2
2026 AAAE C.M. Training Guide - Module 1 Exam with verified
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
Who does the airport primarily serve first? - ✔✔Pilots
|| || || || || || || ||
What is an airport? - ✔✔A. Business
|| || || || || ||
B. A public utility
|| || ||
C. Both
||
Are all airports the same? - ✔✔No
|| || || || || ||
How many airports did the U.S. government build during WW1? - ✔✔900
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
What act authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
commercial air carriers? - ✔✔The Kelly Act || || || || || ||
Looking at one of the airport industry's first principles, should the airport pay for itself? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Yes
What is a Fixed Base Operator? - ✔✔They establish fuel for the plane, and a temporary rest
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
stop for pilots and passengers.
|| || || || ||
What became the cornerstone of the federal government regulation of civil aviation? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Air Commerce Act of 1926 || || || ||
What did the Air Commerce Act create? - ✔✔Department of Commerce
|| || || || || || || || || ||
, 2
What does the department of commerce do? - ✔✔A. Fostering Air Commerce
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
B. Issuing and Enforcing Air Traffic Rules
|| || || || || ||
C. Licensing Pilots
|| ||
D. Creating Aircraft
|| ||
E. Certifying Aircraft
|| ||
D. Establishing Airways
|| ||
F. Operating and Maintaining Navigational Ads
|| || || || ||
Who now oversees the department of commerce's roles? - ✔✔FAA
|| || || || || || || || ||
When was the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) established? - ✔✔1928
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
How many airports did the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) consist of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
when it first opened? - ✔✔10
|| || || || ||
What did the commerce department's name change to? (still under the department of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
commerce) - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics Administration
|| || || ||
In 1940 when the Civil Aeronautics Administration split it's authority, what was it called? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
|| || ||
What was the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) responsible for? - ✔✔Air Traffic Control (ATC),
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pilot and aircraft certification, safety enforcement and airway development, while the was
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
charged with making safety rules, conducting accident investigations, and the economic
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
regulation of airlines. || ||
What is the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978? - ✔✔It was the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
controlling the economics of the airline industry for nearly four decades until it was finally
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
dissolved.
2026 AAAE C.M. Training Guide - Module 1 Exam with verified
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
detailed answers ||
Who does the airport primarily serve first? - ✔✔Pilots
|| || || || || || || ||
What is an airport? - ✔✔A. Business
|| || || || || ||
B. A public utility
|| || ||
C. Both
||
Are all airports the same? - ✔✔No
|| || || || || ||
How many airports did the U.S. government build during WW1? - ✔✔900
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
What act authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
commercial air carriers? - ✔✔The Kelly Act || || || || || ||
Looking at one of the airport industry's first principles, should the airport pay for itself? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Yes
What is a Fixed Base Operator? - ✔✔They establish fuel for the plane, and a temporary rest
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
stop for pilots and passengers.
|| || || || ||
What became the cornerstone of the federal government regulation of civil aviation? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Air Commerce Act of 1926 || || || ||
What did the Air Commerce Act create? - ✔✔Department of Commerce
|| || || || || || || || || ||
, 2
What does the department of commerce do? - ✔✔A. Fostering Air Commerce
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
B. Issuing and Enforcing Air Traffic Rules
|| || || || || ||
C. Licensing Pilots
|| ||
D. Creating Aircraft
|| ||
E. Certifying Aircraft
|| ||
D. Establishing Airways
|| ||
F. Operating and Maintaining Navigational Ads
|| || || || ||
Who now oversees the department of commerce's roles? - ✔✔FAA
|| || || || || || || || ||
When was the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) established? - ✔✔1928
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
How many airports did the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) consist of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
when it first opened? - ✔✔10
|| || || || ||
What did the commerce department's name change to? (still under the department of
|| || || || || || || || || || || || ||
commerce) - ✔✔Civil Aeronautics Administration
|| || || ||
In 1940 when the Civil Aeronautics Administration split it's authority, what was it called? -
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
✔✔Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
|| || ||
What was the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) responsible for? - ✔✔Air Traffic Control (ATC),
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
pilot and aircraft certification, safety enforcement and airway development, while the was
|| || || || || || || || || || || ||
charged with making safety rules, conducting accident investigations, and the economic
|| || || || || || || || || || ||
regulation of airlines. || ||
What is the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978? - ✔✔It was the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
controlling the economics of the airline industry for nearly four decades until it was finally
|| || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||
dissolved.
