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Running Head: RESEARCH PAPER: THE AIR COMMERCE ACT OF 1926
Research Paper: The Air Commerce Act of 1926
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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RESEARCH PAPER: THE AIR COMMERCE ACT OF 1926
Abstract
Historically, the government’s interest in regulating various modes of transportation extended to
ensuring competition, while maintaining the efficiency for operators and passengers. When it
comes to the aviation industry, it was barely regulated before the Air Commerce Act was signed
by President Calvin Coolidge in 1926. The first federal regulation of aviation occurred with the
passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926, with a modest mandate from the Congress to develop
aviation. The act became a solid foundation for the building of national commercial aviation
industry to deal with the issues encountered with the rise of aviation. This research will be useful
for any student pursuing a degree in aviation or an aviation professional enquiring the
background of aviation legislation. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relation
between the Air Commerce Act of 1926 and the development of aviation. The research was
performed by using the cross-section analysis of know history facts supported by references to
actual documents and comparing the data against the timeline. The study definitely answers the
questions regarding the significance of the act in the aviation legislation and also highlights the
importance of the act in the development of the aviation industry. The research is oriented around
a specific period of time, therefore, additional studies required in order to establish the
relationship between the later acts and further development of aviation legislation in the United
States.
Keywords: Research Paper Air Commerce Act of 1926, Aviation Legislation, Air Law, Federal
Aviation Administrations, FAA

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RESEARCH PAPER: THE AIR COMMERCE ACT OF 1926
The Air Commerce Act of 1926
Introduction
When the Wright brothers made their first manned flight 17th December 1903, the
aviation industry was at its infantry. However, the following years the multipurpose development