The Federal Aviation Administration : a historical perspective, 1903-2008. Chapter 2 : birth of FAA.

PDFResearch PaperFederal government agenciesTransportation departmentsAviationHistoryPhotographsCivil aviationRegulationAir traffic controlUnited StatesUnited States. Federal Aviation AdministrationKraus, Theresa L.United States. Federal Aviation AdministrationNTL-AVIATION-AVIATIONNTL-REFERENCES AND DIRECTORIES-HistoryUS Transportation CollectionThe approaching introduction of jet airliners and a series ofmidair collisions spurred passage of the Federal Aviation Acton August 23, 1958. Taking a comprehensive approach tothe federal role in fostering and regulating civil aeronautics and aircommerce, the new law repealed the Air Commerce Act of 1926, theCivil Aeronautics Act of 1938, the Airways Modernization Act of1957, and those portions of various presidential plans dealing withcivil aviation. The legislation assigned the functions exercised underthese repealed laws to two independent agencies \ue2\u20ac\u201d a new FederalAviation Agency (FAA) and a Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB)