AAAE CM Module 1 Exam Questions and Answers (Graded A)

Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Answer ️️ -Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of the FAA) 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