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AAAE C.M. Module 1 Exam Questions AndAnswers
Who is the ultimate customer of the airport? - CORRECT ANSWER - pilot
What did the "Air Mail Act of 1925" do? - CORRECT ANSWER - -AKA: The Kelly Act
-U.S. Gov. could contract mail to private companies.
-Beginning of Commercial Air Service
-Started the thought that only those that use aviation should pay for it.
What did the Air Commerce Act of 1926 do? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Created a new Aeronautics branch
within the department of commerce.
What was the original Aeronautics branch charged with? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Fostering Air Commerce
-Issuing and enforcing of Air Traffic Rules
-Licensing Pilots
-Certifying Aircraft
-Establishing Airways
-Operating and maintaining NAVAIDS
What happened when the Aeronautics branch split? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Civil Aeronautics
Administration (CAA) retains ATC, pilot/aircraft certification, safety enforcement, and airway
development.
-Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) makes safety rules, conducts crash investigations, economic regulation of
airlines.
What would eventually lead to the hub and spoke system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Airline Deregulation
What is Part 119? - CORRECT ANSWER - Basic requirements for flying for hire.
What is Part 121? - CORRECT ANSWER - Scheduled Air Carrier Certification
,What is Part 135? - CORRECT ANSWER - Communter or On Demand Air Charter/Taxi rules
What is Part 125? - CORRECT ANSWER - Certification and operation of airplanes with a seating capactity
of 20 or more or a max payload of 6,000 pounds. (Ex. Corporate husttle flying workers to a rig site.
What is Part 380? - CORRECT ANSWER - Rules on public charters. Performed by one or more direct air
carriers and sponsored by a charter operator. (Ex. Apple Vacations leasing an airline aircraft)
Works Progress Administration (WPA) - CORRECT ANSWER - Provided 50% of funding needed for airport
projects.
Built over 800 airports.
World War II - CORRECT ANSWER - Development of Landing Areas for National Defense (DLAND)
Over 900 airports built
500 were declared surplus after the war.
What was the stipulation when airports were handed over to city/county use? - CORRECT ANSWER -
They would be open and available for public use.
What did the Federal Aid to Airports Act of 1946 do? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Creates the Federal Aid to
Airports Program (FAAP)
-Provides 50% of funding but the airport must be in the National Airport Plan (NAP)
What does the NAP eventually become? - CORRECT ANSWER - The National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems (NPIAS)
What did the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 create? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Federal Aviation Agency
(FAA)
Eventually become the FAA we know today.
What is a Grant/Sponsor Assurance? - CORRECT ANSWER - Essentially a contract between the airport
and the government. Promises the must be kept as a condition of received AIP funding.
What did the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Created the
Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP) and the Planning Grant Program (PGP)
*CREATED PART 139*
Created the Aviation Trust Fund-helps fulfill the premise that only those that use aviation should pay for
it (i.e. through taxes on tickets, fuel, etc.)
What did the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Creates the Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) and the NPIAS. Established the airport categories.
, What classifies an airport as commercial? - CORRECT ANSWER - 2500+ enplanements per year
What caused the TSA creation? - CORRECT ANSWER - 9/11 attacks.
What is NextGen? - CORRECT ANSWER - Upgrades to our air traffic control systems and our NAS.
New challenges facing the industry? - CORRECT ANSWER - UAV's
Commercial Space Travel
Cybersecurity
Who are the airport stakeholders? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Government Entities (FAA, TSA, CBP, ICE)
2. Aeronautical User (FBO, airlines, hanger owners/lesses, SASOs)
3. Non-Aeronautical User (Rental Car, Concessions, Vendors, Rental Cars)
4.The Community (Pax, Air Cargo Shippers, Surrounding Hotels and Restaurants)
What is a Specialized Aviation Service Operators (SASOs)? - CORRECT ANSWER - Flight Schools,
Maintenance Shops, and aircraft charter operators.
Air Carrier - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides scheduled passenger service
Fixed Base Operator (FBO) - CORRECT ANSWER - Provides fuel, terminal, flight planning and other
services for private aircraft.
What classifies an airport as a primary commercial service airport? - CORRECT ANSWER - 10,000+
enplanements
What are the 5 types of airports in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - Private
Commercial Service
Cargo Service
GA
GA Reliever
Military
How many airports are in operation in US? - CORRECT ANSWER - Approximately 20,000
How many public-use airports are there? - CORRECT ANSWER - 5,148 but only 3,345 are in the NPIAS
What qualifies an airport to be in the NPIAS? - CORRECT ANSWER - -Publically accessible
-Recieve at least 2,500 enplanements
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