AAAE CM Module 1 Exam Questions
(2023 – 2024) With Complete Solution
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of
the FAA)
Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Make safety rules and economic regulation of the
airlines
Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Hub and spoke system
What act created the FAA? - Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
What act created the TSA? - Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Created gov't subsidies programs to expand the list
of eligible projects for Federal Funding
Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - Will be discussed later
Future challenges facing the industry - 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
3. Cybersecurity
Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - Airlines
, Big dog of a GA Airport? - FBO
What is an FBO? - Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
What is a SASO? - Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel
How many airports in the US? - 19,000 ish
How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - Just over 5,000
How many GA airports are there? - Roughly 2,500
What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - 2,500 - Commercial Service
Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport? - To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial Service Airport
Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport - Joint-Use - military owns the joint and leases space for
commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share runways and taxiways
What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135? - Part 91 - General Aviation Safety
Standards
(2023 – 2024) With Complete Solution
Air Commerce Act of 1926 - Created a new Aeronautics Branch known as the CAA (the precursor of
the FAA)
Function of the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) - Make safety rules and economic regulation of the
airlines
Deregulation of the airlines created this airline design - Hub and spoke system
What act created the FAA? - Federal Aviation Act (FAA)
What act created the TSA? - Transportation Safety Act (TSA)
Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 - Created gov't subsidies programs to expand the list
of eligible projects for Federal Funding
Growth of the FAAP to the AIP - Will be discussed later
Future challenges facing the industry - 1. UAVs
2. Commercial Space
3. Cybersecurity
Big dog of a Commercial Service Airport? - Airlines
, Big dog of a GA Airport? - FBO
What is an FBO? - Fixed Base Operator that provides fuel
What is a SASO? - Aeronautical Service that doesn't provide fuel
How many airports in the US? - 19,000 ish
How many airports are Commercial Service Airports? - Just over 5,000
How many GA airports are there? - Roughly 2,500
What are the significance of these numbers: 2500, 10000 and 3345? - 2,500 - Commercial Service
Airport
10,000 - Primary Commercial Service Airport
3,345 - Number of public use airports in NPIAS
Purpose of a GA Reliever Airport? - To relieve the GA traffic from a Commercial Service Airport
Joint-Use Airport vs. Shared-Use Airport - Joint-Use - military owns the joint and leases space for
commercial travel
Shared-Use - owned by govt and military and civil Airport share runways and taxiways
What is the importance of Part 91, Part 121 and Part 135? - Part 91 - General Aviation Safety
Standards
