Mod1 Objective1 Flashcards
What could be more efficient by air by US Army pilots that built the first air route system
What was the Air Mail Ac of 1925 later called?
The Kelly Act. The railroad industry convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania to sponsor the act.
What did the Kelly Act authorize?
The postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers.
What was created by transferring airmail operations to private companies?
The commercial aviation industry
What is one of the airport industry’s first principles that was set forth by the Kelly Act?
Aviation should pay for itself. The act permits the expansion of the air mail service without burden upon the taxpayers.
What were some of the first airlines?
Pan Am, TWA, Northwest, American, Braniff & Eastern
What act became the cornerstone of the federal govs regulation of civil aviation?
The Air Commerce Act of 1926
What act created the Aeronautics Branch?
The Air Commerce Act of 1926
What was the Aeronautics Branch charged with?
Fostering air commerce, issuing/enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing airways, operating/maintaining nav aids
What was the first airport management trade organization?
AAAE which consisted of 10 airport directors attending the National Air Races at Mines Field in 1928.
What was the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) responsible for?
ATC, pilot/aircraft certification, safety enforcement & airway development.
What was the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) responsible for?
Making the safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations, & the economic regulation of the airlines. Awarding new air routes, approving airline ops certificates & regulating airfares were the primary duties.
What did the Airline Deregulation at of 1978 do?
Allowed airlines & cargo operators to raise or lower airfares & expand or remove routes/destinations.
What is a hub-and-spoke concept?
Allowed transporting cargo to a central hub, re-sorted, and flown to its final destination rather than point-to-point service. Airlines then adopted this concept.
What department was the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) under?
The Department of Commerce
What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s do?
Assisted in the funding of numerous new airports and expansion of existing facilities. In all helped 852 airports.
How much of projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) fund?
50%
How much of airport projects are covered by FAA monies?
75-90%, depending on several variables
What appropriation allowed the Secretary of War, Commerce and Navy to acquire land for airport development needed for the war effort?
The Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)
How many airports were developed under the Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)?
986 airports
After WWII, who got the airports developed during DLAND?
Cities & Counties
Enable for a municipality to accept an airport from DLAND what did they have to promise?
To make it available for public use without discrimination & to the gov in the event of a national emergency.
How was an airport eligible for Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP)?
Had to be in the National Airport Plan (NAP)
What promises must be made under a Sponsor Assurance/Grant Assurance?
Airport be available for public use and without discrimination & the expectation that public-use airports cannot deny civil aeronautical operations.
What did the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 do?
Turned the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) into the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), took over the safety rulemaking from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) & was responsible for developing a common civil military system of air navigation & air traffic control.
In 1966 the FAA was renamed to the Federal Aviation Administration and under what new department?
The Department of Transportation
In 1970 what act was passed to continue the flow of grant money to airports?
The Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA)
What two programs were developed under the Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA)?
The Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) & the Planning Grand Program (PGP)
What did the Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) do?
Provided funds for airport development projects.
What did the Planning Grant Program (PGP) do?
Provided funds for airport master plans and system plans.
The Airport and Airways Development Act (AADA) created a certification program for commercial service airports & issuing operating certificates & are embodied today in what?
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 Certification of Airports.
In 1970 what other act was passed as part of the Airport and Airways Development Act (AADA)?
The Airport and Airway Revenue Act which created the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
What did the Airport and Airway Trust Fund require?
The collection of taxes or user fees from various segments of the aviation community.
What was the purpose of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund?
Completely finance research & development projects, FAA capital improvement programs that included the AIP grants & fund the modernization of ATC facilities. Only those that use aviation pay for it.
When the Airport and Airway Trust Fund was created, how was it financed?
8% tax on domestic pax airfares, $3 surcharge on pax tickets originating in the US, $0.07 per gallon tax on fuel, 5% tax on air freight, annual aircraft registration fee based on weight.
In 1982 the Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) established what program?
The Airport Improvement Program (AIP).