Federal Aviation Administration 

Budget in Brief 

Fiscal Year 2006 

Assistant Administrator for Financial Services/ 

Chief Financial Officer

www.faa.gov/aba

800 Independence Avenue SW

Washington, DC 20591 February 2005
Table of Contents 

Overview .............................................................................................................. 1 

 Operations ...................................................................................................... 3 

 Facilities and Equipment................................................................................... 3 

 Research, Engineering and Development ........................................................... 3 

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports.................................................................................. 3 

Airport and Airway Trust Fund ............................................................................ 4 

New/Expanded Initiatives ................................................................................... 4 

Goals 

 Safety.............................................................................................................. 5 

 Mobility........................................................................................................... 7 

 Global Connectivity .......................................................................................... 9 

 Environment.................................................................................................... 11 

 Security .......................................................................................................... 12 

 Organizational Excellence ................................................................................. 13

Appendices 

 

 Operations Appropriation Build-Up..................................................................... 15 

 Employment.................................................................................................... 16 

 

 Airport and Airway Trust Fund .......................................................................... 17

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Overview 

he Federal Aviation Administration’s 

(FAA) Fiscal Year 2006 budget is driven

by our 5-year plan, Flight Plan 2005-

2009. The Flight Plan contains a series of

measurable goals and outcomes that were 

agreed upon with our industry partners and 

stakeholders.

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Safety, $9,175.9 

Figure 1

Safety, $ 9,746

Global Connectivity, Mobility, $ 3,066 

$ 33 

Environmental, $ 380 

Security, $ 118

Organizational 

Excellence, $ 436 

FY 2006 Request by Goal

$ in millions

We’ve taken this approach to bring focus and

clarity to the agency’s budget and how we 

spend it. There’s no question that we must be

diligent in terms of our readiness to respond

to growing capacity and efficiency trends. We 

must be equally vigilant in terms of our

approaches to safety and security. 

Our budget hinges on the services we bring to 

the flying public: 

 Controlling traffic 

 Inspecting aircraft 

 Certifying aviation professionals 

 Protecting the environment

 Researching technology 

 Maintaining security 

 Strengthening America’s airports 

 Engineering new equipment 

 Solidifying United States leadership of international aviation 

To make this happen, we’ve been careful that requests track to the Government Performance and Results 

Act. We will direct our resources, take action and evaluate the results to ensure that we’re spending

what we need to, and only when we must. 

The total FAA 2006 request of $13.78 billion funds focused improvements in safety, and is 0.6 percent 

less than the FY 2005 budget. About 71 percent of the budget, or $9.8 billion, will contribute to safety, 

including further reductions in aviation accidents, deaths, and injuries. Another 22 percent, or $3.1

billion, will support capacity growth. The remainder of the agency’s budget will support international 

leadership, environmental stewardship, internal security, and the agency’s efforts to create a more costefficient, world-class organization. 

The budget funds 89 percent of agency programs from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund resources 

derived from excise taxes and interest. 

 
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The following tables summarize FAA’s FY 2006 request by appropriation, and by goal area: 

Acco unt s

FY 2004 

Actual1

FY 2005 

Enacted2

FY 2006 

Request

Change 

FY 2005 

FY 2006 

Request

Operations $7,479,206 $7,706,537 $8,201,000 $+ 495,463

 (General) ....................................................... [3,010,206] [2,827,809] [1,551,000] [ -1,276,809]

 (Trust)........................................................... [4,469,000] [4,878,728] [6,500,000] [+ 1,621,727]

(Flight Service Station A-76 Competition)......... [150,000] [+150, 000]

Grants-in-Aid for Airports (TF) 

Contract Authority (Vision 100)....................... $3,400,000 $3,500,000 $3,600,000 $+ 100,000

Contract Authority (49 USC 48112)................. 267,128 473,320 605,000 +131,680

 Contract Authority permanently reduced .......... (20,060) (296,787) (1,674,000) (+ 1,377,213)

Contract Authority (Total) .............................. 3,647,068 3,676,533 2,531,000 - 1,145,533

Other Budget Authority ................................... $1,988 $25,0003 - 25,000

 (Obligation Limitation—non-add)..................... $3,379,940 $3,472,000 $3,000,000 $- 472,000

Facilities and Equipment (TF)................................. $2,870,872 $2,524,7804 $2,448,000 $- 76,780

Unobligated balance rescission ........................ (8,041)

Research, Engineering and Development (TF)......... $118,734 $129,880 $130,000 $+ 120

TOTAL BUDGET AUTHORITY $14,109,827 $14,062,730 $13,310,000 $ -752,730

Mandatory $3,647,068 $3,676,533 $3,600,000 - 76,544

Discretionary $10,462,760 $10,386,197 $9,710,000 - 676,197

FAA Appropriations + Ob Lims $13,850,741 $13,858,197 $13,779,000 $ -79,197

Grants-in-Aid for Airports: 

 Liquidating Cash:............................................ $3,400,000 $2,800,000 $3,300,000 $+ 500,000

Proprietary Receipts 

Miscellaneous Recoveries and Refunds ................... $147 $275 $275 0

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 FY 2004 reflects 0.59% across-the-board rescission per P.L. 108-447. 2

 FY 2005 reflects 0.80% across-the-board rescission per P.L. 108-447. 3

 Hurricane Supplemental funding: $25M in Grants-in-Aid for Airports per P.L. 108-324. 4

 Facilities and Equipment includes $5.1 Hurricane Supplemental funding per P.L. 108-324. 

Table 1
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FY 2006 President’s Budget Request by Goal 

Operations Facilities &

Equipment

Research,

Engineering 

and 

Development 

Airport

Improvement

Program 

Total

Safety 7,698.0 327.6 92.2 1,631.9 9,750.0

Mobility 293.0 1,700.4 21.2 1,046.8 3,061.0

Global Connectivity 29.0 3.6 0 0.4 33.0

Environment 4.7 54.0 16.6 305.1 380.0

Security 44.7 63.2 0 9.6 118.0

Organizational Excellence 131.6 299.1 0 6.2 437.0

Total, FY 2006 Request 8,201.0 2,448.0 130.0 3,000.0 13,779.0 

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HIGHLIGHTS

Operations 

The President’s FY 2006 budget requests $8.2 billion for Operations. Of the total, $8.05 billion is for the 

base Operations budget and represents a 4.5 percent increase over the FY 2005 budget. The remaining

$150 million would fund transition costs associated with the Flight Service Station A-76 competition.

The majority of the requested funding in Operations supports the goal of maintaining and increasing

aviation safety ($7.7 billion); other significant amounts support mobility ($293 million) and security ($45

million). Approximately $166 million is included in the request to promote other goals such as 

environmental issues, organizational excellence, and global connectivity. 

Facilities and Equipment 

The President’s FY 2006 budget requests $2.4 billion to further improve and modernize the National

Airspace System. The request includes $327.6 million to support the safety goals to reduce aviation

fatalities; $1.7 billion to support mobility goals to reduce aircraft delays, such as en route and oceanic

automation to improve flexibility in flight routes, and infrastructure improvements; $3.6 million to support 

global connectivity projects such as the replacement of visual navigational aids; $54 million for

environmental projects, such as replacing fuel tanks at agency facilities, cleaning up hazardous materials, 

and removing environmental hazards. Also included in the budget request is approximately $63.2 million 

to support security goals, including facility risk management, information security, and NAS recovery 

communications. Approximately $299.1 million is requested to support organizational excellence goals 

including telecommunications infrastructure and, workforce training and development. 

Research, Engineering and Development 

The President’s FY 2006 budget requests $130 million to support aviation safety, mobility, and global

connectivity goals. 

Grants-in-Aid for Airports 

The President’s FY 2006 budget requests includes $3.0 billion for the Grants-in-Aid for Airports account, 

including grants to eligible airports to enhance capacity, emphasize safety and security needs, and

mitigate noise. The budget request includes $81.3 million for administrative expenses to implement the

Airports program. These funds support national programs for airport safety and certification;

development of airport equipment specifications and standards; and development of standards for airport 

design and pavement design/construction. 
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AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND (AATF)

Section 9502 of Title 26, U.S.C., provides for the receipts received in the Treasury from the passenger 

ticket tax and certain other taxes paid by airport and airway users to be deposited in the AATF. In turn, 

appropriations are authorized from this fund to meet the obligations for the following accounts: Airport 

Improvement Grants, Facilities and Equipment, Research, Engineering and Development, Payment to Air 

Carriers, and part of Operations. In FY 2004 total tax revenue was $9.7 billion, $477 million of interest 

accrued to the Trust Fund. In FY 2006, revenue is expected to increase to $11.9 billion, which includes 

$450 million in interest revenue. 

NEW/EXPANDED INITIATIVES

FAA Flight Service Station A-76 Competition

In December 2003, the FAA announced the intent to conduct a public-private competition in accordance 

with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 for Automated Flight Service Station 

(AFSS) services. These services are currently provided at 58 locations across the continental United 

States, as well as Puerto Rico and Hawaii. Within the FY 2006 Operations request, $150 million is 

included for transition costs for the agency’s Flight Service Station A-76 competition. 

Critical Hiring

In FY 2006, we are requesting funding to address our most critical hiring needs, including: 

• Hiring 595 air traffic controllers to address the impending wave of retirements, as outlined in “A 

Plan for the Future: The FAA’s 10-Year Strategy for the Air Traffic Workforce”; 

• Hiring 97 safety inspectors and engineers to strengthen oversight of repair stations, improve 

aircraft certification, and to establish an FAA office in China; and, 

• Hiring 258 maintenance technicians to address an arbitration ruling. 

Air Traffic Organization (ATO)

The budget supports continued development of the ATO, which was formed in FY 2004 to improve the 

delivery of air traffic services by adopting “best business-like” practices. 
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Safety 

afety comes first. It’s the FAA’s primary mission, 

and our efforts are paying off. The commercial

fatal accident rate is the lowest in aviation history.

Just as aviation supports the nation’s economic health,

safety is central to aviation’s well being. Passengers will 

fly if they have confidence in the system. 

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How this happened is no accident. The FAA has and will

continue to develop new technologies that will lower the 

number of accidents, while improving a safety record

that is second to none. The FAA will continue to 

improve safety through its investment in the air traffic

control system, which guides aircraft in the world’s 

largest --17 million square miles -- and busiest -- some 

200,000 daily operations -- aviation system. FAA will 

continue to maintain high standards through the 

certification of aircraft equipment, operators, pilots, and

mechanics, through the development and issuance of 

safety advisories, bulletins, and regulations, as well as 

through the inspection and oversight of thousands of

operators, training schools, and repair stations. 

Figure 2

FY 2006 President’s Budget Request – Safety

$ in millions 

AIP, $ 1,631.9

F&E, $ 327.6 

R, E&D, $ 92.2

OPS, $ 7.698.0

As the stewards of aviation safety in the United States, the FAA and its industry partners have build a 

system that has reduced the risks of flying to all-time lows. The FAA’s resources – financial, human, and 

physical – have been, and will continue to be focused primarily on safety. The FAA’s budget request 

would preserve existing services and improve performance on the agency’s most important strategic 

objective through a variety of oversight, operational, and research programs. 

The FAA Fligh Plan lays out an aggressive safety agenda. It supports further progress on the following 

established goals: 

• Reduce the commercial fatal accident rate and related goals: 

o Reduce runway incursions 

o Reduce operational errors 

• Reduce the number of general aviation fatal accidents 

o Reduce accidents in Alaska

• Prevent accidents from commercial space launch activity 
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The following is a summary of the Safety request by goal and resources: 

FAA Budget Justification 

Safety Summary 

This budget request reflects the FAA’s most important strategic objective -- safety. The FAA estimates 

that $9.75 billion, or about 71 percent of the agency’s budget in FY 2006, will be required to maintain 

and improve the agency’s safety programs. This request seeks $33 million more for safety programs 

than the FY 2005 enacted budget. 

PERFORMANCE GOALS & MEASURES 

BY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

FY 2004 

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

Safety 

Reduce Commercial Fatal Accident Rate 

 Operations 6,310,479 6,498,490 6,888,851 

 Facilities & Equipment 288,191 189,463 126,547 

 Research, Engineering & Development 107,547 108,114 92,241 

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports 569,975 903,702 777,636 

Subtotal 7,276,192 7,669,769 7,885,275 

FTE 35,992 35,556 35,736 

Reduce GA Fatal Accidents 

 Operations 759,318 758,329 795,957 

 Facilities and Equipment 238,689 238,869 201,033 

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports 368,088 1,003,316 854,306 

Subtotal 1,411,095 2,000,514 1,851,296 

FTE 5,565 5,477 5,407 

Zero Commercial Space Accidents 

 Operations 13,019 12,955 13,209 

Subtotal 13,019 12,955 13,209 

FTE 65 67 67 

Safety $ Total 8,700,306 9,713,239 9,749,780 

Safety FTE Total 41,622 41,099 41,209 
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Mobility 

mericans must be able to move efficiently. 

Mobility, like safety, is more than a priority; it 

is a necessity. Air travel can only grow if

aviati

A

on capacity grows as well. 

Figure 3

R, E&D, $ 21.2 

OPS, $ 293.0

F&E, $ 1,700.4

AIP, $1,046.8

FY 2006 President’s Budget Request – Mobility 

$ in millions 

FAA will advance the mobility goal by increasing

aviation capacity on the ground at our nation’s major

airports and by instituting programs, procedures, 

and technologies to enable more efficient use of

airspace. 

The single most effective way to add ground

capacity is through new runways. The greatest 

gains can be achieved at the nation’s larger airports, 

which account for two-thirds of all delays. FAA is 

improving the criteria for assessing the capacity of 

our larger airports and their ability to meet projected

demand. This information, in turn, will be used to 

target efforts to use pavement, procedures, and

technology to add capacity at airports with the

greatest need and with the most potential to reduce

delays nationwide. 

NAS ON-TIME ARRIVALS

80.0

82.0

84.0

86.0

88.0

90.0

92.0

94.0

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Targ YTD

Percent On-Time

FY 2004 Target YTD FY 2005

87.4

89.07

Figure 4 

In addition, FAA will implement airspace redesign to reduce congestion in busy high altitude airspace as 

well as in congested airspace in major metropolitan areas. FAA will also continue to develop and deploy

technology that enables aircraft to safely take off and land in adverse weather. 
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The following is a summary of the Mobility request and the resources of associated with each. 

FAA Budget Justification 

Mobility Summary 

The FAA requests $3.07 billion, or 22 percent of the total FY 2006 request, to implement the OEP by 

expanding capacity and improving mobility within the Nation’s aviation system. The request supports 

expansion of capacity on the ground, in the form or new runways, and the continued deployment of new 

technologies that allow more efficient use of existing system capacity. 

PERFORMANCE GOALS & MEASURES 

BY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

FY 2004 

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

Mobility 

 Operations 207,904 234,959 293,014

 Facilities & Equipment 1,889,777 1,701,137 1,700,426

 Research, Engineering & Development 2,982 9,608 21,155

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports 1,843,078 1,222,142 1,046,774

Mobility $ Total 3,943,741 3,167,846 3,061,969

Mobility FTE Total 3,338 3,344 3,393
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Global Connectivity 

oday the FAA has operational responsibility for 

approximately half of the world’s air traffic, 

certifies nearly three-quarters of the world’s 

large jet aircraft, and provides assistance on

improving aviation systems to more than 100

countries. 

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OPS, $ 29.0 

F&E, $3.6

Figure 5

AIP, $ 0.4

FY 2006 President’s Budget Request

Global Connectivity

$ in millions 

The FAA must become even more globally focused. 

This will help assure that U.S. citizens can travel as 

safely and efficiently around the world as they do at 

home. It will also strengthen America’s aviation

leadership role in both safety and air traffic control.

For safety, FAA will expand its training and technical 

assistance programs that help Civil Aviation 

Authorities meet international safety standards. FAA 

will also continue its work with global partners to 

promote wider adoption of safety technologies, 

including measures to reduce controlled flight into 

terrain, weather-related accidents, and runway

incursions. 

For greater connectivity, FAA is targeting efforts to promote global seamless operations in cooperation

with international partners as well as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). These 

initiatives include supporting the use of the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) as well as 

developing Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B) standards and specifications. Other 

programs are designed to ensure the harmonization of U.S. and global technological standards.

FAA Budget Justification 

Global Connectivity 

The FAA requests $33 million in FY 2006 to expand its international leadership role and support global

connectivity. This includes a request for the Department of State’s Capital Security Cost Sharing

Program. Under this program, all agencies with staff overseas are charged, on a per capita basis, for the 

construction of new or modification of existing embassy compounds to meet more stringent physical

security requirements. This amount represents the second installment of a 14-year, $17.5 billion

program authorized under the 2005 Foreign Relations Authorization Bill. 

Of special importance to the FAA and international aviation is China. U.S. industry is now making major

investments in aircraft design and manufacturing ventures in China, including major investment in a

Chinese regional jet. These ventures cannot succeed without either a rapid improvement of capabilities 

of the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC), or significant support by the FAA. China 

must develop the capability to ultimately oversee these activities on their own. The solution to address 

this gap is for the FAA to establish an office in China to provide comprehensive training to build CAAC

competency. 
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PERFORMANCE GOALS & MEASURES

BY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

FY 2004

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

Global Connectivity 

 Operations 24,462 26,466 28,966 

 Facilities & Equipment 6,866 0 3,648 

 Grants-in_Aid for Airports 0 378 379 

Global Connectivity $ Total 31,328 26,844 32,993 

Global Connectivity FTE 128 133 140 
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Environment 

He adverse environmental by-products of aviation, 

primarily noise and emissions, are major 

constraints to the continued growth of aviation. 

Public concerns over the environmental impact of

aviation operations, as well as requirements embodied

in laws and regulations, can severely constrain the 

ability of the aviation system to meet the nation’s needs. 

FAA is committed to managing aviation’s growth in an

environmentally sound manner and has an aggressive 

plan to accomplish this through mitigation, operational 

measures, measurements and standards, and research 

and development. 

Figure 6

F&E, $ 54.0

R.E&D, $ 16.6

OPS, $ 4.7

AIP, $ 305.1

FY 2006 President’s Budget Request –

Environment 

$ in millions 

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In FY 2003, the FAA established a Center of Excellence, 

Partnership for Air Transportation Noise and Emissions

Reduction (PARTNER), allowing partnerships with 

universities, research institutions, and industry to 

conduct basic research on aircraft noise and aviation 

emissions, and to generate improved solutions. Through 

PARTNER, the agency will complete a Continuous 

Descent Approach prototype program in FY 2006, which 

will reduce noise while improving fuel efficiency. The 

requested research funding will allow FAA to continue 

developing environmentally responsible standards for

aircraft certification and operations. 

With over 4,000 facilities, FAA has a significant challenge in ensuring FAA facilities comply with applicable 

Federal, State, and local environmental regulations and policies. The agency is responsible for cleanup of

environmental contamination at sites that it has owned or operated. The agency has identified 

contamination of 207 locations nationwide. For example, former CAA and DoD activities on Annette 

Island, Alaska, resulted in significant contamination of the Metlakatla Indian Community Reservation, and 

FAA now the responsibility for cleanup of the contamination caused by its predecessor agency. 

Environmental cleanups have cost over $100 million in the past 10 years. 

Currently, the agency is conducting assessment activities at 102 locations, and active remediation

activities at 66 others. FAA’s projected cleanup costs amount to $473 million. Stiff regulatory fines and

penalties can result from failure to comply with EPA requirements. 

FAA BUDGET JUSTIFICATION 

ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP SUMMARY

The FAA requests $380.4 million in FY 2006 to support environmental stewardship in aviation. 

PERFORMANCE GOALS & MEASURES

BY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

FY 2004

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

Environment

 Operations 4,307 4,463 4,705

 Facilities & Equipment 61,559 47,564 53,995

 Research, Engineering & Development 8,205 12,158 16,604

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports 469,120 354,975 305,062

Environment $ Total 543,191 419,160 380,366

Environment FTE Total 180 177 188
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Security 

hile the Transportation Security Administration

(TSA) now has primary responsibility for the 

security of the flying public, the FAA retains 

responsibility for the security of its personnel, facilities, 

equipment, and data. The agency works closely with TSA

and other federal agencies to support aviation security, 

transportation security, and other national security matters. 

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AIP, $ 9.6 OPS, $ 44.7

F&E, $ 63.2

FY 2006 President’s Budget Request –

Security 

$ in millions

FAA insures the operability of the national airspace system

through the facilities, equipment and personnel of the air 

traffic control system, which is essential to the rapid 

recovery of transportation services in the event of a national 

crisis. The budget request includes $117.5 million to 

continue upgrading and accrediting facilities, procure and 

implement additional security systems, and upgrade the 

Command and Control Communications equipment. 

Figure 7

FAA Budget Justification 

Security Summary 

FAA requests $117.5 million in FY 2006 to support security activities. 

PERFORMANCE GOALS & MEASURES

BY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

FY 2004

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

Security 

 Operations 35,754 42,540 44,654 

 Facilities & Equipment 55,158 60,207 63,237 

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports 131,667 11,227 9,649 

Security $ Total 222,579 113,974 117,540 

Security FTE Total 363 396 395 
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Organizational Excellence 

he FAA has an remarkable record of 

achievement—operating the world’s largest

aviation system safely and efficiently. 

Despite FAA’s considerable achievements and

contributions to the nation’s economy, we have

much work to do, especially in the area of

organizational excellence. 

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Today, as aviation enters its second century—and

as the aviation community faces perhaps its 

toughest economic challenges—we face some of

our greatest management challenges. The need 

to attract the best qualified employees, develop, 

motivate, and retain our workforce while 

controlling—and lowering costs, where possible—

tops the list. We rely on a motivated, well-trained, 

technically competent workforce. At the same

time, we have a responsibility to manage cost 

growth, with employee compensation ranking as 

the single-largest cost area in our labor-intensive 

agency. We must also review our customer

requirements and align our products and services 

to their needs. 

One major area of focus in Organizational

Excellence is improving the agency’s greatest resource, human capital. The agency’s human resources 

operations support the effective and efficient management of human capital, fostering leadership, 

achieving a performance-based organization, and hiring and retraining mission-critical talent. The Human 

Capital Plan, as a companion to the Flight Plan, provides an essential line-of-sight between DOT and FAA

business goals and the investments needed in human capital. 

Figure 7

F&E, $299.1

AIP, $6.2 OPS, $131.6

FY 2006 President’s Budget Request –

Organizational Excellence 

$ in millions

FAA will continue to work to align performance management and employee compensation systems with

strategic goals and objectives. Over the past several years, the agency has developed a performance 

management system that differentiates between high and low performance and links individual/team/unit 

performance to organizational goals and desired results. Leaders and managers strive to sustain a 

learning environment that drives continuous improvement in performance. 

FAA is preparing for the growing number of Air Traffic Controller retirements through FY 2013. Through 

strategic planning, the agency issued its strategic Workforce Plan that sets a course of action to ensure a 

sufficient number of qualified controllers to meet capacity and air traffic needs of the future. The agency

is positioning itself to assure its customers a smooth, transparent, and successful transition to a new Air

Traffic Controller workforce. 

The other major area of focus in Organizational Excellence is the efficient use and management of

resources. This includes both financial and information resources. Controlling costs is essential. 

Working with employees and industry partners requires the agency to invest in programs and services 

that perform; at the same time, it must end those that are redundant or ineffective. The funding 

requirements for the agency’s financial resource activities and initiatives provide a foundation for the

agency to maintain and/or enhance the controls and systems, while allowing the rest of the goals to be 

achieved. 
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FAA Budget Justification 

Organizational Excellence Summary

This funding request contributes to the DOT and FAA Organizational Excellence goal. In FY 2006 the FAA 

requests $436 million for organizational excellence initiatives. This funding will support Flight Plan

initiatives and the restructure of several organizations resulting in a better-trained and more efficient 

workforce. 

PERFORMANCE GOALS & MEASURES

BY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

FY 2004

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

Organizational Excellence 

 Operations 123,964 128,335 131,643 

 Facilities & Equipment 286,432 287,540 298,114 

 Grants-in-Aid for Airports 0 1,260 6,194 

Organizational Excellence $ Total 409,596 417,135 436,951 

Organizational Excellence FTE Total 1,093 1,154 1,180 
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Operations Appropriation Build-Up

 FAA Operations Appropriation Summary

 ($ in Thousands) 

Item Title Dollars EOY FTE 

FY 2004 Actual 7,479,206 41,971 42,991 

FY 2005 Enacted 7,706,537 41,251 42,543 

Unavoidable Adjustments 

1. Annualized FTEs -26,249

2. Annualized FY 2005 Pay Raise 73,616

3. FY 2006 OSI 142,903

4. FY 2006 SCI 25,982

5. Health Insurance Increase 14,412

6. One Less Compensable Day -23,112

7. Non-pay inflation 28,991

8. Maintenance Technicians Staffing Increase 5,400 258 129 

 Total Unavoidable Adjustments 241,943 258 -45 

Other Uncontrollable Adjustments 

 

1. NAS Handoff Requirements 85,000

2. FAA’s Share for Security Upgrade to U.S. 

Foreign Service Posts Overseas; new Mideast 

Office 1,000

3. BTS Aviation Statistics 4,000

 Total Uncontrollable Adjustments 90,000 0 0 

Staffing Increases 

1. Safety Inspectors 7,908 97 49 

2. Air Traffic Controllers 24,875 595 298 

 Total Staffing Increases 32,783 692 347 

Base Transfers 

1. Web Management 0

2. Safety Oversight Office (AOV) 0

 Total Base Transfers 0 0 0 

Cost Savings Initiatives -20,263 -150 -75 

FY 2006 Total Base Request 8,051,000 42,051 42,770 

A-76 Transition 150,000 

FY 2006 Request 8,201,000 42,051 42,770 
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Employment 

RESOURCE SUMMARY – STAFFING

FTE – Total 

FY 2004 

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

DIRECT FUNDED, BY APPROPRIATION 

Operations (General Fund)................................................ 44,991 42,543 42,770

Facilities and Equipment ................................................... 2,977 2,930 2,884

Research, Engineering and Development ........................... 266 298 298

Grants-in-Aid for Airports .................................................. 491 533 552

Aviation Insurance Revolving Fund.................................... 4 3 3

SUBTOTAL, DIRECT FUNDED 46,729 46,307 46,507

FY 2004 

ACTUAL

FY 2005 

ENACTED

FY 2006 

REQUEST

REIMBURSEMENTS/ALLOCATIONS

Operations ....................................................................... 132 120 120

Facilities and Equipment ................................................... 53 55 55

Grants-in-Aid for Airports .................................................. 3 3 3

Administrative Services Franchise Fund.............................. 1,212 1,174 1,174

SUBTOTAL, REIMBURSEMENTS 1,400 1,352 1,352

FTE GRAND TOTALS 48,129 47,659 47,859

Table 4
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Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

Section 9502 of Title 26, U.S. Code, provides for amounts equivalent to the funds received in the 

Treasury for the passenger ticket tax and certain other taxes paid by airport and airway users to be 

transferred to the Airport and Airway Trust Fund. In turn, appropriations are authorized from this fund to 

meet the obligations for airport improvement grants, facilities and equipment, research, engineering and 

development, a portion of operations, payment to air carriers and the Bureau of Transportation Statistics 

Office of Airline Information. 

Status of Funds (in millions of dollars) 

Identification code: 20-8103-0-7-402 

FY2004 

Actual 

FY 2005 

Estimate 

FY 2006 

Estimate 

Balance, start of year: 

0100 Uninvested balance................................................................ 12,397 11,669 11,596

0199 Total balance, start of year..................................................... 12,397 11,669 11,596

Cash Income during the year: 

Current law: 

Receipts 

1200 Passenger ticket tax [021-00-810310-0] .................................. 9,174 10,517 11,319

Offsetting receipts (intragovernmental): 

1240 Interest: Airport and airway trust fund [021-00-810320-0]....... 477 423 450

Offsetting collections: 

1280 Trust fund share of FAA operations [021-12-8104-0] ................ 1 0 0

1281 Grants-in-aid for airports [021-12-8106-0]............................... 1 1 1

1282 Facilities and equipment [021-12-8107-0]................................ 34 110 110

1283 Offsetting Collections [Budget Acct] ........................................ 25 25

1284 Offsetting Collections [Budget Acct] ........................................ 16 16

1299 Income under present law...................................................... 9,687 11,092 11,921

3299 Total cash income ................................................................. 9,687 11,092 11,921

Cash outgo during year: 

Current law 

4500 Payments to air carriers [021-12-8304-0] ............................... -49 -47 -21

4501 Trust fund share of FAA operations [021-12-8104-0] ................ -4,489 -4,886 -6500

4502 Grants-in-aid for airports [021-12-8106-0]............................... -2,961 -3,042 -3,264

4503 Facilities and equipment [021-12-8107-0] ............................... -2,774 -3,002 -2,687

4504 Research, engineering and development [021-12-8108-0] ........ -142 -188 -188

4599 Outgo under current law (-).................................................... -10,415 -11,165 -12,660

6599 Total Cash outgo (-).............................................................. -10,415 11,165 12,660

Unexpended balance, end of year: 

8799 Total balance, end of year...................................................... 11,669 11,596 10,857

Commitments against unexpended balance, end of year 

9801 Obligated balance (-) ............................................................. -7,961 -8,073 -7,652

9802 Unobligated balance (-).......................................................... -1,261 -1,420 -2,010

Total commitments ................................................................ -9,222 -9493 9,662

Uncommitted Balance, end of year.......................................... 2,447 2,103 1,195