Airline Deregulation Act

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The Airline Deregulation Act is a 1978 U.S. federal law that removed government control over airline fares, routes, and market entry, leading to increased competition and major restructuring of the airline industry.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
aviation law ⓘ
abolishesAgencyBy 1985 ⓘ
affectsIndustry commercial aviation ⓘ
amends Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ⓘ
associatedWithAdministration Carter administration ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 49 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsProvision Essential Air Service program ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateSigned 1978-10-24 ⓘ
economicPhilosophy deregulation ⓘ
market liberalization ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishesProgram Essential Air Service ⓘ
impact greater route flexibility for airlines ⓘ
increased flight frequency on popular routes ⓘ
lower average airfares over time ⓘ
reduced nonstop service to some small communities ⓘ
jurisdiction United States federal government ⓘ
leadsTo entry of new low-cost carriers ⓘ
exit and bankruptcy of some established airlines ⓘ
fare discounting and price competition ⓘ
hub-and-spoke route systems ⓘ
increased competition among airlines ⓘ
major restructuring of the airline industry ⓘ
longTitle An Act to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, to encourage, develop, and attain an air transportation system which relies on competitive market forces to determine the quality, variety, and price of air services, and for other purposes ⓘ
notableSupporter Alfred E. Kahn ⓘ
phasesOutAgency Civil Aeronautics Board ⓘ
policyGoal improve efficiency of air transportation ⓘ
increase competition in airline industry ⓘ
rely on competitive market forces ⓘ
preempts most state regulation of airline rates, routes, and services ⓘ
primaryPurpose deregulation of airline industry ⓘ
publicLawNumber Public Law 95-504 ⓘ
purposeOfProgram maintain air service to small and rural communities ⓘ
regulatoryAreaRetained airline safety regulation ⓘ
removesGovernmentControlOver airline fares ⓘ
airline routes ⓘ
market entry of new airlines ⓘ
safetyRegulationRetainedBy Federal Aviation Administration ⓘ
sector transportation ⓘ
shortTitle Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ
signedBy Jimmy Carter ⓘ
title Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
transfersAuthorityFrom Civil Aeronautics Board ⓘ
transfersAuthorityTo market forces ⓘ
yearEnacted 1978 ⓘ

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95th United States Congress → passedLegislation → Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ
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Airline Deregulation Act → shortTitle → Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ
Airline Deregulation Act → longTitle → An Act to amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, to encourage, develop, and attain an air transportation system which relies on competitive market forces to determine the quality, variety, and price of air services, and for other purposes ⓘ
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Airline Deregulation Act → title → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Essential Air Service → createdAsPartOf → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Civil Aeronautics Board → dissolvedBy → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 (phased elimination) ⓘ
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Carter administration → legislation → Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ
Motor Carrier Act of 1980 → relatedTo → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Public Law 95-504 → officialName → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Public Law 95-504 → shortName → Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ
Alfred E. Kahn → influenced → U.S. Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Civil Aeronautics Board → dissolvedBy → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
subject linked to: CAB
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Civil Aeronautics Board → notableLegislationContext → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
subject linked to: CAB
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Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984 → follows → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984 → relatedTo → Airline Deregulation Act of 1978 ⓘ
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Ninety-fifth United States Congress → passedAct → Airline Deregulation Act ⓘ