The approaching era of jet travel, and a series of midair collisions (most notable was the 1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision), prompted passage of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. This legislation gave the CAA's functions to a new independent body, the Federal Aviation Agency. The act transferred air safety regulation from the CAB to the new FAA, and also gave the FAA sole responsibility for a common civil-military system of air navigation and air traffic control. The FAA's first administrator, Elwood R. Quesada, was a former Air Force general and adviser to President Eisenhower. COUNT 5
QSN1 When did the Grand-Canyon mid-air collision happen? ANS1 1956 QSN2 when was the Federal Aviation Act passed? ANS2 1958 QSN3 What agency would now act like the CAA? ANS3 Federal Aviation Agency QSN4 Who did the Federal Aviation Act transfer air safety regulation from? ANS4 CAB QSN5 Who was the FAA's first administrator? ANS5 Elwood R. Quesada