THE NATURE OF CIVIL

AVIATION AND AIRPORTS

Civil Aviation means any air operation
carried out by civil aircraft, excluding
operations carried out by state aircraft
referred to in Article 3 of the Chicago
Convention on International Civil
OF CIVIL AVIATION
Aviation.ATU
AND AIRPORTS
 Sectors of
Civil Aviation
COMMERCIAL SERVICE
AVIATION
Commercial Service Aviation is by far the
most well-known, most utilized and most
highly regulated segment of civil aviation. It
is the segment of the industry responsible
for providing public air transportation
between the world’s cities.
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 Passenger Air
Carriers
 Commercial air carriers are defined in the United States as those
that operate under Title 14 Part 121 of the U.S. Code of Federal
Regulations to provide scheduled air transportation to the public
and they are categorized by their annual revenues.
The Philippines has..
AIR CARGO
The Air Cargo market forecast is to triple
between 2008 and 2030. It is likewise
forecasted that increasing percentages of
air cargo would be shipped on dedicated
cargo aircraft , requiring the need for
expanded, exclusive air cargo facilities at
airports throughout the world.
GENERAL AVIATION
General Aviation is the term used to
designate all flying done other than by
the commercial air service carriers. Its
operations ranges from local
recreational flying to global business
transport, performed on aircraft not
operating under federal aviation
regulations for commercial air carriers.
As of 2008, there were approximately
255,000 general aviation registered
aircrafts in the United States and an
estimated 340,000 aircraft worldwide
that ranges from small-engine
propeller aircraft to large jet aircraft, to
“ultralight” aircraft, to helicopters.

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CIVIL AVIATION AIRPORTS
Contrary to the ownership structures in the
United States, airports worldwide have
traditionally been owned and operated by
their respective federal governments
through their ministries of transport,
however, many are increasingly becoming
privatized to operate as for profit business
entities
The Philippine Airports
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, the
country has 71 airports. Eleven of them can handle
international flights. 32 of them only accommodate domestic
travel, and 28 of them are primarily used for general
navigation. The most prominent of these airports is the Ninoy
Aquino International Airport, which is located in Pasay City. It
has four terminals and can handle hundreds of both
international and domestic flights every day, making it by far
the busiest airport in the country.
 HISTORICAL REVIEW OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ROLE IN
AVIATION
Act 3909 (November 20,
1931)
An act providing the Secretary of the Department of
Commerce and Communications the duty to foster air
commerce, encourage the establishments of airports, civil
airways and other facilities and investigate causes of air
mishaps. As such, the secretary has the power to administer
and enforce air traffic rules , issue or revoke licenses and
issue regulations necessary to execute his vested functions
Act 3996 (December 5, 1932)

Amended Act 3909 as to matters

concerning the licensing of airmen and
aircraft , inspection of air traffic rules,
schedules and rates and enforcement
of aviation laws
 Act no. 4033 (December 9,
1932)

An act providing among others, that no

aviation public service, including those
of foreign aircrafts, shall operate in the
Philippines without having first secured
from the Philippine Legislature a
franchise to operate an air service
 Commonwealth Act No. 168
(November 12, 1936

An act passed by the National Assembly and

otherwise known as the Civil Aviation Law of the
Philippines, creating the Bureau of Aeronautics and
organizing the same under the Department of Public
Works and Communications. After the liberation of
the Philippines in 1945, the bureau was reorganized
and placed under the Department of National
Defense. Among its functions was to promulgate
civil aviation regulations.
 EO 94 (October 1947)
Reorganized the government,
transferred the Bureau of Aeronautics
to the newly created Department of
Commerce and Industry and renamed
the same as the Civil Aeronautics
Administration (CAA)
 RA 224 (June 5, 1948)
Created the National Airsports
Corporation, serving as an agency of
the Republic of the Philippines for the
development, administration, operation
and management of government-
owned landing fields in the country
except for those controlled and
operated by the Armed Forces.
EO 365 (November 10, 1950)

Abolished the National Airsports

Corporation and was replaced by the
CAA
RA 776 (June 20, 1952)
Otherwise known as the Civil Aeronautics Act
of the Philippines, which reorganize the Civil
Aeronautics Board and CAA, defining their
respective powers and duties, making
adjustments as to the funds and personnel
and regulating civil aeronautics . The CAA
was charged with the duty of planning,
designing, constructing, equipping,
expanding, improving, or altering aerodromes
or such other structures, improvements of air
navigation facilities
 EO 209 (October 19, 1956)
Transferred CAA to the Department of Public
Works, Transportation and Communications from
the Department of Commerce and Industry
Letter of Instruction No. 224
(January 20, 1975)
Directed that all funds for the preliminary
engineering, construction and maintenance of all
national airports appropriated for the fiscal year
1974-75 be transferred and/or released to the
Department of Public Highways. The
responsibilities related to location, planning,
design and funding were later returned to the CAA
 EO 546 (July 23, 1979)
Renaming CAA as the Bureau of Air
Transportation and placing the same under the
Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
 EO 125-A(April 13, 1987)
Renaming BAT to ATO which would be headed by
the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Air
Transportation
 RA 9497(March 4, 2008)
ATO was replaced by CAAP, to be headed by the
Director General of Civil Aviation.
Thank You!