All in Favor: Say Fly!

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 In your blog, explain and support your identified legislative act. Keep in mind that for this activity there are no right or wrong answers. The goal is to engage in a collaborative and constructive debate that promotes critical thought and reflection. 


During FDR's presidential reign, he had put into place several items under the New Deal, a hotbed for debate over the efficacy and whether it helped or worsened the depression. However, one part I believe was helpful in the long run was the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938; and how it ensured safety by putting the responsibility of regulation onto the Independent Civil Aeronautics Authority; or the CAA as well as a 3-member Air Safety Board. The CAA's responsibility was, "to encourage, develop, and regulate air transportation, for the improvement of mail service, national defense, and foreign and domestic commerce. It had new powers of rate regulation and approving new airline routes" (Civil Aeronautics Act (1938) 2020). With this in place, several things were put into motion to increase safety, such as

  • Surveys to determine flow and the need for new routes
  • Analysis of the airmail rates by carriers to determine if there is fair pricing
  • Examination of complaints regarding price
  • Authorization of new oversea routes
  • Oversight of the Trans-Atlantic Industry; there was a war in Europe at the time
  • Participation in international discussions of regulations.
With all of these, the Air Safety Board investigated, reported, and documented 2,668 accidents with recommendations to prevent similar cases. New safety initiatives and standards were also set in through the Buero of Safety Regulations. All of this led to, "...the unparalleled record of completing a period of a full year without a single accident resulting in fatal injury to any passenger or crew member" (Civil Aeronautics Act (1938) 2020).


Airline Accident stats, notice the steady decline throughout the years after 1940, (https://aviation-safety.net/graphics/infographics/ASN_infographic_2019.jpg) For Better image.

Sources:

Civil Aeronautics Act (1938). Living New Deal. (2020, October 20). Retrieved February 17, 2022, from https://livingnewdeal.org/glossary/civil-aeronautics-act-1938/

Ranter, H. (n.d.). Aviation Safety Network > Statistics. Aviation Safety Network > Retrieved February 18, 2022, from https://aviation-safety.net/statistics/


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