AAAE CM CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
PAPER 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Air Commerce Act of 1926.
Answer: Provided federal funds to aid in the advancement of air
transportation and navigation; among the projects it supported was the
construction of airports
⩥ Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).
Answer: Created Safety rules, established ATC, Licenses, Airways.
Prohibited the use of federal funds to build or improve airports
⩥ Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
Answer: allowed air carriers to set their own prices for tickets and cargo.
Dismantled the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Created Hub and Spoke
System
⩥ Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP).
Answer: Provided Federal Aid to Airports and establishes the National
Airport Plan (NAP)
⩥ Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
, Answer: Created FAA
⩥ Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Answer: Provided 50% of funding for airport improvements. Established
long term practice of federal government funding airport improvement
⩥ National Airport Plan (NAP).
Answer: Listed recommendations for airport construction, maintenance,
and operations. Eventually becomes National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems (NPIAS)
⩥ Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970.
Answer: Created the Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) and the
Planning Grant Program (PGP), expanded the list of eligible projects,
created the Part 139 Certification of Airports, created the Aviation Trust
Fund.
⩥ Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982.
Answer: Created the Airport Improvement Program where 75-90% of a
project is covered by federal money.
Reorganized the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS), establishing airport categories of commercial
and GA.
PAPER 2026 PRACTICE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ Air Commerce Act of 1926.
Answer: Provided federal funds to aid in the advancement of air
transportation and navigation; among the projects it supported was the
construction of airports
⩥ Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).
Answer: Created Safety rules, established ATC, Licenses, Airways.
Prohibited the use of federal funds to build or improve airports
⩥ Airline Deregulation Act of 1978.
Answer: allowed air carriers to set their own prices for tickets and cargo.
Dismantled the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB). Created Hub and Spoke
System
⩥ Federal Aid to Airports Program (FAAP).
Answer: Provided Federal Aid to Airports and establishes the National
Airport Plan (NAP)
⩥ Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
, Answer: Created FAA
⩥ Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Answer: Provided 50% of funding for airport improvements. Established
long term practice of federal government funding airport improvement
⩥ National Airport Plan (NAP).
Answer: Listed recommendations for airport construction, maintenance,
and operations. Eventually becomes National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems (NPIAS)
⩥ Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970.
Answer: Created the Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) and the
Planning Grant Program (PGP), expanded the list of eligible projects,
created the Part 139 Certification of Airports, created the Aviation Trust
Fund.
⩥ Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982.
Answer: Created the Airport Improvement Program where 75-90% of a
project is covered by federal money.
Reorganized the National Airport Plan as the National Plan of Integrated
Airport Systems (NPIAS), establishing airport categories of commercial
and GA.
