AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
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Airport Sponsor - (ANSWER)1. Governing body of the airport
2. any public agency or private owner of a public use airport
3. often operated by a board or elected or appointed officials
4. act as policy makers establishing broad goals and objectives
5. strategic leaders of the airport
Airport Executive - (ANSWER)An individual (airport director or manager)
Airport Operator - (ANSWER)Airport management structure overall (Sponsor, Executive & personnel
essential to the operation)
Airports Customers-Pilots - (ANSWER)Airport must first serve and understand the pilot
Airport Executive Skills - (ANSWER)Strategy, marketing, finance, accounting, operations management,
organizational behavior and human resources
Air Mail Act/Kelly Act of 1925 - (ANSWER)1. authorized postmaster general to contract airmail to private
companies that were commercial air carriers
2. only those who use aviation pay for it.
Fixed Base Operator (FBO) - (ANSWER)Get fuel, conduct flight planning and take care of pilots needs
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - (ANSWER)1. legislation creating of regulation of civil aviation establishing
safety standards
2. created the Aeronautics Branch
3. prohibited use of federal funds to build or improve airports
,AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
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Aeronautics Branch (renamed Bureau of Air Commerce) - (ANSWER)Under Department of Commerce
1. fostering commerce (important)
2. issuing and enforcing air traffic rules.
3.licensing pilots
4. certifying aircraft
5. establishing airways
6.operating and maintaining nav aids
-Now all responsibility of FAA
AAAE - (ANSWER)First airport management trade organization, 1928
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) - (ANSWER)Aeronautics Branch became the CAA-1930's
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)-1940 - (ANSWER)CAA responsible for ATC, pilot and aircraft certifications,
safety enforcement and airway development
CAB make safety rules, accident investigation, economic regulation of airlines
CAB dissolved by Airline Deregulation Act-1978
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 - (ANSWER)Airlines were able to raise or lower airfares and add or
remove routes
allowed hub and spoke
Air Cargo Deregulation Act of 1976 - (ANSWER)allowed hub and spoke system for cargo. cargo delivered
to central hub to be sorted and delivered by spokes instead of point to point delivery
Works Progress Administration (WPA)-New Deal - (ANSWER)Funded 50% of new and expanded 852
airports by 1939. Airports funded the rest (cost share). Today 75%-90% is covered by Fed dollars for
eligible projects
,AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND) WWII - (ANSWER)Secretary of War and
Commerce and Sect. of Navy built 986 airports for the war effort-500 were surplused and given to cities
and counties for civil use
Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) - Act 1946 - (ANSWER)provided grant funds for certain airport
projects (ie. runways and taxiways). To be eligible airport had to be in the National Airport Plan (NAP)
National Airport Plan (NAP) - (ANSWER)listed recommendations for construction, maintenance and
operation. Provided 50% of funding, airport other 1/2.
Sponsor (Grant) Assurances - (ANSWER)public use airports cannot deny civil aeronautical operations.
Promise made in order to receive grants
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - (ANSWER)Repealed CAA and created the Federal Aviation Agency. FAA and
directed FAA to take safety rule making from CAB
Federal Aviation Administration 1966 - (ANSWER)FAA renamed and brought under the Department of
Transportation, regulates aviation safety in the US, has 9 regional offices and Airport District Offices in
each state, managed by an Administrator, assisted by a Deputy Administrator and 5 Associate
Administrators, Major Roles:
1. Regulate civil aviation
2. Encouraging development of aviation and technology
3. Air Traffic Control
4.Research and develop National Airspace System
5.Programs to control aircraft noise
6. Regulate space Transportation
, AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - (ANSWER)Established 1. Airport Development Aid
Program (ADAP) and the 2. Plan Grant Program (PGP) 3. created a certification program for commercial
airports and issued operating certificates
The Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) - (ANSWER)Provides grants for airport development
projects
Planning Grant Program (PGP) - (ANSWER)provided funds for airport master plans and system plans
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 Certification of Airports - (ANSWER)standards for airport
certification
Airport and Airway Trust Fund (1970) - (ANSWER)1. created by the Airport and Airway Act
2. created on premise that only those who use aviation should pay for it
3. funded by 8% tax on domestic passenger airfares, $3 surcharge on tickets, $0.07/gallon tax on aviation
fuel, 5% tax on air freight & annual aircraft registration fee tied to aircraft weight
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) - (ANSWER)1. Established by the Airport and Airway Improvement
Act - 1982
2. expanded list of programs funded
3. reorganized the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
4. Funding mechanism for capital projects for public use airports
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) - (ANSWER)created hub classification-large, medium,
small and non-hub based on percentage of national passenger enplanements
below 2,500 enplanements/year are General Aviation airports
Transportation Security Administration - (ANSWER)Created following 9/11 attacks
Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
Airport Sponsor - (ANSWER)1. Governing body of the airport
2. any public agency or private owner of a public use airport
3. often operated by a board or elected or appointed officials
4. act as policy makers establishing broad goals and objectives
5. strategic leaders of the airport
Airport Executive - (ANSWER)An individual (airport director or manager)
Airport Operator - (ANSWER)Airport management structure overall (Sponsor, Executive & personnel
essential to the operation)
Airports Customers-Pilots - (ANSWER)Airport must first serve and understand the pilot
Airport Executive Skills - (ANSWER)Strategy, marketing, finance, accounting, operations management,
organizational behavior and human resources
Air Mail Act/Kelly Act of 1925 - (ANSWER)1. authorized postmaster general to contract airmail to private
companies that were commercial air carriers
2. only those who use aviation pay for it.
Fixed Base Operator (FBO) - (ANSWER)Get fuel, conduct flight planning and take care of pilots needs
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - (ANSWER)1. legislation creating of regulation of civil aviation establishing
safety standards
2. created the Aeronautics Branch
3. prohibited use of federal funds to build or improve airports
,AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
Aeronautics Branch (renamed Bureau of Air Commerce) - (ANSWER)Under Department of Commerce
1. fostering commerce (important)
2. issuing and enforcing air traffic rules.
3.licensing pilots
4. certifying aircraft
5. establishing airways
6.operating and maintaining nav aids
-Now all responsibility of FAA
AAAE - (ANSWER)First airport management trade organization, 1928
Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) - (ANSWER)Aeronautics Branch became the CAA-1930's
Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)-1940 - (ANSWER)CAA responsible for ATC, pilot and aircraft certifications,
safety enforcement and airway development
CAB make safety rules, accident investigation, economic regulation of airlines
CAB dissolved by Airline Deregulation Act-1978
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 - (ANSWER)Airlines were able to raise or lower airfares and add or
remove routes
allowed hub and spoke
Air Cargo Deregulation Act of 1976 - (ANSWER)allowed hub and spoke system for cargo. cargo delivered
to central hub to be sorted and delivered by spokes instead of point to point delivery
Works Progress Administration (WPA)-New Deal - (ANSWER)Funded 50% of new and expanded 852
airports by 1939. Airports funded the rest (cost share). Today 75%-90% is covered by Fed dollars for
eligible projects
,AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND) WWII - (ANSWER)Secretary of War and
Commerce and Sect. of Navy built 986 airports for the war effort-500 were surplused and given to cities
and counties for civil use
Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) - Act 1946 - (ANSWER)provided grant funds for certain airport
projects (ie. runways and taxiways). To be eligible airport had to be in the National Airport Plan (NAP)
National Airport Plan (NAP) - (ANSWER)listed recommendations for construction, maintenance and
operation. Provided 50% of funding, airport other 1/2.
Sponsor (Grant) Assurances - (ANSWER)public use airports cannot deny civil aeronautical operations.
Promise made in order to receive grants
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - (ANSWER)Repealed CAA and created the Federal Aviation Agency. FAA and
directed FAA to take safety rule making from CAB
Federal Aviation Administration 1966 - (ANSWER)FAA renamed and brought under the Department of
Transportation, regulates aviation safety in the US, has 9 regional offices and Airport District Offices in
each state, managed by an Administrator, assisted by a Deputy Administrator and 5 Associate
Administrators, Major Roles:
1. Regulate civil aviation
2. Encouraging development of aviation and technology
3. Air Traffic Control
4.Research and develop National Airspace System
5.Programs to control aircraft noise
6. Regulate space Transportation
, AAAE C.M. EXAM, Complete Test || Questions and Answers (Verified
Answers) (Latest Update 2026) UPDATE!!
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - (ANSWER)Established 1. Airport Development Aid
Program (ADAP) and the 2. Plan Grant Program (PGP) 3. created a certification program for commercial
airports and issued operating certificates
The Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) - (ANSWER)Provides grants for airport development
projects
Planning Grant Program (PGP) - (ANSWER)provided funds for airport master plans and system plans
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 Certification of Airports - (ANSWER)standards for airport
certification
Airport and Airway Trust Fund (1970) - (ANSWER)1. created by the Airport and Airway Act
2. created on premise that only those who use aviation should pay for it
3. funded by 8% tax on domestic passenger airfares, $3 surcharge on tickets, $0.07/gallon tax on aviation
fuel, 5% tax on air freight & annual aircraft registration fee tied to aircraft weight
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) - (ANSWER)1. Established by the Airport and Airway Improvement
Act - 1982
2. expanded list of programs funded
3. reorganized the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)
4. Funding mechanism for capital projects for public use airports
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) - (ANSWER)created hub classification-large, medium,
small and non-hub based on percentage of national passenger enplanements
below 2,500 enplanements/year are General Aviation airports
Transportation Security Administration - (ANSWER)Created following 9/11 attacks
