AAAE CM EXAM QUESTION WITH ANSWER

December 17 1903 - ANSWEROrville and Wilbur Wright made their first sustained, controlled, powered heavier-than-air manned flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolinalasting 12 seconds and 120 feet. An airport runway connects - ANSWERany town or city to the outside world, providing the benefit of air transportation while bringing goods, services, jobs, and money into a community, and during a natural or manmade disaster, airports are an essential community lifeline. The modern day airport - what began as a place for planes to land and take off, has transformed into - ANSWERa multi-use facility, designed to provide revenue for businesses, jobs for communities, a source of pride for communities, and essential resources during national or local emergencies. One of the early adopters of aviation was - ANSWERthe U.S. government, and specifically, the military that used airplanes on a limited basis during World War I, WWI created over _____ airfields in the process - ANSWER900, including open fields or golf courses The Air Mail Act of 1925/Kelly Act Authorized - ANSWERthe postmaster general to contract for domestic airmail service with commercial air carriers. Resulted in the widespread of commercial airlines. Automaker Henry Ford became the first to - ANSWERopen a private air freight service between Detroit and Chicago, and the government opened the bidding for private companies to fly mail. This increased interest and resulted in the takeoff of commercial aviation. Fixed-Base Operator (FBO) - ANSWERBegan as early terminals to account for the several fuel stops required for the slower planes in the 1920s and 30s. Currently use in order to get fuel, conduct flight planning, and take care of other needs. Air Commerce Act of 1926 - ANSWERthe cornerstone of the federal government's regulation of civil aviation. The legislation was passed at the insistence of the burgeoning aviation industry, which felt that aviation could not reach its full commercial potential without federal regulations to establish and improve safety standards. It created the a new Aeronautics Branch within the Department of Commerce and charged the agency with the following: fostering air commerce, issuing and enforcing air traffic rules, licensing pilots, certifying aircraft, establishing airways, and operating and maintaining navigational aids. These are now the responsibility of the Current FAA. The aeronautics branch turned into the CAA then split between the CAB. The first meeting of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) - ANSWERAAAE created in 1928, first meeting consisted of ten airport directors attending the National Air Races at Mines Field. Their professional accreditation standards were adopted in 1954. The CAB would control the economics of the airline industry for nearly four decades, approving air routes and regulating airfares, until finally being dissolved by - ANSWERthe Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 - ANSWERincreased competition between airlines. Airlines and air cargo operators were free to raise or lower airfares and to expand or remove routes and destinations at will. This was passed due to will of the public, although unions opposed it due to concern of job security and safety. Also allowed hub and spoke concept and allowed Tod