Air transportation is a vital resource used not only in the United States but throughout the world. The Kelly Act of 1925 was the first step toward integrating air transportation into the daily lives of Americans. This was partly because in 1911 the Postal Service wanted to get more mail to more areas more efficiently. The birth of air transportation and the advent of the Federal Aviation Administration came about thanks to the foresight of the Postal Service, the Kelly Act of 1925 and the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. In 1911 the Postal Service was looking for new ways to transport mail across new places and faster. Demonstrations of the Air Mail Service took place around the world. The United States held the airmail demonstration at an Air Force meeting on Long Island, New York. During the week of September 23 to 30, 1911, Earle L. Ovington was appointed air courier. It had a specific route between Long Island Airport and Mineola. According to Keogh, this service, carried out at no cost to the Department, was carried out at regular intervals during the period, totaling 32,415 postcards, 3,993 letters and 1,062 circulars. After further experiments and trials, the Post Office Department realized that it had a new way to move large quantities of mail over long distances and with relative ease. In 1912, the Post Office Department asked Congress for $50,000 to begin a new experiment with mail delivery airplanes, but Congress refused for four years. In 1916, Congress finally approved the Post Office Department's requests for funding for its air service. The funds were appropriated “from the appropriations for Steamboat or other motor vessel services” (Keogh, 1927). This step in the process...at the heart of the paper...all Americans. The Federal Aviation Act of 1958 led to the evolution of safety in the skies with the establishment of the Federal Aviation Administration. All of these factors are small moments in time that had a big impact not only on their time, but also on what has happened and is happening in the future. Works Cited Airmail: the air mail act from 1925 to 1929 (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/airmail/airmail/public/airmail_public_postal_long.htmlQuilty, S. (2005). History, regulation of air transport, airports. Unpublished manuscript, Department of Management, American Military University, Charles Town, West Virginia. Retrieved from https://edge.apus.edu/access/content/group/163593/Aiportt Management References/FAA.pdfKeogh, Earl A. (1927). A short story. Retrieved from http://www.airmailpioneers.org/history/Sagahistory.htm