AAAE Module ONE- covered
topics exam[questions and
correct verified
answers ]2024/2025
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The revenue streams and employment of many individuals of many individuals and companies
in the community relies on the _______, __________, and _____________ functioning of the
airport. - ANSWERS-safe, secure, efficient
What began in December of 1903 by the _______________ ______________ as a successful
experiment has become the world's fastest transportation industry and an essential component
of the world transportation system. - ANSWERS-Wright Brothers'
One of the early adopters of aviation was the ______ _____________________, and specifically,
the _____________ that used airplanes on a limited basis during WW ____, creating over
______ airfields in the process. - ANSWERS-U.S. government
military
I
900
,The railroad industry accused the government of creating a monopoly on carrying mail (by air)
and convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania to sponsor the ____ _______ _______
of 1925.
This act is also know as The _________ _______. - ANSWERS-Air Mail Act, Kelly Act
The Kelly Act (Air Mail Act of 1925) - ANSWERS-Authorized the postmaster general to contract
for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers.
The Kelly Act set forth the precedent that only those who use _____________ would pay for it,
thus providing one the airport industry's first principles - aviation should _____ for itself. -
ANSWERS-aviation
pay
Automaker Henry Ford became the first to open a private _____ ___________ service between
Detroit and Chicago, and the government opened the bidding for private companies to fly mail.
- ANSWERS-air freight
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWERS-First attempt to standardize and regulate commercial
aviation to establish and improve safety standards.
Aeronautics Branch - ANSWERS-Within the Department of Commerce
Responsibilities:
Fostering air commerce
Issuing and enforcing air traffic rules
Licensing pilots
,Certifying aircraft
Establishing airways
Operating and maintaining navigational aids
*** NOTE: The FAA now has these responsibilities.
By 1954, AAAE adopted the first professional accreditation standards for their
___________________ _______________ ______________ (ACE) program. - ANSWERS-
Accredited Airport Executives
Throughout the 1930's, the Aeronautics Branch would be reorganized and restructured several
times, eventually becoming the _______ __________________ _____________________ (CAA)
but still under the Department of Commerce. - ANSWERS-Civil Aeronautics Administration
In 1940, the CAA split its authority with the newly-created _________ _____________
____________________ (CAB). - ANSWERS-Civil Aeronautics Board
In 1940, who retained its responsibility for Air Traffic Control, pilot and aircraft certification,
safety enforcement, and airway development? - ANSWERS-CAA
The _____ was charged with making the safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations,
and the economic regulation of the airlines. - ANSWERS-CAB
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 - ANSWERS-Airlines and air cargo operations were free to raise
or lower airfares and to expand or remove routes and destinations at will.
Allowed hub-and-spook model to take place.
, The FAA has it's roots in the Department of Commerce and was originally charged with fostering
____ ____________. - ANSWERS-air commerce
Air Commerce Act - ANSWERS-Prohibited use of federal funds to build or improve airports.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) - ANSWERS-Assisted in the funding of numerous new
airports and expansions of existing facilities.
Since the WPA provided only ____% of the necessary funding for airport projects, the airport
operators had to provide the other ____% through bonds or other funds (cost-share approach).
- ANSWERS-50
50
Today, between _____% -_____% of a project is covered by FAA monies for certain eligible
projects.. - ANSWERS-75-90
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND) - ANSWERS-Secretary of War and
Commerce and Secretary of the Navy were allowed to acquire land for the development of
airports needed for the war effort.
A total of _________ airports were built throughout the U.S. under the DLAND program. -
ANSWERS-986
After the war, _______ airports were declared surplus and handed over to cities and counties
for civil use. - ANSWERS-500
In 1946, the government passed the Federal Aid to Airports Act, which created the ________
____ ___ _______ _____________ )FAAP). - ANSWERS-Federal Aid to Airports Program
topics exam[questions and
correct verified
answers ]2024/2025
***
The revenue streams and employment of many individuals of many individuals and companies
in the community relies on the _______, __________, and _____________ functioning of the
airport. - ANSWERS-safe, secure, efficient
What began in December of 1903 by the _______________ ______________ as a successful
experiment has become the world's fastest transportation industry and an essential component
of the world transportation system. - ANSWERS-Wright Brothers'
One of the early adopters of aviation was the ______ _____________________, and specifically,
the _____________ that used airplanes on a limited basis during WW ____, creating over
______ airfields in the process. - ANSWERS-U.S. government
military
I
900
,The railroad industry accused the government of creating a monopoly on carrying mail (by air)
and convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania to sponsor the ____ _______ _______
of 1925.
This act is also know as The _________ _______. - ANSWERS-Air Mail Act, Kelly Act
The Kelly Act (Air Mail Act of 1925) - ANSWERS-Authorized the postmaster general to contract
for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers.
The Kelly Act set forth the precedent that only those who use _____________ would pay for it,
thus providing one the airport industry's first principles - aviation should _____ for itself. -
ANSWERS-aviation
pay
Automaker Henry Ford became the first to open a private _____ ___________ service between
Detroit and Chicago, and the government opened the bidding for private companies to fly mail.
- ANSWERS-air freight
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWERS-First attempt to standardize and regulate commercial
aviation to establish and improve safety standards.
Aeronautics Branch - ANSWERS-Within the Department of Commerce
Responsibilities:
Fostering air commerce
Issuing and enforcing air traffic rules
Licensing pilots
,Certifying aircraft
Establishing airways
Operating and maintaining navigational aids
*** NOTE: The FAA now has these responsibilities.
By 1954, AAAE adopted the first professional accreditation standards for their
___________________ _______________ ______________ (ACE) program. - ANSWERS-
Accredited Airport Executives
Throughout the 1930's, the Aeronautics Branch would be reorganized and restructured several
times, eventually becoming the _______ __________________ _____________________ (CAA)
but still under the Department of Commerce. - ANSWERS-Civil Aeronautics Administration
In 1940, the CAA split its authority with the newly-created _________ _____________
____________________ (CAB). - ANSWERS-Civil Aeronautics Board
In 1940, who retained its responsibility for Air Traffic Control, pilot and aircraft certification,
safety enforcement, and airway development? - ANSWERS-CAA
The _____ was charged with making the safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations,
and the economic regulation of the airlines. - ANSWERS-CAB
Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 - ANSWERS-Airlines and air cargo operations were free to raise
or lower airfares and to expand or remove routes and destinations at will.
Allowed hub-and-spook model to take place.
, The FAA has it's roots in the Department of Commerce and was originally charged with fostering
____ ____________. - ANSWERS-air commerce
Air Commerce Act - ANSWERS-Prohibited use of federal funds to build or improve airports.
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) - ANSWERS-Assisted in the funding of numerous new
airports and expansions of existing facilities.
Since the WPA provided only ____% of the necessary funding for airport projects, the airport
operators had to provide the other ____% through bonds or other funds (cost-share approach).
- ANSWERS-50
50
Today, between _____% -_____% of a project is covered by FAA monies for certain eligible
projects.. - ANSWERS-75-90
Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND) - ANSWERS-Secretary of War and
Commerce and Secretary of the Navy were allowed to acquire land for the development of
airports needed for the war effort.
A total of _________ airports were built throughout the U.S. under the DLAND program. -
ANSWERS-986
After the war, _______ airports were declared surplus and handed over to cities and counties
for civil use. - ANSWERS-500
In 1946, the government passed the Federal Aid to Airports Act, which created the ________
____ ___ _______ _____________ )FAAP). - ANSWERS-Federal Aid to Airports Program
