Airport ManagementAirport Management

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Lecture 1Lecture 1

The airport-airway system:The airport-airway system: a historical perspective a historical perspective

December 17, 1903December 17, 1903 Development of civil airportsDevelopment of civil airports

Meshing of military, commercial,& Meshing of military, commercial,& private activityprivate activity

19121912 20 recognized airports in the country20 recognized airports in the country

Private ownedPrivate owned

The airport-airway system:The airport-airway system: a historical perspective a historical perspective

Early airmail serviceEarly airmail service 11stst regular airmail route in US between regular airmail route in US between

New York city and Washington, D.CNew York city and Washington, D.C Joint effort between War & Post office Joint effort between War & Post office

until PO took over exclusivelyuntil PO took over exclusively 1920s1920s

145 municipally owned airports145 municipally owned airports Nationwide airport system began to formNationwide airport system began to form Domestic airmail service grewDomestic airmail service grew

Air MailAir Mail

19251925 Airmail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)Airmail Act of 1925 (Kelly Act)

Airmail from government to private Airmail from government to private contractorscontractors

19261926 Air Commerce ActAir Commerce Act

Sec. Of commerce dutySec. Of commerce duty Encourage growth of aviation industryEncourage growth of aviation industry Through establishment of airways & navigation aidsThrough establishment of airways & navigation aids

Aeronautics Branch/Dept. of commerceAeronautics Branch/Dept. of commerce Program to license pilots & mechanicsProgram to license pilots & mechanics

Airway SystemAirway System

19341934 Bureau of Air Commerce Bureau of Air Commerce (Department of (Department of

Commerce)Commerce) Regulation of traffic along nation’s airwaysRegulation of traffic along nation’s airways Federal government responsible for Federal government responsible for

licensing of pilotslicensing of pilots establishment of airways & nav aidsestablishment of airways & nav aids Separation & safety of aircraft on airwaysSeparation & safety of aircraft on airways

Airway SystemAirway System

19371937 Revised plan of organization of Bureau Revised plan of organization of Bureau

of Air Commerceof Air Commerce Placed all activities of bureau under a Placed all activities of bureau under a

directordirector Aided with an assistant directorAided with an assistant director

Seven principle divisions: airway engineering, Seven principle divisions: airway engineering, airway operation, safety and planning, airway operation, safety and planning, administration and statistics, certification and administration and statistics, certification and inspection, and regulation.inspection, and regulation.

The National PlanThe National Plan

1938-The Civil Aeronautics Act1938-The Civil Aeronautics Act Civil aeronautics authority –only Civil aeronautics authority –only

independent agency in USindependent agency in US

Civil Aeronautics Act divided CAA Civil Aeronautics Act divided CAA functions into 3 groupsfunctions into 3 groups

Civil Aeronautics ActCivil Aeronautics Act

Civil Aeronautics AuthorityCivil Aeronautics Authority 5 person CAA /issuing airline route 5 person CAA /issuing airline route

certificates & determined airline farescertificates & determined airline fares 3 member Air Safety board/investigate 3 member Air Safety board/investigate

aviation accidents safety aviation accidents safety recommendationsrecommendations

1 administrator for CAA1 administrator for CAA Fostering aviation, maintaining airways, Fostering aviation, maintaining airways,

controlling air trafficcontrolling air traffic

Civil Aeronautics ActCivil Aeronautics Act

Act also provided CAA certification of Act also provided CAA certification of air traffic controller & towerair traffic controller & tower

CAA established the Air Traffic CAA established the Air Traffic Control division Control division Air traffic control centersAir traffic control centers

Reorganization of CAA Reorganization of CAA in 1940in 1940

Under authority of Reorganization Act of Under authority of Reorganization Act of 19391939 Air Safety Board & 5 member authority Air Safety Board & 5 member authority

combined to form Civil aeronautics board (CAB)combined to form Civil aeronautics board (CAB) CAB placed under Dept. of commerceCAB placed under Dept. of commerce Dept. of commerce renamed Civil aeronautics Dept. of commerce renamed Civil aeronautics

administrationadministration CAA originally meant civil aeronautics authority CAA originally meant civil aeronautics authority

became civil aeronautics administrationbecame civil aeronautics administration