Commercial Question

[Phatty]

"Air Carrier" is used in the definition of Commercial Operator. Can anyone give me a non-FAR definition (example) of what an Air Carrier is?

 

[derg]

I think it's more of a commercial operator that carries people or packages.

I think...

 

[Phatty]

Wanna make your head hurt? Look up the definitions for "air carrier" and "commercial operator" in FAR 1.1.

 

[derg]

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Air carrier means a person who undertakes directly by lease, or other arrangement, to engage in air transportation.

Air transportation means interstate, overseas, or foreign air transportation or the transportation of mail by aircraft.


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Online FARS

I think it pretty much means people (air transportation) or mail (freight, etc).