Airline Deregulation Act

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The Airline Deregulation Act is a 1978 United States federal law that deregulated the airline industry in the United States, removing federal control over such areas as fares, routes, and market entry of new airlines. The act gradually phased out and disbanded the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), but the regulatory powers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over all aspects of aviation safety were not diminished. A forerunner of the Airline Deregulation Act was the Air Cargo Deregulation Act (Pub. L. 95–163), enacted November 9, 1977, which substantially removed barriers to entry and pricing restrictions in the domestic airfreight business while leaving the CAB otherwise intact. Airfreight deregulation thus preceded passenger airline deregulation by a year.

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