Under the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, which agency was created?

• A. Created the Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA)
• B. Transferred the CAA functions to the FAA
• C. Established the National Transportation Safety Board
• D. Set noise restrictions for airports

Answer: (A)

The essential idea is that this act established a federal body to regulate civil aviation. It created the Civil Aeronautics Authority to oversee safety, licensing, air routes, and investigations, giving the United States a centralized authority for aviation matters. After that authority was set up, it was reorganized in 1940 into two parts—the Civil Aeronautics Administration and the Civil Aeronautics Board—so the administration became the direct successor responsible for many of the day-to-day regulatory functions. Later developments moved aviation regulation into new agencies, but the initial creation traces back to the authority established by this act, with the administration inheriting and continuing those duties. The other options refer to agencies or actions that came later or from different processes, not from the act itself.