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    Civil Air Laws and Regulations: Introduction and Familiarization of The FAA

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    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a government agency that regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United States. The FAA's powers include air traffic control, certification of pilots and aircraft, and oversight of airports. The FAA was created in 1958 to centralize air safety regulation and traffic control under one agency, replacing earlier divisions of responsibility under the Department of Commerce and independent agencies.

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    The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a government agency that regulates all aspects of civil aviation in the United States. The FAA's powers include air traffic control, certification of pilots and aircraft, and oversight of airports. The FAA was created in 1958 to centralize air safety regulation and traffic control under one agency, replacing earlier divisions of responsibility under the Department of Commerce and independent agencies.

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    Civil Air Laws and

    Regulations
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA

    The Federal Aviation Administration


    (FAA) is a governmental body of the
    United States with powers to regulate all
    aspects of civil aviation in that nation as
    well as over its surrounding international
    waters.
    Its powers include the construction and
    operation of airports, air traffic
    management, the certification of personnel
    and aircraft, and the protection of U.S.
    assets during the launch or re-entry of
    commercial space vehicles
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA
    • The Air Commerce Act of May 20, 1926, is the cornerstone of the federal
    government's regulation of civil aviation.
    a. This landmark legislation was passed at the urging of the aviation
    industry, whose leaders believed the airplane could not reach its full
    commercial potential without federal action to improve and maintain safety
    standards.
    • The Act charged the Secretary of Commerce with fostering air
    commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots,
    certifying aircraft, establishing airways, and operating and
    maintaining aids to air navigation. The newly created Aeronautics
    Branch, operating under the Department of Commerce assumed primary
    responsibility for aviation oversight.
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA

    • In 1938, the Civil Aeronautics Act transferred the federal civil


    aviation responsibilities from the Commerce Department to a new
    independent agency, the Civil Aeronautics Authority.

    • The legislation also expanded the government's role by giving the


    CAA the authority and the power to regulate airline fares and to
    determine the routes that air carriers would serve.
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA
    President Franklin D. Roosevelt split the authority into two agencies in
    1940.
    • The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and the Civil
    Aeronautics Board (CAB).
    a. CAA was responsible for ATC, airman and aircraft certification,
    safety enforcement, and airway development.
    b. CAB was entrusted with safety regulation, accident investigation, and
    economic regulation of the airlines.

    The CAA was part of the Department of Commerce. The CAB was an
    independent federal agency.
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA

    The approaching era of jet travel, and a series of midair collisions


    prompted passage of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. This legislation
    gave the CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal
    Aviation Agency.
    The act transferred air safety regulation from the CAB to the new FAA,
    and also gave the FAA sole responsibility for a common civil-military
    system of air navigation and air traffic control.
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA

    Created in August 1958, the FAA


    replaced the former Civil
    Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
    and later became an agency within
    the U.S. Department of
    Transportation.
    Introduction and Familiarization of the FAA
    The FAA's roles include:

    • Regulating U.S. commercial space transportation


    • Regulating air navigation facilities' geometric and flight inspection standards
    • Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology
    • Issuing, suspending, or revoking pilot certificates
    • Regulating civil aviation to promote transportation safety in the United States,
    especially through local offices called Flight Standards District Offices
    • Developing and operating a system of air traffic control and navigation for both civil
    and military aircraft
    • Researching and developing the National Airspace System and civil aeronautics
    • Developing and carrying out programs to control aircraft noise and other
    environmental effects of civil aviation

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