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United States edit
General edit
- Air Commerce Act of 1926
- created Aeronautic Branch under Department of Commerce
- renamed Bureau of Air Commerce in 1934
- created Aeronautic Branch under Department of Commerce
- 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
- removed Bureau of Air Commerce, created Civil Aeronautics Authority
- 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
- established Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under Department of Transportation
Airlines edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
Treaties edit
- 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