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The Enterprise Business Operations Division provides core services that enable success throughout AIR, including human resources, financial management, workforce development, IT support, and information management
Director, Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Aviation Safety Office of Aerospace Medicine
Federal Aviation Administration
Dr. Antuñano was born in Mexico City, Mexico in 1960. He is a graduate of the National Autonomous University of Mexico School of Medicine and completed post-graduate training in Aviation Medicine at the Mexican Government's National Center of Aviation Medicine in Mexico City, Mexico. He is a graduate of the Residency Program in Aerospace Medicine at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio. He was awarded a post-doctoral research associateship by the U.S. National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences at the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio, Texas.
Dr. Antuñano has been the Director of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) since January 14, 2001. Dr. Antuñano provides executive direction and is responsible for the administrative oversight of FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine's programs in Medical Certification, Medical Education, Medical Research, Human Factors Research, and Occupational Health Services, that are critical and integral elements of the Office of Aviation Safety (AVS). He is the focal point in leading the activities of a professional, technical, and clerical team engaged in the policy development, planning, evaluating, and administering of:
When he joined the FAA in 1992, Dr. Antuñano served as the Manager of CAMI's Aerospace Medical Education Division, including a special assignment as Acting Manager of the Aerospace Medical Certification Division.
Dr. Antuñano is credited with 873 professional presentations and invited lectures at national and international conferences in aerospace medicine in 41 countries, and with 63 scientific publications covering a variety of aerospace medicine topics.
Dr. Antuñano is Past-President of the International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine, Fellow and Past-President of the U.S. Aerospace Medical Association, Past-President of the Space Medicine Branch, Past-President of the Iberoamerican Association of Aerospace Medicine, and member of the International Academy of Astronautics.
Dr. Antuñano is an Honorary Member of the Austrian, Brazilian, Colombian, Greek, Mexican, Peruvian, Slovenian and Turkish Societies of Aviation/Aerospace Medicine.
He is an Associate Professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and Adjunct Professor at the National University of Colombia School of Medicine. He is a former faculty member at Wright State University School of Medicine, the Medical Sciences Division of Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, and at the Santa Casa de Sao Paulo Medical School in Brazil.
Dr. Antuñano has received 85 awards and recognitions for his academic, administrative, and research achievements including:
The International Office is the focal point for the Aircraft Certification Service's international activities. This office provides liaison support to other FAA organizations, international agencies of the U.S. Government, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and other civil aviation authorities (CAAs).
| Physical Address | Mailing Address |
|---|---|
| Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Certification Service International Office (AIR-40) Wilbur Wright Bldg. Room 6W1000 600 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 | Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Certification Service International Office (AIR-40) 800 Independence Ave SW, Suite 800 East Washington, DC 20591 |
| Physical Address | Mailing Address |
|---|---|
| Federal Aviation Administration c/o American Embassy Boulevard du Regentlaan 37-40 B-1000 Brussels Belgium | American Embassy Federal Aviation Administration Unit 7600 Box 2000 DPO AE 09710 |
| Federal Aviation Administration c/o American Embassy 27 Napier Rd Singapore, 258508 | American Embassy Federal Aviation Administration Unit 4280 Box 2306 DPO AP 96507 |
The Military Certification Branch is dedicated to supporting military commercial derivative aircraft (MCDA) on behalf of the U.S. Armed Services. This office collaborates with a variety of stakeholders to oversee all related safety, certification and business activities. Along with the Policy and Standards Division (AIR-600), the Branch maintains MCDA policies collaboratively developed with the Armed Services to certify mission equipment installations and properly integrate with military airworthiness systems. On behalf of the FAA, the Branch also collaborates on aircraft airworthiness issues across various government agencies as the FAA's representative on the National Airworthiness Council.
The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) Library is a special library primarily committed to serving the unique information needs of research staff. Although the primary focus of the collection is on aviation medicine, materials on human factors, engineering, management, and general reference are available.
It's cutting-edge research in a state-of-the-art facility and it's all happening at the FAA's Flight Operations Simulation (SIM) Laboratory at the Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City, home of the only level D aircraft simulators in the country with a primary role of research.
Level D certification means:
With our Boeing 737 and Airbus 330 with additional 320 Flight Dynamics Package capability simulators and high-fidelity air traffic controller simulator stations, we can create realistic test scenarios for essentially any condition pilots, aircraft, or air traffic controllers might face.
From modeling airspace environments to evaluating aircraft, pilot, and air traffic controller performance, the FAASIM lab can meet almost any research need a federal government agency might have.
We can link our aircraft simulators to our air traffic control stations for real-time, virtual terminal operations, providing pilot-controller-aircraft interface with sophisticated human-in-the-loop simulations.
The FAASIM lab tests people, equipment, systems, technologies and procedures including:
We design studies to fit your needs. Test design options include varying weather, wind, ambient lighting and runway lighting.
Users can choose from 30 airport environments coast to coast with others possible.
We provide invaluable human factors and safety data for a wide range of end-users. Results are recorded for study and analysis, including pilot debriefing with video recaps and computer data files. If needed, the Flight Systems Laboratory, can be looped in to analyze that data.
The FAASIM Lab can also connect via the NextGen prototyping network to facilities and simulators across the country, allowing simultaneous operations from different locations that can test new procedures and prototype equipment. FAASIM Lab services enhance flight operations, standards, capacity, and aviation safety and are available to all FAA Lines of Business and all branches of the federal government at no additional cost to the user.
The basic design elements of a heliport include an obstacle-free approach and departure path, area for hover maneuvers, final approach and takeoff area (FATO), touchdown and liftoff area (TLOF), and safety zone; as well as an FAA-approved wind cone. The heliport evaluation tool eases calculations and produces dimensions based on the parameters of the heliport use/type and design helicopter. Useful export features include a visual representation in Google Earth that will also display obstacle data input by the user.
The Flight Standards Safety Management Branch (SMB) (AFS-940) is responsible for the continued development and integration of three core safety functions:
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
These areas work together under the FAA’s Integrated Oversight Philosophy (IOP) to improve safety performance through data-driven, collaborative, and proactive approaches.
A Safety Management System (SMS) is a formal, organization-wide approach to managing safety risk and ensuring effective safety controls. SMS provides a structured framework of policies, procedures, and practices that enable organizations to identify hazards, assess risk, and continuously improve safety performance.
The Safety Management Branch supports SMS implementation and oversight by:
The FAA Compliance Program objective is to identify safety issues, such as deviation from regulations and other safety standards, and to ensure effective and efficient correction. The Compliance Program focuses on improving safety by identifying and correcting issues through a collaborative, non-punitive approach.
Rather than relying solely on enforcement actions, the program emphasizes:
This approach builds trust and transparency between the FAA and industry while strengthening overall safety performance.
The Safety Management Branch supports the Compliance Program by:
The Voluntary Reporting Programs are nonpunitive, collaborative systems designed to improve aviation safety by encouraging the proactive identification, disclosure, and correction of safety deviations. They are key components of the FAA’s safety strategy. These voluntary programs encourage aviation organizations and individuals to identify, report, and correct safety issues proactively.
When issues are disclosed, corrected, and prevented from recurring, the FAA may choose not to pursue enforcement action. This approach:
The Safety Management Branch manages and supports several voluntary programs, including:
The Safety Management Branch supports these programs by:
The Safety Management Branch ensures that SMS, the Compliance Program, and Voluntary Reporting Programs are fully aligned and mutually reinforcing.
Together, these initiative enable the FAA and industry to:
This integrated, data-driven approach represents the FAA’s commitment to a modern, proactive, and collaborative safety system.
Associated websites:
Aviation Safety Action Program | Federal Aviation Administration
Compliance Program | Federal Aviation Administration
Voluntary Programs, including FOQA, LOSA, IEP and VDRP:
Implementation & Integration Group | Federal Aviation Administration
SMS:
FAA Aviation Safety Outreach | Federal Aviation Administration
Safety Management System (SMS) | Federal Aviation Administration
VDRP - Voluntary Disclosure Reporting Program
Dynamic Regulatory System
For additional questions and support, contact the Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Safety Standards, Safety Management Branch: 9-FAA-SMB@faa.gov