Public Law 95-504

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Public Law 95-504 is the formal designation of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978, the landmark U.S. federal law that phased out government control over airline fares, routes, and market entry.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
airline deregulation law ⓘ
affectedIndustryStructure facilitated entry of low-cost carriers ⓘ
increased number of competing airlines ⓘ
appliesTo interstate air transportation ⓘ
intrastate air transportation under certain conditions ⓘ
areaOfLaw economic regulation ⓘ
transportation law ⓘ
chamberInvolved United States House of Representatives ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ
componentOf United States transportation policy ⓘ
congressNumber 95th United States Congress ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateEnacted 1978-10-24 ⓘ
effectOnCivilAeronauticsBoard initiated eventual abolition of the Civil Aeronautics Board ⓘ
phased out economic regulatory authority ⓘ
goal encourage lower airfares through market competition ⓘ
promote competition in the airline industry ⓘ
reduce federal economic regulation of airlines ⓘ
historicalSignificance landmark in U.S. transportation deregulation ⓘ
major shift from regulated monopoly model to competitive airline market ⓘ
inspiredBy economic deregulation theories of the 1970s ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalStatus in force, as amended ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
officialName Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
policyType deregulation ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Jimmy Carter ⓘ
primaryEffect phased out federal control over airline fares ⓘ
phased out federal control over airline routes ⓘ
phased out federal control over market entry of airlines ⓘ
publicLawNumber 95-504 ⓘ
regulatoryApproach market-based pricing for air travel ⓘ
regulatoryBodyAffected Civil Aeronautics Board ⓘ
relatedTo Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 ⓘ
Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ⓘ
sectorAffected commercial aviation industry ⓘ
shortName Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
subjectMatter airline deregulation ⓘ
airline fares ⓘ
airline routes ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ
market entry of airlines ⓘ
timePeriodOfImplementation late 1970s and 1980s ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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Airline Deregulation Act → publicLawNumber → Public Law 95-504 ⓘ