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| − | The '''Federal Aviation Administration''' (FAA) is a [[federal]] agency which regulates air commerce to promote aviation safety. | + | The '''Federal Aviation Administration''' ('''FAA''') is a [[federal]] agency which regulates air commerce to promote aviation safety. |
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| | ==FAR== | | ==FAR== |
| | + | Federal Aviation Regulations are the rules and regulations, which govern the operation of aircraft, airways, and airmen.<ref>http://avn.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=ifp/gloss</ref> |
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| − | Federal Aviation Regulations are the rules and regulations, which govern the operation of aircraft, airways, and airmen.<ref>http://avn.faa.gov/index.asp?xml=ifp/gloss</ref>
| + | ==Notable incidents== |
| | + | During the [[Obama Administration]], the FAA issued new hiring rules for air traffic controllers which placed achieving diversity over ensuring that new employees were talented, educated, and even knew what they were doing.<ref>Multiple references: |
| | + | *[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/06/02/obama-era-faa-hiring-rules-place-diversity-ahead-airline-safety-attorney-tells-tucker-carlson.html Obama-era FAA hiring rules place diversity ahead of airline safety, attorney tells Tucker Carlson]. ''Fox News''. June 2, 2018. Retrieved June 6, 2018. |
| | + | *Duke, Selwyn (June 5, 2018). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/29215-danger-in-the-skies-obama-dumbed-down-air-traffic-controllers-with-diversity-rules Danger in the Skies: Obama Dumbed-down Air-traffic Controllers With “Diversity” Rules]. ''The New American''. Retrieved June 6, 2018. |
| | + | *Haverluck, Michael F. (June 3, 2018). [https://www.onenewsnow.com/politics-govt/2018/06/03/obama-put-diversity-over-safety-at-faa Obama put diversity over safety at FAA]. ''OneNewsNow''. Retrieved June 6, 2018. |
| | + | *Poor, Jeff (June 2, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/video/2018/06/02/aviation-attorney-to-tucker-carlson-faa-is-putting-diversity-ahead-of-safety/ Aviation Attorney to Tucker Carlson: FAA Is Putting Diversity Ahead of Safety]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved June 6, 2018.</ref> |
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| | ==See also== | | ==See also== |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| + | {{reflist}} |
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| | [[Category:Aviation]] | | [[Category:Aviation]] |