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What could be more efficient by air by US Army pilots that built the first air route system

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Mail

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What was the Air Mail Ac of 1925 later called?

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The Kelly Act. The railroad industry convinced Congressman Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania to sponsor the act.

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What did the Kelly Act authorize?

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The postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers.

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What was created by transferring airmail operations to private companies?

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The commercial aviation industry

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What is one of the airport industry’s first principles that was set forth by the Kelly Act?

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Aviation should pay for itself. The act permits the expansion of the air mail service without burden upon the taxpayers.

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What were some of the first airlines?

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Pan Am, TWA, Northwest, American, Braniff & Eastern

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What act became the cornerstone of the federal govs regulation of civil aviation?

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The Air Commerce Act of 1926

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What act created the Aeronautics Branch?

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The Air Commerce Act of 1926

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What was the Aeronautics Branch charged with?

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Fostering air commerce, issuing/enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing airways, operating/maintaining nav aids

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What was the first airport management trade organization?

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AAAE which consisted of 10 airport directors attending the National Air Races at Mines Field in 1928.

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What was the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) responsible for?

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ATC, pilot/aircraft certification, safety enforcement & airway development.

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What was the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) responsible for?

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Making the safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations, & the economic regulation of the airlines. Awarding new air routes, approving airline ops certificates & regulating airfares were the primary duties.

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What did the Airline Deregulation at of 1978 do?

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Allowed airlines & cargo operators to raise or lower airfares & expand or remove routes/destinations.

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What is a hub-and-spoke concept?

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Allowed transporting cargo to a central hub, re-sorted, and flown to its final destination rather than point-to-point service. Airlines then adopted this concept.

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What department was the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) under?

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The Department of Commerce

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What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s do?

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Assisted in the funding of numerous new airports and expansion of existing facilities. In all helped 852 airports.

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How much of projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) fund?

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50%

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How much of airport projects are covered by FAA monies?

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75-90%, depending on several variables

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What appropriation allowed the Secretary of War, Commerce and Navy to acquire land for airport development needed for the war effort?

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The Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)

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How many airports were developed under the Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)?

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986 airports

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After WWII, who got the airports developed during DLAND?

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Cities & Counties

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Enable for a municipality to accept an airport from DLAND what did they have to promise?

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To make it available for public use without discrimination & to the gov in the event of a national emergency.

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How was an airport eligible for Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP)?

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Had to be in the National Airport Plan (NAP)

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What promises must be made under a Sponsor Assurance/Grant Assurance?

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Airport be available for public use and without discrimination & the expectation that public-use airports cannot deny civil aeronautical operations.

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What did the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 do?
Turned the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) into the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA), took over the safety rulemaking from the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) & was responsible for developing a common civil military system of air navigation & air traffic control.
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In 1966 the FAA was renamed to the Federal Aviation Administration and under what new department?
The Department of Transportation
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In 1970 what act was passed to continue the flow of grant money to airports?
The Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA)
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What two programs were developed under the Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA)?
The Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) & the Planning Grand Program (PGP)
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What did the Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) do?
Provided funds for airport development projects.
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What did the Planning Grant Program (PGP) do?
Provided funds for airport master plans and system plans.
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The Airport and Airways Development Act (AADA) created a certification program for commercial service airports & issuing operating certificates & are embodied today in what?
Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 Certification of Airports.
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In 1970 what other act was passed as part of the Airport and Airways Development Act (AADA)?
The Airport and Airway Revenue Act which created the Airport and Airway Trust Fund.
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What did the Airport and Airway Trust Fund require?
The collection of taxes or user fees from various segments of the aviation community.
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What was the purpose of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund?
Completely finance research & development projects, FAA capital improvement programs that included the AIP grants & fund the modernization of ATC facilities. Only those that use aviation pay for it.
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When the Airport and Airway Trust Fund was created, how was it financed?
8% tax on domestic pax airfares, $3 surcharge on pax tickets originating in the US, $0.07 per gallon tax on fuel, 5% tax on air freight, annual aircraft registration fee based on weight.
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In 1982 the Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) established what program?
The Airport Improvement Program (AIP).
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The Airport and Airway Improvement Act (AAIA) reorganized the National Airport Plan to what?
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS).
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In 2003 the Vision 100-Centruy of Aviation Reauthorization Act was signed into law endorsing what concept?
Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen).
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What is NextGen?
A multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel more efficient, secure, and safe overall.
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Who are the majority stakeholders of an airport?
Government entities, aeronautical users, non-aeronautical users, the community.
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True or False? Under sponsor assurances and airport operator can deny a tenant the right to operate their own fuel farm, own equipment, fuel & personnel.
False
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Who makes up Aeronautical users?
Airlines, FBOs, SASOs, aircraft charters, maintenance repair & overhaul (MRO), flight training, part 141, airline fuel providers, private aircraft operators.
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Ture or False? FBOs & SASOs with leases must comply with the airports minimum standards.
True
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What is a fixed-fleet operator?
aka private charters, aka air taxis, operate under Part 135 conducting non-scheduled commercial flights and are contacted directly.
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What is the typical percent an aircraft owner can receive when a charter is sold on it.
Typically 80%
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When major maintenance on a managed aircraft happens, who do the costs revert to?
The aircraft owner
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What is fractional ownership?
Sell shares of the total hours flown and have the ability to upgrade or downgrade to other types of aircraft.
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What part does a fractional ownership operate under?
Subpart K of Part 91
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What are jet card programs?
Providers sell blocks of retail flight hours on a specific type or class of aircraft.
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What is an on-demand charter/broker?
Function as a broker to provide planes for clients on a per-trip basis. They do not operate or own aircraft.
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Why did the FAA update the Airport Compliance Manual in 2021?
To address illegal air charters
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Who should investigate or take actions when illegal charter activities are suspected?
The local Flight Standards District Office (FSDO)
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What parts are Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO)s regulated under?
FAR Part 145 Repair Station Operators and TSR Part 1554 Aircraft Repair Station Security.
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What Parts are flight training conducted under?
Part 61 and 141
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Which flight training program is regulated further by TSA under TSR Part 1552 Flight Training?
Part 141
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Technically, who is allowed to sell fuel?
FBO's
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What standards are used for Airline Fuel Providers
National Fire Protective Association 407 Standard for Aircraft Fueling Servicing, and ATA Specification 103
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How much of all trade by value is sent by air?
Over a third
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How many jobs does the industry support worldwide?
Over 65 million
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How much business-to-consumer e-commerce parcels are carried by air?
Nearly 90%
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How many passengers are transported annually on airlines?
Over 4 billion
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Who is the top aviation market for passenger traffic in the world?
China Asia/Pacific
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How often is the NPIAS published?
Every two years
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How long is the NPIAS projection?
Five years
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What kind of airport development projects does the government include in the NPIAS?
Those considered necessary to provide a safe, efficient and integrated system of public-use airports to meet the need of national defense, the US post service & civil aeronautics and are eligible for AIP funding.
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What are some reasons an airport cannot meet the minimum entry criteria to be in the NPIAS?
Located at inadequate sites, cannot be expanded or improved to provide safe & efficient airport, or are located within 20 miles of another NPIAS airport.
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What airports can be included in the NPIAS?
Public/privately owned as a commercial service of at least 2,500 enplanements or designated as a GA reliver by the FAA. Scheduled air carrier transport that is under contract with US post service. Public use where a unit of the National Guard or reserved component of the Armed Forces operates as based or adjacent to the airport. Past of a SASP. Serving a community more than 30 minutes away from another NPIAS airport. Forecasted to have 10 or more based aircraft within 5 years & being considered by an eligible public sponsor who will undertake ownership & development of the airport.
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If an airport does not meet the NPIAS criteria can they still be considered?
Yes through special justification like isolated airports, airports serving Native American communities, & those needed to support or protect important national resources.
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What are the three primary measures the FAA uses to gauge airport activity?
Enplanements, operations and cargo tonnage (or pounds)
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Define an enplanement
A paying passenger boarding a commercial flight. One boarding equals one enplanement. Also, if a passenger transfers from one flight to another at the airport.
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Define an operation
Either a takeoff or landing, an instrument approach that does not land to determine the busyness of an air traffic control tower or radar center, or annual flight operations at GA while commercial tracks by enplanements, operations and air cargo.
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Why is landed weight or cargo tonnage measured?
Used in airport funding, planning & design considerations.
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What are the five types of airports in the US?
Private, commercial service, general aviation, cargo service & military.
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Are private-use or private-owned airports included in FAA planning or funding decisions?
No, unless they are publicly accessible.
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Dose the FAA financially support military airports?
No, unless they host civilian flight operations.
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What is considered an industrial aviation airport?
Having significant industrial operations such as aircraft assembly, fabrication & manufacturing.
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Define a commercial service airport
Publicly owned that receives scheduled passenger service with at least 2,500 annual enplanements.
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What are the two types of commercial service airports?
Primary & non primary
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Define a primary commercial service airport.
Has 10,000 or more enplanements per year and receive greater allocations of federal funding than non-primary airports.
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What are the four categories of a primary commercial service airport?
Large, medium, small, & nonhub.
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How do primary airports eligible to receive annual apportionment of AIP funding?
Based on the number of enplaned passengers.
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Who are the main users of non-primary airports?
Mainly used by GA aircraft
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Define a non-primary commercial service airport
Public airports receiving scheduled passenger service between 2,500 & 9,999 annual enplanements.
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What types of airports are under non-primary airports?
Non-primary commercial service, relievers, & GA airports.
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Define airline hub
An airport at which an airline has chosen to concentrate its flight operations to serve as a transfer point to get passengers to their final destinations.
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What makes an airport a large hub?
Serve at least 1% or more of total US passenger enplanements & serve more commercial airline & cargo operations with limited amount of GA activity.
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What makes an airport a medium hub?
Enplane 0.25% to 1% of total US passenger enplanements accounting for 17% of US enplanements & usually have sufficient capacity to accommodate air carrier operations & substantial amount of GA activity.
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What makes a small hub airport?
Enplane 0.05% to 0.25% of total US passenger enplanements accounting for 9% of all US enplanements & typically have higher levels of GA activity.
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What makes a Nonhub primary commercial service airport?
Total less than 0.05% commercial pax enplanements but at least more than 10,000 annual enplanements accounting for 3% of all US enplanements with low levels of commercial service operations but high number of GA aircraft.
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What makes a nonprimary hub airport?
Commercial service airports with scheduled pax service & between 2,500 & 10,000 annual enplanements, GA reliver airports & GA airports.

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