Airline Deregulation Act

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Civil_Aeronautics_Board
gptkbp:category gptkb:Aviation_law
United States federal transportation legislation
1978 in American law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:92_Stat._1705
gptkbp:dateEnacted October 24, 1978
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Airline Deregulation Act
gptkbp:publicLawNumber gptkb:Public_Law_95-504
gptkbp:purpose remove government control over fares, routes, and market entry of new airlines
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Aviation_Act_of_1958
gptkb:Civil_Aeronautics_Board_Sunset_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy Federal control of airline fares
Federal control of airline routes
Federal control of market entry for airlines
gptkbp:resultedIn eventual dissolution of the Civil Aeronautics Board
growth of low-cost carriers
increased competition in the airline industry
lower airfares
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
gptkbp:title 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.
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Essential_Air_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6