Federal Aviation Act Of 1958: A Case Study

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The Development of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958
I. Summary
Before 1926, aviation in the United States was unregulated. The Air Commerce Act became law to create an Aeronautic Branch within the United States Department of Commerce that had regulatory powers over civil aviation. In 1934 they were later renamed the Bureau of Air Commerce. Their many functions include the following responsibilities: pilot testing and licensing, issuing aircraft airworthiness certificates, establishing and enforcing safety regulations and an air traffic control system. In 1938 the Civil Aeronautics Act moved nonmilitary aviation into a new agency called the Civil Aeronautics Authority (CAA). The CAA gained the authority and responsibility for air traffic control, safety, the promotion of …show more content…
Problem
The problem is that there was an absence of standardization and management of aircraft control between civilian and military authority (Rhoades, 2014). Technological advances in aviation and the progression of commercial aviation had compromised the government’s function to correctly promote safety in commercial air travel (Rhoades, 2014).
III. Significance of the Problem
The significance of the problem was that America’s commercial aviation was developing faster than regulations could keep up making is more challenging for air traffic control center personnel to keep track of aircraft. A series of midair collisions motivated the public’s attention on the increasingly crowded skies (Rhoades, 2014). Another significant problem was the combination of military aircraft and civilian aircraft in common airspace and each operated under a different set of rules administered by the CAA (Rhoades, 2014).
IV. Development of Alternative Actions
Alternative Action 1. The Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 placed the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) responsible for Aviation Safety.
Advantages An aircraft management system to cope with the complex patterns of civil and military traffic (Rhoades,
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