The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 created what was then known as the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA). This was changed to the Federal Aviation Administration (still the FAA) in 1966 when it became a part of the US Department of Transportation (DOT).

The FAA's predecessor, the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) was established in 1940 by President Roosevelt, when he split the Civil Aeronautics Authority in two, to create the CAA and the CAB (Civil Aeronautics Board). The CAA was created in 1938 by the Civil Aeronautics Act.

Prior to this, the Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an aeronautics branch of the Department of Commerce. This was the first Federal Act that regulated aircraft and pilots in the United States and began regulatory oversight over those entities.

H. A. Wassenbergh has written:

'Post-war international civil aviation policy and the law of the air' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, Aeronautics, Commercial, Airspace (International law), Commercial Aeronautics, Convention on International Civil Aviation, International Civil Aviation Conference (1944 : Chicago). Convention on international civil aviation, International Civil Aviation Conference, Chicago, 1944, Law and legislation

'Principles and practices in air transport regulation' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, Commercial, Commercial Aeronautics, Law and legislation

'Some aspects of aviation policy applied to non-scheduled transport: trends and prospects' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, Commercial, Commercial Aeronautics, Law and legislation

This act dealt with the airline industry's ability to provide efficient service at reasonable charges without unjust discrimination, undue preferences, or advantages or unfair or destructive competitive practices.

This act dealt with the airline industry's ability to provide efficient service at reasonable charges without unjust discrimination, undue preferences, or advantages or unfair or destructive competitive practices.

Archibald Black has written:

'Transport aviation (A handbook of the aviation business )' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, Commercial Aeronautics

'Transport aviation' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, Commercial Aeronautics, Transportation

'Civil airports and airways' -- subject(s): Aeronautics, Airports, Airways