49 Usc 41738

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TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

SUBTITLE VII--AVIATION PROGRAMS

PART A--AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY

subpart ii--economic regulation

CHAPTER 417--OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

SUBCHAPTER II--SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE

Sec. 41738. Fitness of air carriers

Notwithstanding section 40109(a) and (c)-(h) of this title, an air
carrier may provide air service to an eligible place or air
transportation to a place designated under section 41736 of this title
only when the Secretary of Transportation decides that--
(1) the carrier is fit, willing, and able to perform the service
or transportation; and
(2) aircraft used to provide the service or transportation, and
operations related to the service or transportation, conform to the
safety standards prescribed by the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration.

(Pub. L. 103-272, Sec. 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1152.)

Historical and Revision Notes
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Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large)
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41738................................. 49 App.:1389(e)(1). Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, 72 Stat.
731, Sec. 419(e)(1); added Oct. 24,
1978, Pub. L. 95-504, Sec. 33(a), 92
Stat. 1732; Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98-
213, Sec. 10, 97 Stat. 1461; Oct. 4,
1984, Pub. L. 98-443, Sec. 9(r), 98
Stat. 1708; restated Dec. 30, 1987,
Pub. L. 100-223, Sec. 202(a)(1), (2),
(b)(1), 101 Stat. 1507, 1515.
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In this section, before clause (1), the words ``air transportation
to a place'' are substituted for ``service to a point'' for consistency
with the source provisions restated in sections 41733, 41735, and 41736
of the revised title. In clauses (1) and (2), the words ``service or
transportation'' are substituted for ``such service'' for consistency
with the source provisions restated in sections 41733, 41735, and 41736
of the revised title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 41110 of this title.