49 USC Chapter 417 - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS | Title 49 - Transportation | U.S. Code

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SUBCHAPTER I—REQUIREMENTS Sec. 41701. Classification of air carriers. 41702. Interstate air transportation. 41703. Navigation of foreign civil aircraft. 41704. Transporting property not to be transported in aircraft cabins. 41705. Discrimination against handicapped individuals. 41706. Prohibitions against smoking on scheduled flights. 41707. Incorporating contract terms into written instrument. 41708. Reports. 41709. Records of air carriers. 41710. Time requirements. 41711. Air carrier management inquiry and cooperation with other authorities. 41712. Unfair and deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition. 41713. Preemption of authority over prices, routes, and service. 41714. Availability of slots. 41715. Phase-out of slot rules at certain airports. 41716. Interim slot rules at New York airports. 41717. Interim application of slot rules at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. 41718. Special Rules ^[1] for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. So in original. Does not conform to section catchline. 41719. Air service termination notice. 41720. Joint venture agreements. 41721. Reports by carriers on incidents involving animals during air transport. 41722. Delay reduction actions. 41723. Notice concerning aircraft assembly. SUBCHAPTER II—SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE 41731. Definitions. 41732. Basic essential air service. 41733. Level of basic essential air service. 41734. Ending, suspending, and reducing basic essential air service. 41735. Enhanced essential air service. 41736. Air transportation to noneligible places. 41737. Compensation guidelines, limitations, and claims. 41738. Fitness of air carriers. 41739. Air carrier obligations. 41740. Joint proposals. 41741. Insurance. 41742. Essential air service authorization. 41743. Airports not receiving sufficient service. 41744. Preservation of basic essential air service at single carrier dominated hub airports. 41745. Community and regional choice programs. 41746. Tracking service. 41747. EAS local participation program. 41748. Marketing program. SUBCHAPTER III—REGIONAL AIR SERVICE INCENTIVE PROGRAM 41761. Purpose. 41762. Definitions. 41763. Federal credit instruments. 41764. Use of Federal facilities and assistance. 41765. Administrative expenses. 41766. Funding. 41767. Termination.

Amendments

2003—Pub. L. 108–176, title IV, §§ 408(b), 410(b), 422(b), title VIII, § 810(b),Dec. 12, 2003, 117 Stat. 2547, 2549, 2552, 2590, added items 41721 to 41723 and 41745 to 41748 and struck out former item 41721 “Reports by carriers on incidents involving animals during air transportation”.

2000—Pub. L. 106–181, title II, §§ 203(b), 204(b), 210(b), 231(j)(2), title VII, § 710(b),Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 93, 94, 102, 115, 160, added items 41715 to 41718, redesignated former items 41715 and 41716 as 41719 and 41720, respectively, and added items 41721, 41743, and 41744, subchapter III heading, and items 41761 to 41767.

1998—Pub. L. 105–277, div. C, title I, § 110(f)(2),Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–590, which directed amendment of the analysis for subchapter I of chapter 417 by adding item 41716 without specifying the Code title or Act for chapter 417, was executed by adding item 41716 to this analysis to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

1996—Pub. L. 104–264, title II, § 278(d),Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3250, substituted “Essential air service authorization” for “Ending effective date” in item 41742.

1994—Pub. L. 103–429, § 6(52),Oct. 31, 1994, 108 Stat. 4385, made technical correction to chapter heading.

Pub. L. 103–305, title II, §§ 206(b), 207(b),Aug. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 1587, 1588, added items 41714 and 41715.

Footnotes
[1] So in original. Does not conform to section catchline.

The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for the contained sections. If there are multiple sections, they are presented in section number order (original document order).

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"nt [tbl]" means note [table].
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"fr" means a transfer from another section.
"to" means a transfer to another section.
"omitted" means the section is omitted.
"repealed" means the section is repealed.
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49 USC	Description of Change	Session Year	Public Law	Statutes at Large
§ 41701	prec	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 430	126 Stat. 100
§ 41701	prec	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 403(b)	126 Stat. 85
§ 41701	prec	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 401(b)	126 Stat. 83
§ 41706		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 401(a)	126 Stat. 83
§ 41708	nt new	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 402(b)	126 Stat. 84
§ 41708		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 402(a)	126 Stat. 83
§ 41714		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 414(c), (d)	126 Stat. 92
§ 41718		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 414(a), (b)	126 Stat. 90, 92
§ 41722	nt new	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 413	126 Stat. 89
§ 41731		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 421, 422	126 Stat. 96, 97
§ 41731	nt	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 431	126 Stat. 100
§ 41731	nt new	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 426(c)	126 Stat. 99
§ 41731	nt	2012	112-91 [Sec.] 5(k)	126 Stat. 4
§ 41733		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 423-425	126 Stat. 97, 98
§ 41734		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 426(b)(1)	126 Stat. 98
§ 41734	nt new	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 426(b)(2)	126 Stat. 98
§ 41737		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 427(a)	126 Stat. 99
§ 41737	nt new	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 427(b)	126 Stat. 99
§ 41737	nt new	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 426(a)	126 Stat. 98
§ 41742		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 428	126 Stat. 99
§ 41742		2012	112-91 [Sec.] 9	126 Stat. 5
§ 41743		2012	112-95 [Sec.] 429	126 Stat. 100
§ 41743		2012	112-91 [Sec.] 5(b)	126 Stat. 4
§ 41747	repealed	2012	112-95 [Sec.] 430	126 Stat. 100

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