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What did The Kelly Act do?
What did The Kelly Act do?
- Established the Federal Aviation Administration
- Authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers (correct)
- Created the Civil Aeronautics Authority
- Required all airmail carriers to be government-owned
Why were Fixed-Base Operators (FBO) established?
Why were Fixed-Base Operators (FBO) established?
- Provide fuel for the plane and a temporary rest stop for pilots and passengers (correct)
- Provide repair and maintenance services for aircraft
- Offer flight instruction and training programs
- Manage air traffic control and safety procedures
What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 create?
What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 create?
- Aeronautics Branch (correct)
- Federal Aviation Administration
- National Transportation Safety Board
- Civil Aeronautics Authority
What did the Commerce Department's Aeronautics Branch eventually become?
What did the Commerce Department's Aeronautics Branch eventually become?
What is the responsibility of the Civil Aeronautics Administration?
What is the responsibility of the Civil Aeronautics Administration?
What is the primary responsibility of the Civil Aeronautics Board?
What is the primary responsibility of the Civil Aeronautics Board?
What is airline deregulation?
What is airline deregulation?
What did the Air Cargo Deregulation Act of 1976 do?
What did the Air Cargo Deregulation Act of 1976 do?
What percentage of the necessary funding for the airport projects was provided by the Works Progress Administration?
What percentage of the necessary funding for the airport projects was provided by the Works Progress Administration?
After WW2, how many airports built under the Development of Landing Areas for National Defense program were declared surplus and handed over to cities and counties for civil use?
After WW2, how many airports built under the Development of Landing Areas for National Defense program were declared surplus and handed over to cities and counties for civil use?
What type of airport projects did the Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) provide grant funds to?
What type of airport projects did the Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) provide grant funds to?
To be eligible for Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) funding, the airport needs to be in the what?
To be eligible for Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP) funding, the airport needs to be in the what?
What two programs did the Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA) establish?
What two programs did the Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA) establish?
What did the Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) do?
What did the Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) do?
What did the Planning Grant Program (PGP) do?
What did the Planning Grant Program (PGP) do?
What did the Airport and Airway Revenue Act create?
What did the Airport and Airway Revenue Act create?
What is the purpose of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund?
What is the purpose of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund?
What did the Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) establish?
What did the Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) establish?
What did the Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) do?
What did the Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) do?
What action resulted in the creation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
What action resulted in the creation of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)?
What is Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)?
What is Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)?
Whose primarily desire is that the airport operator, air carriers and others comply with the laws of the U.S. Government?
Whose primarily desire is that the airport operator, air carriers and others comply with the laws of the U.S. Government?
How do airlines primarily make their money?
How do airlines primarily make their money?
What is a business granted the right by the airport sponsor to operate on an airport and provide aeronautical services such as fueling, hangaring, tie-down and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, and flight instruction?
What is a business granted the right by the airport sponsor to operate on an airport and provide aeronautical services such as fueling, hangaring, tie-down and parking, aircraft rental, aircraft maintenance, and flight instruction?
What is a type of company that will typically offer only a specialized aeronautical service such as aircraft sales, flight training, aircraft maintenance and avionics services?
What is a type of company that will typically offer only a specialized aeronautical service such as aircraft sales, flight training, aircraft maintenance and avionics services?
What type of operators, sometimes called air taxis, operate under Part 135 and conduct non-scheduled commercial flight operations?
What type of operators, sometimes called air taxis, operate under Part 135 and conduct non-scheduled commercial flight operations?
What type of ownership sells shares of the total hours an airplane can fly per year, and often have the ability to upgrade or downgrade to other types of aircraft?
What type of ownership sells shares of the total hours an airplane can fly per year, and often have the ability to upgrade or downgrade to other types of aircraft?
What program providers sell blocks of retail flight hours on a specific type or class of aircraft?
What program providers sell blocks of retail flight hours on a specific type or class of aircraft?
What does not operate or own aircraft, but instead functions as a broker to provide planes for clients on a per-trip basis?
What does not operate or own aircraft, but instead functions as a broker to provide planes for clients on a per-trip basis?
What facilities provide pilot training in single-engine and multi-engine aircraft, and sometimes flight simulators, plus provide pilot testing services and pilot store products?
What facilities provide pilot training in single-engine and multi-engine aircraft, and sometimes flight simulators, plus provide pilot testing services and pilot store products?
Under the guidance of the airport's minimum standards, who is only allowed to sell fuel?
Under the guidance of the airport's minimum standards, who is only allowed to sell fuel?
How much of all trade by value is sent by air?
How much of all trade by value is sent by air?
How many passengers are transported annually?
How many passengers are transported annually?
The US accounts for slightly over how much of the world's scheduled passenger traffic?
The US accounts for slightly over how much of the world's scheduled passenger traffic?
What is the second-largest passenger market at 26%?
What is the second-largest passenger market at 26%?
What are the five types of airports in the US?
What are the five types of airports in the US?
What is the busiest airport in the world?
What is the busiest airport in the world?
A commercial service airport has at least how many enplanements per year?
A commercial service airport has at least how many enplanements per year?
A primary commercial service airport has at least how many enplanements per year?
A primary commercial service airport has at least how many enplanements per year?
What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) do?
What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) do?
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