General
Advanced Air Mobility | Air Taxis
What is the FAA’s role?
This new era of aviation will succeed only if it is safely integrated into our National Airspace System, just like aircraft currently flying in the United States are today. That's the FAA's job: Making sure this new generation of aircraft maintain the high level of safety that defines modern aviation. The FAA has completed updating its regulations to allow for aircraft in the powered-lift category to operate safely in the National Airspace System (NAS).
Alex McDowell
Deputy Executive Director, AOV-2
Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service
Alex McDowell is the Deputy Executive Director of the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV), responsible for directing the independent, risk-based, data-driven safety...
Tony Schneider
Executive Director, AOV-1 (Acting)
Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service
Tony Schneider is the Executive Director of the Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service (AOV), responsible for directing the independent, risk-based, data-driven safety...
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Submitting FOIA Requests
The FOIA is a law that gives you the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. Under the FOIA, agencies must disclose any information that is requested – unless that information is protected from public disclosure.
FAA posts a great deal of information on its website so before making a request you might want to look through it first. You may find...
Make a FOIA Request
Make an electronic FOIA Request for
Airman Certification or Aircraft Registry
Ms. Julie Ferrell, FOIA Coordinator
FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center
Civil Aviation Registry, AFB-700
P.O. Box 25082
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
Phone: (405) 954-4331
Email: ...
FAA Electronic Reading Room
Overview
In accordance with 5 USC 552(a)(2), the following four categories of records (“Reading Room” records) are available without the need for a FOIA request. Only Reading Room records created on or after November 1, 1996 must be made available electronically, and we make them available here.
Reading Room
Our Electronic Reading Room does not include records published in the Federal Register or...