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1. The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created which federal entity?
A) Federal Aviation Administration
B) Transportation Security Administration
C) Aeronautics Branch known as the Civil Aeronautics Authority
(CAA)
D) National Transportation Safety Board
Correct Answer: C) Aeronautics Branch known as the Civil
Aeronautics Authority (CAA)
Rationale: The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created a new
Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA, which was the precursor of
the FAA. This legislation marked the federal government's first
major entry into aviation regulation.
,2. What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 prohibit?
A) Commercial airline operations
B) Using federal funds to build or improve airports
C) International air travel
D) Military use of civilian airports
Correct Answer: B) Using federal funds to build or improve airports
Rationale: The Air Commerce Act of 1926 specifically prohibited the
use of federal funds to build or improve airports. This restriction
remained in place until subsequent legislation provided federal
funding for airport development.
3. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with which of
the following functions?
A) Only safety rulemaking
B) Only economic regulation of airlines
C) Making safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines
D) Airport security oversight
,Correct Answer: C) Making safety rules and economic regulation of
the airlines
Rationale: The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was responsible for
both making safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines.
This dual role continued until the FAA assumed safety rulemaking
responsibilities.
4. Which act created the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
A) Air Commerce Act of 1926
B) Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
C) Federal Aviation Act of 1958
D) Transportation Safety Act
Correct Answer: C) Federal Aviation Act of 1958
Rationale: The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 repealed the CAA and
created the Federal Aviation Agency. The agency was later renamed
the Federal Aviation Administration and brought under the
Department of Transportation in 1966.
, 5. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created by
which legislation?
A) Federal Aviation Act of 1958
B) Air Commerce Act of 1926
C) Transportation Safety Act
D) Aviation Security Act of 2001
Correct Answer: C) Transportation Safety Act
Rationale: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was
created by the Transportation Safety Act. This legislation was
enacted in response to the security needs identified after the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
6. Deregulation of the airlines created which airline network design?
A) Point-to-point system
B) Hub and spoke system
C) Linear routing system
D) Grid network system
ACTUAL 2026/2027 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND A NEW
UPDATED STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM
REAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (RELIABLE SOLUTIONS) CURRENTLY
UPDATED VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED
SUCCESS + |FULL REVISED AAAE CERTIFIED MEMBER
(CM) ACTUAL TEST |JUST RELEASED
1. The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created which federal entity?
A) Federal Aviation Administration
B) Transportation Security Administration
C) Aeronautics Branch known as the Civil Aeronautics Authority
(CAA)
D) National Transportation Safety Board
Correct Answer: C) Aeronautics Branch known as the Civil
Aeronautics Authority (CAA)
Rationale: The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created a new
Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA, which was the precursor of
the FAA. This legislation marked the federal government's first
major entry into aviation regulation.
,2. What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 prohibit?
A) Commercial airline operations
B) Using federal funds to build or improve airports
C) International air travel
D) Military use of civilian airports
Correct Answer: B) Using federal funds to build or improve airports
Rationale: The Air Commerce Act of 1926 specifically prohibited the
use of federal funds to build or improve airports. This restriction
remained in place until subsequent legislation provided federal
funding for airport development.
3. The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was charged with which of
the following functions?
A) Only safety rulemaking
B) Only economic regulation of airlines
C) Making safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines
D) Airport security oversight
,Correct Answer: C) Making safety rules and economic regulation of
the airlines
Rationale: The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) was responsible for
both making safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines.
This dual role continued until the FAA assumed safety rulemaking
responsibilities.
4. Which act created the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
A) Air Commerce Act of 1926
B) Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
C) Federal Aviation Act of 1958
D) Transportation Safety Act
Correct Answer: C) Federal Aviation Act of 1958
Rationale: The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 repealed the CAA and
created the Federal Aviation Agency. The agency was later renamed
the Federal Aviation Administration and brought under the
Department of Transportation in 1966.
, 5. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created by
which legislation?
A) Federal Aviation Act of 1958
B) Air Commerce Act of 1926
C) Transportation Safety Act
D) Aviation Security Act of 2001
Correct Answer: C) Transportation Safety Act
Rationale: The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was
created by the Transportation Safety Act. This legislation was
enacted in response to the security needs identified after the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
6. Deregulation of the airlines created which airline network design?
A) Point-to-point system
B) Hub and spoke system
C) Linear routing system
D) Grid network system
