AAAE CM- All Combined Module Questions | 600 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | 2023 | 103 Pages

US Government hires private contractors to carry mail by air. Represents the start of aviation. - Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with these three things: - "1) Making Safety rules 2) Conducting aircraft investigations 3) economic regulation of airlines" This Act split the CAA into two agencies, the CAA and the CAB. - Reorganization Act of 1940 What phased out CAB economic regulation of airlines? - "Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) would control the economics of the airline industry for nearly four decades, approving air routes and regulating airfares, until finally being dissolved by the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978" Federal Aviation Act of 1958 - "Driven by a the ""jet age,"" safety became a concern. A midair collision of 2 aircraft, killing 12 prompted the repeal of the Air Commerce Act. Federal Aviation Act created the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), taking over rulemaking from the CAB.