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This is a collection of Wikipedia articles related to aviation law.

United States

General

• Air Commerce Act of 1926
  • created Aeronautic Branch under Department of Commerce
    • renamed Bureau of Air Commerce in 1934
• Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
  • removed Bureau of Air Commerce, created Civil Aeronautics Authority
    • later split into Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Board
• Airways Modernization Act of 1957
• Federal Aviation Act of 1958
  • converted CAA and CAB to Federal Aviation Administration (under DOC)
  • gave accident investigations to FAA
• Department of Transportation Act of 1966
  • established Department of Transportation
  • moved FAA under DOT
  • established National Transportation Safety Board under DOT
• Independent Safety Board Act of 1974
  • made NTSB an independent agency
• Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001
  • established Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under Department of Transportation
    • later moved to Department of Homeland Security

Airlines

• Contract Air Mail Act of 1925 (aka Kelly Air Mail Act or Kelly Act)
• McNary-Watres Act of 1930 (aka Air Mail Act of 1930)
• Air Mail Act of 1934
  • dissolved large holding companies, such as United Aircraft and Transport Corporation
  • forced airlines, such as American Airways, to rename
• Air Cargo Deregulation Act of 1977
• Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
  • removed government control over fares, routes, and market entry

Airports

• Federal Airport Act of 1946
  • established Federal-Aid Airport Program (FAAP)
• Airport Construction Act of 1959
• Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970
  • established Planning Grant Program (PGP)
  • established Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
  • established and funded by Airport and Airway Trust Fund (1971)
  • amended by Airport and Airway Development Act Amendments of 1976
• Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979
• Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982
  • established Airport Improvement Program
  • amended by Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Act of 1987
  • funded by Airport and Airway Trust Fund (1971)
• Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990

Specialized

• Wright Amendment of 1979 (aka International Air Transportation Competition Act)
  • Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006
• Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984
• Pilot Record Improvement Act of 1996

Related

• Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
• Title 49 of the United States Code (Transportation)
• United States government role in civil aviation

International

Treaties

• Warsaw Convention of 1929
• Chicago Convention of 1944
  • established International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• Tokyo Convention of 1969
• Montreal Convention of 1999
  • replaced Warsaw Convention