Module 1, Objective 1, The Origin and Evolution of Airports in the United States Flashcards
What is the Kelly Act or the Air Mail Act of 1925
authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. It contained language that said only those who use aviation would pay for it
Air commerce Act of 1926
it became the cornerstone of the federal governments regulation of of civil aviation. It was passed by the insistence of the industry itself. They thought aviation could not reach its full potential without federal regulation to establish and improve safety
What did the Air Commerce Act Create?
the Aeronautics Branch, within the department of Commerce
What was the Aeronautics Branch charged with
fostering air commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing airways and operating and maintaining navigational aids
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
the commerce departments Aeronautics Branch would be restructured into this, still under the department of commerce. Later split with CAB
What responsibility did the CAA (Civil Aeronautics Administration) have?
responsibility for ATC, pilot and aircraft certification, safety enforcement and airway development
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
under the department of commerce, split authority with CAA
it was charged with making the safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations, and the economic regulation of the airlines
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
dissolved the CAB (civil aeronautics board)
airlines and cargo operators were free to raise or lower airfares and to expand or remove routes and destinations at will
Hub-and-Spoke
what we still use today
What is the important take away about today’s FAA
it has its roots in the Department of Commerce, and originally was charged with FOSTERING AIR COMMERCE
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
part of the “new deal” assisted in funding new airports and expansion. 852 airports to be exact
How much did the WPA cover
50% through bonds or other funds, the cost sharing approach
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)
the secretary of war, the secretary of commerce, and the secretary of the navy were allowed to acquire land in the US for the development of airports needed for the war effort. 986 airports were built. After the war 500 were declared surplus ad handed over for civil use, with the promise to make it available for public use without discrimination and the the government in the event of a national emergency
Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP)
continued to provide grant funding for certain projects. To be eligible, the airport had to be apart of the National Airport Plan (NAP)
Sponsor Assurances (aka Grant Assurances)
Airports that accept grant money are held to the promise that the airport would be available for public use and without discrimination, and the expectation that the public-use airports cannot deny civil aeronautical operations
