdf
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
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
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
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
New Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Firms Face Barriers to Obtaining Work at the Nation’s Largest Airports
Each year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) distributes more than $3 billion in Federal grants for airport projects.
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Date: 06.12.2014
PDF icon FAA airport new DBEs final.pdf
FAA Lacks the Metrics and Data Needed To Accurately Measure the Outcomes of Its Controller Productivity Initiatives
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) employs more than 15,000 air traffic controllers. Between fiscal years 2000 and 2012, total air traffic operations in the National Airspace System declined by 23 percent.
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Date: 07.09.2014
PDF icon Controller Productivity_7-9-14_final_signed_508.pdf

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