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Flight Attendants are required to earn an FAA Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency by completing a FAA-approved training program (typically conducted by the air carrier). Flight attendants must receive a new certificate when changing air carriers. Certificates are further rated by the airplane group they are trained on: turbojet or propeller ...
The term FAA Certificate may refer to an FAA-issued certificate: Pilot certificate, one of several kinds of airman certificates issued by the FAA; Ground Instructor certificate; Type certificate of the airworthiness of a particular category of aircraft; Approval certificate of a maintenance company. [citation needed
The FAA issues a number of awards to holders of its certificates. Among these are demonstrated proficiencies as an aviation mechanic (the AMT Awards), a flight instructor (Gold Seal certification), a 50-year aviator (Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award), a 50-year mechanic (Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award) or as a proficient pilot.
In the United States, pilot certification is regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a branch of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT). A pilot is certified under the authority of Parts 61 and 141 of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations, also known as the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs). [2]
A type certificate (TC) is issued to signify the airworthiness of the approved design or "type" of an aircraft to be manufactured. The TC is issued by a regulatory authority, and once issued, the design cannot be changed unless at least part of the process for certification is repeated to cover the changes.
The FAA's FAQ on Part 21 stated that PMA quality systems would be evaluated for compliance by the FAA during certificate management activity after the compliance date of the rule. [23] Today, all FAA production approvals – whether for complete aircraft or for piece parts – rely on a common set of quality assurance system elements.
“Most often, Navarro and Guerrero would use an FAA approved repair station’s FAA certificate number to falsely certify the part to have been overhauled, tested/inspected or repaired by that ...
The legislative authority for the ODA program was derived under Title 49 of the US Code § 44702: Issuance of Certificates, which authorized the FAA to "delegate to a qualified private person a matter related to issuing certificates, or related to the examination, testing, and inspection necessary to issue a certificate on behalf of the FAA ...