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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

"Photo of Alex McDowell"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

Official photo of Tony Schneider

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...

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...