AAAE CM ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Answer: Make
safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines
●● Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design. Answer: Hub
and spoke system
●● What act created the FAA?. Answer: Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
●● What act created the TSA?. Answer: Transportation Safety Act
(TSA)
●● Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. Answer: Created gov't
subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal
Funding
●● Growth of the FAAP to the AIP. Answer: Will be discussed later
●● Future challenges facing the industry. Answer: 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
,3. Cybersecurity
●● Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport?. Answer: Airlines
●● Big dog of a GA Airport?. Answer: FBO
●● What is an FBO?. Answer: Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
●● What is a SASO?. Answer: Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide
fuel
●● How many airports in the US?. Answer: 19,000 ish
●● How many airports are Commercial Service Airports?. Answer: Just
over 5,000
●● How many GA airports are there?. Answer: Roughly 2,500
●● What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345?.
Answer: 2,500 - Commercial Service Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
, ●● Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport?. Answer: To relieve the GA traffic
from a Commercial Service Airport
●● Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport. Answer: Joint-Use -
military owns the joint and leases space for commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share
runways and taxiways
●● What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135?. Answer:
Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
●● What is a public charter?. Answer: Similar to renting a limo but with
a plane
●● What do pilots check before flying?. Answer: Airport Facility
Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Answer: Make
safety rules and economic regulation of the airlines
●● Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design. Answer: Hub
and spoke system
●● What act created the FAA?. Answer: Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
●● What act created the TSA?. Answer: Transportation Safety Act
(TSA)
●● Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. Answer: Created gov't
subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal
Funding
●● Growth of the FAAP to the AIP. Answer: Will be discussed later
●● Future challenges facing the industry. Answer: 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
,3. Cybersecurity
●● Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport?. Answer: Airlines
●● Big dog of a GA Airport?. Answer: FBO
●● What is an FBO?. Answer: Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
●● What is a SASO?. Answer: Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide
fuel
●● How many airports in the US?. Answer: 19,000 ish
●● How many airports are Commercial Service Airports?. Answer: Just
over 5,000
●● How many GA airports are there?. Answer: Roughly 2,500
●● What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345?.
Answer: 2,500 - Commercial Service Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
, ●● Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport?. Answer: To relieve the GA traffic
from a Commercial Service Airport
●● Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport. Answer: Joint-Use -
military owns the joint and leases space for commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share
runways and taxiways
●● What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135?. Answer:
Part 91 - General Aviation Safety Standards
Part 121 - Scheduled Airlines Safety Standards (highest)
Part 135 - Charter Airlines Safety Standards
●● What is a public charter?. Answer: Similar to renting a limo but with
a plane
●● What do pilots check before flying?. Answer: Airport Facility
Directory
Weather
Notices to Airman
Weight and Balance
