The revenue streams and employment of many individuals of many individuals and companies
in the community relies on the _______, __________, and _____________ functioning of the
airport. - ANSsafe, secure, efficient
What began in December of 1903 by the _______________ ______________ as a successful
experiment has become the world's fastest transportation industry and an essential component
of the world transportation system. - ANSWright Brothers'
One of the early adopters of aviation was the ______ _____________________, and
specifically, the _____________ that used airplanes on a limited basis during WW ____,
creating over ______ airfields in the process. - ANSU.S. government
military
I
900
The railroad industry accused the government of creating a monopoly on carrying mail (by air)
and convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania to sponsor the ____ _______
_______ of 1925.
This act is also know as The _________ _______. - ANSAir Mail Act, Kelly Act
The Kelly Act (Air Mail Act of 1925) - ANSAuthorized the postmaster general to contract for
domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers.
The Kelly Act set forth the precedent that only those who use _____________ would pay for it,
thus providing one the airport industry's first principles - aviation should _____ for itself. -
ANSaviation
pay
Automaker Henry Ford became the first to open a private _____ ___________ service between
Detroit and Chicago, and the government opened the bidding for private companies to fly mail. -
ANSair freight
,Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSFirst attempt to standardize and regulate commercial aviation
to establish and improve safety standards.
Aeronautics Branch - ANSWithin the Department of Commerce
Responsibilities:
Fostering air commerce
Issuing and enforcing air traffic rules
Licensing pilots
Certifying aircraft
Establishing airways
Operating and maintaining navigational aids
*** NOTE: The FAA now has these responsibilities.
By 1954, AAAE adopted the first professional accreditation standards for their
___________________ _______________ ______________ (ACE) program. - ANSAccredited
Airport Executives
Throughout the 1930's, the Aeronautics Branch would be reorganized and restructured several
times, eventually becoming the _______ __________________ _____________________
(CAA) but still under the Department of Commerce. - ANSCivil Aeronautics Administration
In 1940, the CAA split its authority with the newly-created _________ _____________
____________________ (CAB). - ANSCivil Aeronautics Board
In 1940, who retained its responsibility for Air Traffic Control, pilot and aircraft certification,
safety enforcement, and airway development? - ANSCAA
The _____ was charged with making the safety rules, conducting aircraft accident
investigations, and the economic regulation of the airlines. - ANSCAB
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 - ANSAirlines and air cargo operations were free to raise or
lower airfares and to expand or remove routes and destinations at will.
Allowed hub-and-spook model to take place.
The FAA has it's roots in the Department of Commerce and was originally charged with fostering
____ ____________. - ANSair commerce
Air Commerce Act - ANSProhibited use of federal funds to build or improve airports.
, The Works Progress Administration (WPA) - ANSAssisted in the funding of numerous new
airports and expansions of existing facilities.
Since the WPA provided only ____% of the necessary funding for airport projects, the airport
operators had to provide the other ____% through bonds or other funds (cost-share approach). -
ANS50
50
Today, between _____% -_____% of a project is covered by FAA monies for certain eligible
projects.. - ANS75-90
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND) - ANSSecretary of War and
Commerce and Secretary of the Navy were allowed to acquire land for the development of
airports needed for the war effort.
A total of _________ airports were built throughout the U.S. under the DLAND program. -
ANS986
After the war, _______ airports were declared surplus and handed over to cities and counties
for civil use. - ANS500
In 1946, the government passed the Federal Aid to Airports Act, which created the ________
____ ___ _______ _____________ )FAAP). - ANSFederal Aid to Airports Program
FAAP provided grant funds for certain airport ______________ (mostly runway and taxiway
development). - ANSprojects
National Airport Plan (NAP) - ANSListed recommendations for airport construction,
maintenance, and operations.
What caused the Air Commerce Act to be repealed? - ANSThe mid-air collision over Brunswick,
Maryland in 1958 that killed 12 people.
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the ___________ ____________ __________ and
directed the FAA to take over safety rulemaking from the CAB. - ANSFederal Aviation Agency
In 1966, the FAA was renamed the ________________ ____________ __________________
and brought under the newly created Department of Transportation. - ANSFederal Aviation
Administration
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