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Aviation Policy

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Essential Air Service Determination

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US Subsidized EAS Report

This Document contains the Essential Air Service Determination  of Non-Alaska Subsidized Carriers. 

Certificated Air Carrier Regulations

Part III Applicable Department Of Transportation Regulations including CFR Parts 200, 201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 215, 243, 298, and 302 and Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act.

How to Become a Certificated Air Carrier

Under Title 49 of the United States Code (“the Statute”), anyone who wants to provide air transportation service as an air carrier must first obtain two separate authorizations from the Department of Transportation: “safety” authority in the form of an Air Carrier Certificate and Operations...