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Air Mail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act) - 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 ______. The Kelly Act - Commonly referred to as ______, it authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. By transferring airmail operations to private companies, the government helped create the commercial aviation industry Fixed-Base O...

Who is the ultimate customer of the airport? - pilot What did the "Air Mail Act of 1925" do? - -AKA: The Kelly Act -U.S. Gov. could contract mail to private companies. -Beginning of Commercial Air Service -Started the thought that only those that use aviation should pay for it. What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 do? - -Created a new Aeronautics branch within the department of commerce. What was the original Aeronautics branch charged with? - -Fostering Air Commerce -Issuing and...

How did the railroads start commercial aviation? - ANS--The railroad i dustry accused the government of creating a monopoly on carrying mail (by air) and convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly to sponsor the Air Mail Act of 1925. Authorizing the US govt. to contract airmail routes to private companies. What was the significance of the Air Commerce Act? - ANS--It was the birth of commercial aviation. It created the new Aeronautics Branch known as the Civil Aeronautics Administration. (Which was a p...

Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Hub and spoke system What act created the FAA? - Federal Aviation Act (FAA) What act created the TSA? - Transportation Safety Act (TSA) Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Created gov't subsidies programs t...

Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Make safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Hub and spoke system What act created the FAA? - Federal Aviation Act (FAA) What act created the TSA? - Transportation Safety Act (TSA) Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Created gov't subsidies programs to expand...

AAAE - answer-American Association of Airport Executives AC - answer-Advisory Circulars ACIP - answer-Airport Capital Improvement Plan ADO - answer-Airports District Office AIA - answer-Aerospace Industries Association AIP - answer-Airport Improvement Program AMA - answer-Airport Movement Area ANCA - answer-Airport Noise and Capacity Act AOA - answer-Air Operations Area APIS - answer-Advanced Passenger Informa...

The exam attempts to focus on regulatory requirements, best practices, and key points, rather than minutiae - answer-The exam bank does not contain any question that requires a candidate to know the date of a particular event or act The Kelly Act - answer-it authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers The Air Commerce Act - answer-created a new Aeronautics Branch within the Department of Commerce and charged ...

What did the Kelly Act Do? (Airmail act 1925) - answer-authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. FBO - answer-Fixed Base Operator What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 do? - answer-- Improved safety standards to encourage aviation industry growth - Created an aeronautics branch within the department of commerce (Civil Which act established the Civil Aeronautics Authority? - answer-Civil Aeronautics A...

Who is the ultimate customer of the airport? - answer-pilot What did the "Air Mail Act of 1925" do? - answer--AKA: The Kelly Act -U.S. Gov. could contract mail to private companies. -Beginning of Commercial Air Service -Started the thought that only those that use aviation should pay for it. What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 do? - answer--Created a new Aeronautics branch within the department of commerce. What was the original Aeronautics branch charged with? ...