Federal Aviation Act of 1958
The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 was an act of the United States Congress, signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, that created the Federal Aviation Agency (later the Federal Aviation Administration or the FAA) and abolished its predecessor, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). The act empowered the FAA to oversee and regulate safety in the airline industry and the use of American airspace by both military aircraft and civilian aircraft.
Q11268
United States Congress
Concept
Q9916
Dwight D. Eisenhower
PER
Q335357
Federal Aviation Administration
Concept
Q7892493
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Concept
Q640853
safety
Concept
Q46970
airline industry
Concept
Q272730
airspace
Concept
Q216916
military aircraft
Concept
Q206814
civilian aircraft
Concept
Q5440015
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
PER
1958-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1958
DATE
signatory
foundational text
inception