Federal Aviation Act of 1958
- Federal Aviation Act of 1958
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 was an Act of Congress that created the Federal Aviation Agency (later the Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA) and abolished its predecessor, the Civil Aeronautics Administration. [http://www.hometravelagency.com/dictionary/federal-aviation-act.html] The act empowered the FAA to oversee and regulate safety in the airline industry and the use of American airspace by both civilian aircraft and military aircraft.
Background
The Department of Commerce had regulated the airline industry for the 1920s and most of the 1930s. In 1938, Congress passed a law creating the Civil Aeronautics Board that performed the same functions the Department of Commerce had.
A boom in the 1950s of aircraft technology and the aviation industry crowded American airspace and it made it more difficult for the government to effectively regulate air traffic. This led to a series of plane accidents that prompted the creation of this bill. [http://www.answers.com/topic/federal-aviation-act-1958]
On the morning of June 30, 1956, United Flight 718 collided with TWA Flight 2 over the Grand Canyon, resulting in 128 fatalities. It was the greatest air tragedy at the time. This high profile accident raised public concern for airline safety. [http://doney.net/aroundaz/grandcanyoncrash.htm] In 1957 Congress passed the Airways Modernization Act that established the Airways Modernization Board (AMB) headed by General Elwood Quesada. [http://www.answers.com/topic/federal-aviation-act-1958]
In 1958, a further accident between a military jet and a commercial airliner showed the need for a unified commercial and military airspace command. [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19580520-1] The day after the Brunswick collision a version of the Federal Aviation Act was introduced in Congress.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law on August 23, 1958, appointed AMB Chairman Quesada the first FAA Administrator. [http://www.answers.com/topic/federal-aviation-act-1958]
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