This is the first book to explain how the government regulates the aviation industry. Chapter 1 defines key terms and pro-vides an overall view of the industry. Chapter 2describes the evolution of reg-ulations and regulatory agencies. The third chapter explains how federal regu-lators exercise authority. Chapter 4 dis-cusses regulatory powers in state and lo-cal governments. Chapter 5 explains how a regulation is formulated. Chapter 6 examines four categories of aviation: reg-ulations related to airline business prac-tices, to safety, to the environment, and to miscellaneous factors. Chapter 7 dis-cusses ways in which major segments of the industry are actually regulated. And Chapter 8 forecasts future directions in aviation regulation.