AAAE CM CERTIFIED MEMBER ACTUAL
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS 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
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS 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
