Regulatory Framework Flashcards
1926: Congress passes first law for civil aviation
Established the aeronautical branch
State government still investigated accidents
Post office department: air mail act 1925
Test for pilots
Minimum flight experience
Aircraft inspections
No federal regs at this time
1934
Secretary of commerce investigates accidents
Air carrier certificate standards established
Weather restrictions and minimum safe altitudes
10.1 accidents per 100,000 hours
50% decrease in fatalities
1938
Civil aeronautics administration(CAA):
Economic regulation
Civil aeronautics board(CAB):
Investigation and regulation
Designee concept(1940)
1944
ICAO international civil aviation organization
Foster development of international air travel
Headquarters in Montreal
System for investigating in international waters
1946
Federal airport act:
Government assistance for airport regulation and safety
1958
Federal aviation act:
Repealed previous stuff and created legislative framework of civil Aviation
Federal aviation agency was formed:
Foster air commerce
Regulate safety but CAB was still investigatory body
1966
DOT act:
FAA became an administration
NTSB formed for determining cause of accidents
1970
Established airport and airways trust fund
First airport regulation:
Minimum standards for airports
Certificates were issued to airports
14cfr 139
1974
NTSB became independent agency
Increased surface accident responsibilities in transportation accidents
1978
Deregulation:
No more economic regulation
CAB sunset end and all of its remaining duties were transferred to the DOR
1995
Commuter safety act: Age 60 Dispatch Limit on flight time Training under FAR part 121
Colgan aircrash
Pilot records database formed
New regulations on stall training and pilot fatigue
Beefed up reporting system
OSHA
No control over pilots of the plane as of 2000
ICAO
Of the UN
190 contracting states
Assembly, council, secretariat
