Read the article The Birth of Commercial Aviation (Links to an external site.) from BirthofAviation.org. Submit a discussion post to answer the question: What impacts did the established Contract Air Mail Routes (CAM) have on today's commercial airline route structure? Reply to at least two of your classmates' posts.

The US Postal services assigned Contract Air Mail routes to carry mail between different cities. The mail carriers grew through mergers and acquisitions and prepared the ground for growth of aviation in America by creating players like American Airlines, United Airlines (later Delta Airlines), Boeing, Pan Am, Northwest Airlines and Trans World Airlines. Initially starting with five, a total of 34 CAN routes were established.
Congress created the experimental airmail service based on the recommendations of the National Advisory Committee and involved the private sector by passing the Contract Air Mail Act of 1925. This was the basis of creation of the private airline space in the country. Also the technological advancements that came through could be attributed to the foundation laid by the Contract Airmail Act.

Birth of Aviation. (0AD). Retrieved from http://www.birthofaviation.org/birth-of-commercial-aviation/.