Module 1: Finance and Administration

Question 1

Airports have many customers but, ultimately, the airport first must serve __________.

Answer 1

the pilot

Question 2

The aviation system must operate ____________, with many organizations, people and entities working toward a common goal — to deliver passengers and cargo to their next destination safely, securely and efficiently.

Answer 2

symbiotically

Question 3

This act of congress authorized the postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers.

Answer 3

Air Mail Act of 1925 (or The Kelly Act)

Question 4

The Kelly Act set forth the precedent that only those who use aviation would ___ for it.

Answer 4

pay

Question 5

These were established to provide fuel for the plane, and a temporary rest stop for pilots and passengers.

Answer 5

Fixed-Base Operations (FBO)

Question 6

What was the landmark legislation that established federal regulations regarding aircraft, airmen, navigational facilities and the establishment of air traffic regulations?

Answer 6

The Air Commerce Act of 1926

Question 7

This agency, created by the Air Commerce Act within the Department of Commerce, was charged with fostering air commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing airways, and operating and maintaining navigational aids.

Answer 7

Aeronautics Branch

Question 8

What agency is currently tasked with the responsibilities previously assigned to the Aeronautics Branch of the Department of Commerce?

Answer 8

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Question 9

What was the first airport management trade organization established in 1928?

Answer 9

American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE)

Question 10

What two agencies were formed from the restructuring of the Commerce Department’s Aeronautics Branch in the 1930s and 1940s?

Answer 10

Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)

Question 11

What were the responsibilities of the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)?

Answer 11

Air Traffic Control (ATC), pilot and aircraft certification, safety enforcement, and airway development.

Question 12

What were the responsibilities of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)?

Answer 12

Making safety rules, conducting aircraft accident investigations, and the economic regulation of the airlines.

Question 13

What act dissolved the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), allowing airlines and air cargo operators to set airfares and routes at will?

Answer 13

Airline Deregulation Act of 1978

Question 14

This system transports cargo and/or passengers to a central “hub”, before being ‘re-sorted’ and put on aircraft heading to their final destination.

Answer 14

hub-and-spoke

Question 15

Today’s FAA has its roots in the Department of Commerce and originally was charged with __________ ___ ________.

Answer 15

fostering air commerce

Question 16

This grant program, part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “New Deal,” assisted in the funding of numerous new airports and expansion of existing facilities.

Answer 16

Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Question 17

The WPA provided only ____ % of necessary funding for airport projects.

Answer 17

50%

Question 18

Similar to the WPA, today, the FAA provides grants that cover between ____ and ____ percent of certain eligible airport projects.

Answer 18

75% to 90%

Question 19

During WWII, this appropriation by congress, allowed the Secretary of War, the Secretary of Commer and the Secretary of the Navy to acquire land in the U.S. for development of airports needed for the war effort.

Answer 19

Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)

Question 20

Developed in 1946, this program was created to provide grant funds for certain airport projects (mostly runway and taxiway development) and is still in existence today.

Answer 20

Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP)

Question 21

To be eligible for funding from the FAAP, airports must be listed in the ________ _______ ____.

Answer 21

National Airport Plan (NAP)

Question 22

These ‘promises’ are a condition of accepting federal grant money - stating that the funded airport would be available for public use and without discrimination.

Answer 22

Sponsor Assurances (aka Grant Assurances)

Question 23

The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 turned the CAA into this agency, directed to take over safety rulemaking from the CAB.

Answer 23

Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) [later renamed the Federal Aviation Administration]

Question 24

In 1970, this act was passed to continue the flow of grant monies to airports.

Answer 24

Airport and Airway Development Act (AADA)

Question 25

What two programs were established as a result of the AADA?

Answer 25

Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) and Planning Grant Program (PGP)

Question 26

The AADA created a certification program for commercial service airports that are currently embodied in this CFR.

Answer 26

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 139 Certification of Airports

Question 27

This trust fund requires the collection of taxes or user fees to finance research and development projects, FAA capital improvement programs (Airport Improvement Program - AIP) and the modernization of ATC facilities.

Answer 27

Airport and Airway Trust Fund.

Question 28

What is the name for the classification system for commercial service airports?

Answer 28

National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS)

Question 29

This agency was created following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Answer 29

Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Question 30

This system is a multi-faceted series of initiatives designed to make air travel more efficient, more secure, and safer overall, with GPS at the root of many of the intitiatives.

Answer 30

Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen)