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Notice
to Air Carriers and Insurance Providers
Under
Title 49 of the United States Code, anyone who wants to provide
air transportation service as a U.S. air carrier or foreign air
carrier must first obtain two separate authorizations from the
Department of Transportation: "safety" authority from the Federal
Aviation Administration and "economic" authority from the Office
of the Secretary of Transportation. Economic authority for U.S.
carriers may be in the form of either a certificate for interstate
or foreign passengers and/or cargo and mail authority, an all-cargo
air transportation certificate, or authorization as a commuter
air carrier. Economic authority for foreign carriers may be in
the form of either a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption.
For more information on the economic licensing process, please
review the publications below. Information on public charter authority
can be found on the Public Charter Page.
For more information
on U.S. air carrier licensing, contact the Air Carrier Fitness
Division at (202) 366-9721.
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