Authorities Note

Predecessor: United States. Civil Aeronautics Administration (1940-1958) (n50076072)

Successor: United States. Federal Aviation Administration (n79034443)

Variants: F.A.A. // FAA // Federal Aviation Agency (U.S.) // United States. Aviation Agency

LCNAF: Federal Aviation Agency was created under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to replace the Civil Aeronautics Administration. It became the Federal Aviation Administration in 1967.

Wikipedia: Federal Aviation Act of 1958 passed the CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency. The act also transferred air safety regulation from the CAB to the FAA, and gave it sole responsibility for a joint civil-military system of air navigation and air traffic control.