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The FAA is on the leading edge of a new frontier in commercial space transportation, building the next generation (NextGen) of satellite-based navigation systems, and fostering the safe integration of unmanned aerial systems into our airspace. We can only dream of what the next 50 years of American ingenuity will look like, but FAA employees will be working to ensure that the United States continues to lead the world in aerospace safety, innovation and advancements that continue to push the limits of science and technology. The FAA is an operating administration within the Department of Transportation (DOT) and a proud partner in the DOT mission to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future. Specifically, the FAA mission is to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world.

Cirrus is the global leader in Personal Aviation™. Founded in 1984, Cirrus is best known for redefining Personal Aviation™ through category-leading innovation and safety, including: - Designing and producing the industry’s best-selling piston aircraft, the SR Series - Introducing the world’s first single-engine Personal Jet™, the Vision Jet - Becoming the first manufacturer to incorporate Safe Return™ Emergency Autoland into a single-engine piston aircraft with the SR Series G7+ - Earning the Robert J. Collier Trophy, widely regarded as the greatest achievement in American aeronautics - Pioneering the first FAA-certified whole-airframe parachute safety system to be included as standard equipment on an aircraft, the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System® (CAPS®) The company has seven locations in the United States. - Duluth, Minnesota - Grand Forks, North Dakota - Knoxville, Tennessee - McKinney, Texas - Orlando, Florida - Scottsdale, Arizona - Benton Harbor, Michigan

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