Federal Aviation Act

The Federal Aviation Act is passed. It prohibits the carrying of firearms on or about any passenger flying on a commercial aircraft. 

Aviation limits were addressed in the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. In 1985, domestic flight limitations and some commuter limitations were updated. 

FN31. This standard is set forth in the Federal Aviation Act, which provides, in part ... 

Section 31 amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to require fixed-wing powered aircraft that are used in air commerce to have an emergency locator beacon. 

In the USA, the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created the agency (under the name Federal Aviation Agency) and adopted the present name in 1967 when it became a part of the Department of Transportation. The major roles of the FAA include ... 

The Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975 (HMTA) and the 1990 Hazardous Materials Uniform Safety Act were promulgated to protect the public from risks associated with the movement of potentially dangerous materials on roads, in the air, and on waterways. They do not pertain to the movement of materials within a facility. Anyone who transports or causes to be transported a hazardous material is subject to these regulations, as is anyone associated with the production or modification of containers for hazardous materials. Enforcement of the HMTA is delegated to the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Railway Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, and Research and Special Programs Administration (for enforcement of packaging rules). 

Washington DC. Until 1962 he acted as Assistant Director of Research, Philco Corp., Philadelphia PA, moving then until 1966 as chief of mathematics analysis to the US Federal Aviation Administration,... 

Federal Aviation Administration (1992), Annual Report on the Effect of the Airline Deregulation Act on the Level of Air Safety, Washington, D.C. 

Transportation Safety. The National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 created the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and authorized it to promulgate and enforce motor vehicle safety standards and to order recalls of unsafe motor vehicles. Two earlier enacted transportation safety statutes empowered the Federal Aviation Administration to regulate airline safety and the Federal Railroad Administration to regulate railroad safety. 

Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, Pub. L. 

After the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center, the American Federal Government passed the Aviation and Transportation Security Act. It requires 100% inspection of hold luggage ( 109 suitcases per year in the USA) by the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA) by the end of 2002. A similar deadline has been set by the European Civil Aviation Conference (ECAC) for its member states to implement 100% screening of hold baggage at all international airports in the European Union. 

In addition, the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act of 1996 (ADFAA) mandated that the NTSB identify a human service organization to coordinate family assistance and mental health services to surviving victims and the families of the deceased and to coordinate a nondenominational memorial service. The NTSB, in turn, named the American Red Cross to oversee the coordination of these services. In the event an aviation disaster meets these criteria and the ADFAA is enacted, the national headquarters of the American Red Cross will deploy a Critical Response Team to engage the Federal Family Assistance Plan for Aviation Disasters. This team will work with local, state, and federal resources to meet the mental health and spiritual care needs of those involved (NTSB, 2007). 

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