Aviation Legislation: Airport and Airway Development Act or 1970

Hi all,

    The instrumental law I have chosen is the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970. This legislative act was developed for the sole purpose of "filling the gaps" in funding for airports and airways, which was desperately needed during the popularity and growth of commercial aviation at the time (Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 1999). The budget was greater than $11 billion dollars, however it was funded throughout the implication of taxes. These taxes were rendered on commercial airline tickets and paid for by the passengers. The powers at play decided to implement taxes on items of note such as: waybills, aircraft fuel, and new aircraft registrations. An easy comparison of this would be toll roads. As tolls provide money for new infrastructure and roads, these taxes provided the funding for more modernized airports. 



    These taxes provided not only a more modernized airport system for many airports, but it also provided a new level of safety for both the passengers and pilots alike due to the numerous upgrades. When we think of wear and tear in the aviation industry, it’s common to think of only the aircraft’s who are the most affected when in reality, we tend to forget about the airport’s infrastructure that has to cater to and provide for the 50-60 aircraft touching down or taking off on a daily basis. Not only is it vital that we provide a safe aircraft to allow passengers to travel on, but it could even be more important to make sure that the runways are safe and facilities are up to par.

References:

Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 . Airport and airway Development act of 1970. (1999). http://avstop.com/history/needregulations/act1970.htm.

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