Airline Deregulation Act of 1978

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Civil_Aeronautics_Board
gptkbp:category gptkb:Aviation_law
gptkb:Deregulation_in_the_United_States
1978 in American law
gptkbp:citation gptkb:92_Stat._1705
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1978
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:fullTitle 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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Airline Deregulation Act of 1978
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Senator_Howard_Cannon
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:United_States_Senate
gptkbp:publicLawNumber 95-504
gptkbp:purpose deregulation of the airline industry
removal of government control over fares, routes, and market entry
gptkbp:repealedBy Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (in part)
gptkbp:resultedIn eventual dissolution of the Civil Aeronautics Board
increased competition in the airline industry
lower airfares
entry of new airlines
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Jimmy_Carter
October 24, 1978
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Civil_Aeronautics_Board
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6