The Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 primarily did what?

• A. Created government subsidies programs to expand the list of eligible projects for Federal Funding
• B. Created the CAA
• C. Created the TSA
• D. Created the FAA

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is that the Airport and Airway Development Act of 1970 focused on financing airport and airway improvements. It set up government subsidy programs to expand the range of projects that could receive federal funding, creating a funding framework (including a dedicated trust fund) to support ongoing development of the national airport system and air navigation facilities. The act didn’t create the CAA or the FAA (those existed from earlier reorganizations), nor did it create the TSA (which came much later). So the primary impact was broadening and funding eligible projects through new subsidy programs.