Flight Program Operations
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Flight Program Operations works to enhance and maintain the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system. We strive to reach the next level of safety, efficiency, and innovation in flight operations, contributing to the safety of the national airspace system domestically and our stakeholders globally.
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Flight Program Operations is responsible for all agency flight operations, manned and unmanned, conducted at eight facilities across the country. These responsibilities include all aspects of flight program safety, operations, training, maintenance, policy, and administration. Our mission set includes flight inspection; aviation safety training; research, development, test and evaluation support; and critical event response/transportation.
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We have a wide array of employment opportunities for aviation professionals, both on the ground and in the air.
Flight Program Operations is certificated as a 14 CFR part 135 air operator, with aircraft and personnel based at eight locations nationwide. Pilots must possess either a valid commercial pilot certification with airplane, multi-engine land and instrument ratings or an airline transport pilot certificate with multi-engine land rating. Pilots receive additional mission-specific training if hired.
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As crewmembers on flight inspection flights, mission specialists work with the highly specialized flight inspection equipment in the back of flight program aircraft. They are accountable for the verification of performance and reliability of interrelated systems that provide a range of services essential to the operation of the national airspace system.
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Flight Program Operations schedulers and dispatchers provide flight releases, flight monitoring, and arrival services for all FAA owned and leased aircraft. As part of the operations control center, they may also facilitate collaborative operational and strategic decision making, with an emphasis on operational safety and efficiency, and support the Air Traffic Organization's Joint Air Traffic Operations Center (JATOC) located in Warrenton, Virginia.
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Flight Program Operations mechanics perform maintenance services under the ATO Flight Program Operations 14 CFR Part 145 Repair Station Certificate, in compliance with the requirements of the ATO Flight Program Operations 14 CFR Part 135 Air Operator Certificate. They inspect and repair aircraft, engines, and other mechanical systems to maintain airworthiness at eight Flight Program Operations locations nationwide. Airframe and powerplant (A&P) certificate is preferred.
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Learn more about the FAA’s Flight Program Operations and come fly with us!
- Read the FAA Safety Briefing Magazine - Fly FAA: Practicing What We Preach | September/October 2022
- Visit the Flight Program Operations webpage
- Visit faa.gov/jobs for more professional opportunities
- Visit Applying for Federal Jobs for general application assistance
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