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AAAE CM- ALL COMBINED MODULE 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
US Government hires private contractors to carry mail by air. Represents
the start of aviation. - Correct answer-Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with these three things: -
Correct answer-"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. - Correct
answer-Reorganization Act of 1940
What phased out CAB economic regulation of airlines? - Correct answer-
"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 - Correct answer-"Driven by a the ""jet age,""
safety became a concern. A mid-air collision of 2 aircraft, killing 12
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prompted the repeal of the Air Commerce Act. Federal Aviation Act created
the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), taking over rulemaking from the CAB.
Renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and moved from the
Commerce Department to the Department of Transportation."
What government Act did Part 139 evolve from? - Correct answer-Airport
and Airway Development Act (1970)
This establishes Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and establishes the
National Airspace System (NAS), which eventually becomes the National
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). NPIAS is reflected at the local
airport level in the Airport Capital Improvement Program. - Correct answer-
Airport and Airways Improvement Act of 1982
* How many enplanements per year does an airport have to have to be
considered as commercial service? - Correct answer-2500 or more
This refers to the concept of a 'Next Generation Air Transportation System'
or the ongoing transformation of the NAS, moving from land based
navigation to satellite. - Correct answer-NextGen
"This Act endorsed the concept of a Next Generation Air Transportation
System (NextGen).
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NextGen is a multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel
more efficient, more secure, and safer overall.
""Reauthorization of FAA Funding launches NEXTGEN""" - Correct answer-
Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003.
What are the type types of airport land use? - Correct answer-Aeronautical
and Non-aeronautical
Publicly or privately owned airports with scheduled air carrier service with
2500 enplanements per year are categorized as... - Correct answer-
included in the NPIAS
An airport that doesn't meet qualifications to be part of the NPIAS may be
considered if... - Correct answer-"Other airports that do not meet the criteria
may be included if they are:
1. Part of a State Airport System Plan;
2. Serving a community more than 30 minutes from the nearest NPIAS
airport;
3. Forecast to have 10 or more based aircraft within the next 5 years; and
4. Currently being considered by an eligible public sponsor who is willing to
undertake ownership and development of the airport.
Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be
included through special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its
development costs;
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2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? - Correct
answer-Commercial service, GA Relivers, National Guard base of average
airport, airport with US Mail contract; Roughly 3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? -
Correct answer-1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts,
boxes, and bad landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? - Correct answer-Publicly owned
airport with at least 2500 passengers per year annual boarding that
receives scheduled passenger service
This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed
weight - Correct answer-Cargo Airport
*What is a shared airport? - Correct answer-US Government owned airport
co-located w/ a civil airport specified under, and at which, portions of the
movement areas and safety areas are shared by both parties
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AAAE CM- ALL COMBINED MODULE 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
US Government hires private contractors to carry mail by air. Represents
the start of aviation. - Correct answer-Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with these three things: -
Correct answer-"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. - Correct
answer-Reorganization Act of 1940
What phased out CAB economic regulation of airlines? - Correct answer-
"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 - Correct answer-"Driven by a the ""jet age,""
safety became a concern. A mid-air collision of 2 aircraft, killing 12
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prompted the repeal of the Air Commerce Act. Federal Aviation Act created
the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), taking over rulemaking from the CAB.
Renamed to Federal Aviation Administration in 1966 and moved from the
Commerce Department to the Department of Transportation."
What government Act did Part 139 evolve from? - Correct answer-Airport
and Airway Development Act (1970)
This establishes Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and establishes the
National Airspace System (NAS), which eventually becomes the National
Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). NPIAS is reflected at the local
airport level in the Airport Capital Improvement Program. - Correct answer-
Airport and Airways Improvement Act of 1982
* How many enplanements per year does an airport have to have to be
considered as commercial service? - Correct answer-2500 or more
This refers to the concept of a 'Next Generation Air Transportation System'
or the ongoing transformation of the NAS, moving from land based
navigation to satellite. - Correct answer-NextGen
"This Act endorsed the concept of a Next Generation Air Transportation
System (NextGen).
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NextGen is a multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel
more efficient, more secure, and safer overall.
""Reauthorization of FAA Funding launches NEXTGEN""" - Correct answer-
Vision 100-Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2003.
What are the type types of airport land use? - Correct answer-Aeronautical
and Non-aeronautical
Publicly or privately owned airports with scheduled air carrier service with
2500 enplanements per year are categorized as... - Correct answer-
included in the NPIAS
An airport that doesn't meet qualifications to be part of the NPIAS may be
considered if... - Correct answer-"Other airports that do not meet the criteria
may be included if they are:
1. Part of a State Airport System Plan;
2. Serving a community more than 30 minutes from the nearest NPIAS
airport;
3. Forecast to have 10 or more based aircraft within the next 5 years; and
4. Currently being considered by an eligible public sponsor who is willing to
undertake ownership and development of the airport.
Airports that do not meet any of the aforementioned criteria may still be
included through special justification, such as:
1. A determination that the benefits of the airport will exceed its
development costs;
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2. Written documentation describing isolation;
3. Airports serving the needs of American Indian communities;
4. Airports needed to support recreation areas; and
5. Airports needed to develop or protect important national resources."
What are the NPIAS airports and roughly how many are there? - Correct
answer-Commercial service, GA Relivers, National Guard base of average
airport, airport with US Mail contract; Roughly 3300 (3345)
What are the three measurements the FAA uses to gauge airport activity? -
Correct answer-1) Enplanements 2) Operations 3) Cargo Tonnage "butts,
boxes, and bad landings"
What is an Commercial Service Airport? - Correct answer-Publicly owned
airport with at least 2500 passengers per year annual boarding that
receives scheduled passenger service
This type of airport has more than 100 million pounds of total annual landed
weight - Correct answer-Cargo Airport
*What is a shared airport? - Correct answer-US Government owned airport
co-located w/ a civil airport specified under, and at which, portions of the
movement areas and safety areas are shared by both parties
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