User:HuffTheWeevil/Aviation Law

This is a collection of Wikipedia articles related to aviation law.

General

 * Air Commerce Act of 1926
 * created Aeronautic Branch under Department of Commerce
 * renamed Bureau of Air Commerce in 1934
 * Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
 * removed Bureau of Air Commerce, created Civil Aeronautics Authority
 * later split into Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Board
 * Airways Modernization Act of 1957
 * Federal Aviation Act of 1958
 * converted CAA and CAB to Federal Aviation Administration (under DOC)
 * gave accident investigations to FAA
 * Department of Transportation Act of 1966
 * established Department of Transportation
 * moved FAA under DOT
 * established National Transportation Safety Board under DOT
 * Independent Safety Board Act of 1974
 * made NTSB an independent agency
 * Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001
 * established Transportation Security Administration (TSA) under Department of Transportation
 * later moved to Department of Homeland Security

Airlines

 * Contract Air Mail Act of 1925 (aka Kelly Air Mail Act or Kelly Act)
 * McNary-Watres Act of 1930 (aka Air Mail Act of 1930)
 * Air Mail Act of 1934
 * dissolved large holding companies, such as United Aircraft and Transport Corporation
 * forced airlines, such as American Airways, to rename
 * Air Cargo Deregulation Act of 1977
 * Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
 * removed government control over fares, routes, and market entry

Airports

 * Federal Airport Act of 1946
 * established Federal-Aid Airport Program (FAAP)
 * Airport Construction Act of 1959
 * Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970
 * established Planning Grant Program (PGP)
 * established Airport Development Aid Program (ADAP)
 * established and funded by Airport and Airway Trust Fund (1971)
 * amended by Airport and Airway Development Act Amendments of 1976
 * Airport Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979
 * Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982
 * established Airport Improvement Program
 * amended by Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Act of 1987
 * funded by Airport and Airway Trust Fund (1971)
 * Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990

Specialized

 * Wright Amendment of 1979 (aka International Air Transportation Competition Act)
 * Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006
 * Aviation Drug-Trafficking Control Act of 1984
 * Pilot Record Improvement Act of 1996

Related

 * Federal Aviation Regulations (Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations)
 * Title 49 of the United States Code (Transportation)
 * United States government role in civil aviation

Treaties

 * Warsaw Convention of 1929
 * Chicago Convention of 1944
 * established International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
 * Tokyo Convention of 1969
 * Montreal Convention of 1999
 * replaced Warsaw Convention