FAA

Federal Aviation Administration

FAA

Air Commerce Act

an act that was passed in the US Congress on May 20, 1926

Air Commerce Act

this 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.

Department of Commerce

The newly created Aeronautics Branch, operating under the _________ assumed primary responsibility for aviation oversight.

Bureau of Air Commerce

Aeronautics Branch was renamed the _____ in 1934

the Civil Aeronautics Authority

In 1938, the Civil Aeronautics Act transferred the federal civil aviation responsibilities from the Commerce Department to a new independent agency, ________

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

split the authority into two agencies in 1940, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) and the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB).

Federal Aviation Act of 1958

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.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

created in the wake of the Soviet launching of the first artificial satellite

NASA

assumed NACA's role of aeronautical research while achieving world leadership in space technology and exploration

Code of Federal Regulations (Aeronautics and Space)

It is the core for both licensing, maintenance practice and design

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Consist of 12 Subparts and 199 parts

Major Functions of FAA

- Regulating U.S. commercial space transportation

- Regulating air navigation facilities' geometry and flight inspection standards

- Encouraging and developing civil aeronautics, including new aviation technology

- Issuing, suspending, or revoking pilot certificates

- Regulating civil aviation to promote safety, 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