the Federal Aviation Administration
noun
GOVERNMENT,TRANSPORTukus(abbreviationthe FAA)the USgovernmentdepartmentthat isresponsiblefor makingrulesrelatingtoairportsandaircraft:
Under the newproposals, the Federal AviationAdministrationwould beabletoimpose"additionalsecurityon anyairlineat anytime"runningservicesto the US.
Compare
the Civil Aviation Authority