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 Aviation Legislative Acts

October 14, 2021

    

    One of the most influential acts done towards the aviation community is the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. This act was signed by President Roosevelt on June 23, 1938, with the intentions of furthering the federal regulation and gave responsibility to the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the 3 member Air Safety Board (CAA, 2021). The Civil Aeronautics Act's job was to further develop and regulate air transportation, from mail service to public transportation and military defense (CAA, 2021). 

                              

    The main goal of the Civil Aeronautics Administration is to improve aviation by gathering air traffic surveys to determine the best and safest routes for airlines, regulate pricing charged by air mail companies, authorize new overseas routes, and all around improve air safety (CAA, 2021). The Civil Aeronautics Administration also regulated labor laws and wages for individuals working in the aeronautics field, such as pilots and copilots. The administration ensured that every air carrier shall maintain rates of compensation for all of its pilots and copilots who are flying in overseas or foreign air transportation (CivilAeronauticsAct, 1938). With it's new authorities, the Civil Aeronautics Administration offered permits and rules regarding any type of traveling including mail and passenger travel (CivilAeronauticsAct, 1938).

    In conclusion, the Civil Aeronautics Act was one of the first acts in aviation history that increased safety by regulating and governing most if not all means of aviation travel by setting up laws, wages, and routes for people to take in order to have a set of rules for all aviation enthusiasts. Through the safety regulations and acts put by this Civil Aeronautics Administration, we now have the option to safely and freely fly anywhere, therefore making this act the most influential in the aviation world. 

The Living New Deal. (n.d.). CIVIL AERONAUTICS ACT (1938). Retrieved 2021, from https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/civil-aeronautics-act-1938/

United States Statutes. (1938). Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 (Vol. 52). https://libraryonline.erau.edu/online-full-text/books-online/CivilAeronauticsAct.pdf

avstop. (n.d.). The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938. Retrieved 2021, from http://avstop.com/history/needregulations/act1938.htm