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is the aviation authority of the United States of America.
It is responsible for setting up the federal aviation regulations (FAR), which are binding
for all flight operations in the US.
Created in August 1958, it replaced the former Civil Aeronautics Administration
(CAA) and later became an agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Federal Aviation Administration
✔ Regulating U.S. commercial space transportation.
✔ Regulating air navigation facilities’ geometric and flight inspection standards.
✔ Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology.
✔ Issuing, suspending, or revoking pilot certificates
✔ Regulating civil aviation to promote transportation safety in the United States,
especially through local offices called Flight Standards District Offices.
✔ Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil
and military aircraft.
Functions of Federation Aviation Administration
is responsible for implementing policies on civil aviation in order to ensure
safe, economical, and efficient air travel.
is a multi-role government agency
responsible for the regulation of aviation in the Philippines.
Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
• Establish and prescribe rules and regulations for the inspection and registration of all aircraft owned
and operated in the Philippines and all air facilities;
• Establish and prescribe the corresponding rules and regulations for the enforcement of laws
governing air transportation;
• Determine, fix and/or prescribe charges and/or rates pertinent to the operation of public air utility
facilities and services;
• Administer and operate the Civil Aviation Training Center (CATC);
• Operate and maintain national airports, air navigation and other similar facilities in compliance to
ICAO;
• Perform such other powers and functions as may be prescribed by law.
Mandates and functions of Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines
On ______________, ___________________ providing that
the Secretary of the Department of Commerce and Communications has the duty,
among others, to foster air commerce, encourage the establishment of airports, civil
airways and other navigation facilities and investigate causes of air mishaps. As such,
said Secretary has the power to administer and enforce air traffic rules, issue or revoke
licenses and issue regulations necessary; to execute his vested functions.
A. November 20, 1931, the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3909
B. December 5, 1932, Act No. 3996 amended Act No. 3909
On ______________, _______________ as to matters concerning
the licensing of airmen and aircraft, inspection of aircraft, air traffic rules, schedules and
rates and enforcement of aviation laws.
A. November 20, 1931, the Philippine Legislature passed Act No. 3909
B. December 5, 1932, Act No. 3996 amended Act No. 3909
On ___________, __________ was approved, providing, among others, that no
aviation public service, including those of foreign aircrafts, shall operate in the
Philippines without having first secured from the Philippine Legislature a franchise to
operate an air service.
A. December 9, 1932, Act No. 4033
B. December 5, 1932, Act No. 3996 amended Act No. 3909
It was also narrated that in 1933, the office of Technical
Assistant of Aviation Matters was expanded into the Aeronautics Division under the
______________, the functions of which were embodied in
_______________, a joint Bulletin issued by the Department of Public Works
and Communications and the Department of Finance.
A. December 9, 1932, Act No. 4033
B. Department of Commerce and Industry, Administrative Order No. 309
On _____________, the National Assembly Assembly passed _______________________
otherwise known as the Civil Aviation Law of the Philippines, creating the Bureau of
Aeronautics and organizing the same under the Department of Public Works and
Communications. After the liberation of the Philippines in March 1945, the Bureau was
reorganized and placed under the Department of National Defense. Among its
functions was to promulgate civil aviation regulations.
A. December 9, 1932, Act No. 4033
B. November 12, 1936, Commonwealth Act No. 168
On ____________, ______________ which reorganized the government, transferred
the Bureau of Aeronautics to the newly created Department of Commerce and Industry and
renamed the same as the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA).
A. November 12, 1936, Commonwealth Act No. 168
B. October 1947, Executive Order No. 94
On __________, __________ created the National Airports Corporation, serving as an agency of
the Republic of the Philippines for the development, administration, operation and management of
government-owned landing fields in the country except for those controlled and/or operated by the
Armed Forces.
A. June 5, 1948, R.A. No. 224
B. October 1947, Executive Order No. 94
On ___________, the National Airports Corporation was abolished by ___________ and was
replaced by the CAA.
A. November 10, 1950, E.O. No. 365
B. October 1947, Executive Order No. 94
On _________, ___________ otherwise known as the Civil Aeronautics Act of the Philippines,
was passed, reorganizing the Civil Aeronautics Board and the CAA, defining their respective
powers and duties, adjusting as to the funds and personnel and regulating civil aeronautics. Under
R.A. No. 776, the CAA was charged with the duty of planning, designing, constructing, equipping,
expanding, improving, repairing or altering aerodromes or such other structures, improvements or
air navigation facilities.
A. November 10, 1950, E.O. No. 365
B. June 20, 1952, R.A. No. 776
On _____________, former President Ramon Magsaysay issued _____________ transferring into
the CAA to the Department of Public Works, Transportation and Communications from the
Department of Commerce and Industry.
A. October 19, 1956, E.O. No. 20910
B. November 10, 1950, E.O. No. 365
On _____________, __________, __________ directed that all funds for the
preliminary engineering, construction and maintenance of all national airports appropriated for the
fiscal year 1974-75 be transferred and/or released to the Department of Public Highways. The
responsibilities related to location, planning design and funding were later returned to the CAA.
A. January 20, 1975, Letter of Instruction No. 244, series of 1975
B. October 19, 1956, E.O. No. 20910
