6.2 Legislative Acts



Hey guys! Today I want to talk to you about a legislative act that I believe is one of the most influential acts in influencing the aviation industry and how it operates to this day. In May of 1958, a Senator from Oklahoma presented a bill creating a separate autonomous federal aviation agency devoted to certifying the safety, security, and efficiency of air passage. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed The Federal Aviation Act of 1958, legitimizing the transfer of duties from the Civil Aeronautics Authority to what we now know as The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). (Federal Aviation Act, 2021)


The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 was meant to:

  •        Continue the Civil Aeronautics Board as an agency for the U.S. by creating a Federal Aviation Agency.
  •        Provide the regulation and promotion of civil aviation in such manner as to best foster its development and safety.
  •        Provide for the safe and efficient use of the airspace by both the civil and military aircraft, and other purposes.

Additionally, the act holds the administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to the responsibility of setting the regulations for:

  • Navigating, protecting, and identifying aircraft.
  • Protecting individuals and property on the ground using the navigable airspace efficiently.
  • Preventing the collision between aircraft, between aircraft and land\water vehicles, and between aircraft and airborne objects.


The Air Force Military website mentions that the FAA’s first appointed administrator was retired Air Force General Elwood “Pete” Quesada, from 1958-1961.

Aviation.uslegal.com states: “This act makes a general provision to carriers by air, safety regulations, security measures protecting passengers from acts of violence and air piracy, measures for the control and abatement of aircraft noise and sonic boom, economic or business regulations, arming of aircraft during the war and at any other time when the President determines that the security of the U.S. is threatened, and as to insurance and reinsurance by the U.S. of aircraft necessary in the interest of air commerce, or national security, or to carry out the foreign policy of the U.S. government.”

Everyone wants safety and security especially when traveling, secure passage and a safe return is number one. We need the FAA to continue to promote safe air travel by striving to protect the lives and property of everyone on the ground and in the sky.

 

 

References:

Federal Aviation Act. (n.d.). https://aviation.uslegal.com/government-regulation-and-control/federal-aviation-act/

Federal Aviation Act of 1958. (2021, March 25). https://wikimili.com/en/Federal_Aviation_Act_of_1958

Lieutenant General Elwood R. Quesada. (n.d.). https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/106101/lieutenant-general-elwood-r-quesada/

 

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