[PAR] [TLE] Air California [SEP] Air California, later renamed AirCal, was founded by William E. Myers and Bill Perrera and began as an intrastate airline operating solely within California.  Following the federal Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, it expanded to several destinations in neighboring states, and in the 1980s was flying to Chicago (ORD), Seattle (SEA), Anchorage (ANC), and Vancouver, B.C. (YVR) in addition to its California routes as well as service to other destinations in the western U.S.  It was founded by a partnership of Orange County businessmen and its initial route when scheduled passenger operations were commenced on January 16, 1967, was nonstop between Orange County Airport (SNA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO), a previously unserved route, using two Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops with five daily round trip flights.  Air California was headquartered in Newport Beach, California.  The airline's "home" airport was Orange County Airport, now known as John Wayne Airport.  The airline was renamed AirCal in 1981 and was merged into American Airlines in 1987. [PAR] [TLE] Airline Deregulation Act [SEP] The Airline Deregulation Act is a 1978 United States federal law that deregulated the airline industry in the United States, removing U.S. Federal Government control over such areas as fares, routes and market entry of new airlines, introducing a free market in the commercial airline industry and leading to a great increase in the number of flights, a decrease in fares, and an increase in the number of passengers and miles flown.  The Civil Aeronautics Board's powers of regulation were phased out, but the Act did not diminish the regulatory powers of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) over all aspects of aviation safety.
[PAR] [TLE] Air California [ SEP ] Air California , later renamed AirCal , was founded by William E. Myers and Bill Perrera and began as an intrastate airline operating solely within California . Following the federal Airline Deregulation Act in 1978 , it expanded to several destinations in neighboring states , and in the 1980s was flying to Chicago ( ORD ) , Seattle ( SEA ) , Anchorage ( ANC ) , and Vancouver , B.C. ( YVR ) in addition to its California routes as well as service to other destinations in the western U.S. It was founded by a partnership of Orange County businessmen and its initial route when scheduled passenger operations were commenced on January 16 , 1967 , was nonstop between Orange County Airport ( SNA ) and San Francisco International Airport ( SFO ) , a previously unserved route , using two Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops with five daily round trip flights . Air California was headquartered in Newport Beach , California . The airline 's " home " airport was Orange County Airport , now known as John Wayne Airport . The airline was renamed AirCal in 1981 and was merged into American Airlines in 1987 . [PAR] [TLE] Airline Deregulation Act [ SEP ] The Airline Deregulation Act is a 1978 United States federal law that deregulated the airline industry in the United States , removing U.S. Federal Government control over such areas as fares , routes and market entry of new airlines , introducing a free market in the commercial airline industry and leading to a great increase in the number of flights , a decrease in fares , and an increase in the number of passengers and miles flown . The Civil Aeronautics Board 's powers of regulation were phased out , but the Act did not diminish the regulatory powers of the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) over all aspects of aviation safety .
What act was brought about in 1978, and followed by the founding of Air California?
What act was brought about in 1978 , and followed by the founding of Air California ?
Airline Deregulation Act
Airline Deregulation Act