AVS 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: National Transportation Safety Board, Airport Improvement Program, Free Market
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Air mail act of 1925: the kelly act. Authorized postmaster general to seek competitive bidding for contract mail routes: contracted air mail (cam) routes. Air commerce act of 1926: creation and maintenance of navigation aids, rules and regulations for aviation safety. Air mail act of 1930: mcnary-watres act, gave postmaster authority over competitive bidding. Lowest responsible bidder flow in route day and night. Air mail act of 1934: black-mckellar act, competitive bidding reinstated, separation of airlines and aircraft manufacturers. Civil aeronautics act of 1938: mccarran-lea act, created. 1940 amendment to civil aeronautics act: two new agencies from original three. Federal airport act of 1946: provided funding for fifty percent of cost of airport construction or improvement. Federal aviation act of 1958: abolished caa and created the federal aviation agency (faa, faa. All air safety research and development: cab. Department of transportation act of 1966: created department of transportation (dot) Federal aviation agency became federal aviation administration within.
