FAA 2016

FAA 2016 A Year in Review

FAA made a lot of strides this year, all while maintaining the safest, most efficient airspace in the world.

New Employees

FAA made offers to thousands of new employees, including:

1.7K air traffic controllers
X technicians

Our multimedia products helped us get the word out about these vacancy announcements. Watch one of our videos below and learn why air traffic controllers say "I love my job."

Learn more about available careers at FAA

New air traffic control towers dedicated

FAA dedicated new towers in:

Tucson
Las Vegas
San Francisco

Media coverage following dedication events

Watch a video of see how FAA engineers constructed the new Tucson air traffic control tower.

NextGen is Now

FAA showcased NextGen technology at:

Chicago-O'Hare
Myrtle Beach
Washington-Dulles
Myrtle Beach
Charlotte-Douglas

Media coverage following press events

Watch this video to learn how Charlotte is a leader in NextGen implementation.

Learn more about NextGen

Drone + Pilot Registration

Licensed 23K commercial drone pilots
Registered over 600K drones

Help for Hobbyist Drone Pilots

Launched the B4UFly App for iOS and Android

Download the B4UFly App

Commercial Space Exploration

Licensed 11 launches
Issued 4 experimental permits

Learn more about Commercial Space operations

Saving Lives

Watch this video to hear to the air traffic audio recording of Jacksonville controller Dwayne McLean as he aided a pilot struggling to maintain spatial orientation in heavy cloud cover.

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