Section 44705 - Air carrier operating certificatesThe Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an air carrier operating certificate to a person desiring to operate as an air carrier when the Administrator finds, after investigation, that the person properly and adequately is equipped and able to operate safely under this part and regulations and standards prescribed under this part. An air carrier operating certificate shall-
(1) contain terms necessary to ensure safety in air transportation; and(2) specify the places to and from which, and the airways of the United States over which, a person may operate as an air carrier. Pub. L. 103-272, §1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1189.| HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES |
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| 44705 | 49 App.:1424(b). | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85-726, §604(b), 72 Stat. 778. |
| 49 App.:1655(c)(1). | Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89-670, §6(c)(1), 80 Stat. 938; Jan. 12, 1983, Pub. L. 97-449, §7(b), 96 Stat. 2444. |
In this section, the word "Administrator" in section 604(b) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ( Public Law 85-726 72 Stat. 778) is retained on authority of 49:106(g). Before clause (1), the words "may file with the Secretary of Transportation an application for an air carrier operating certificate" and "the requirements of" are omitted as surplus. The word "rules" is omitted as being synonymous with "regulations". In clause (1), the words "conditions, and limitations . . . reasonably" are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the word "places" is substituted for "points" for consistency in the revised title. The words "under an air carrier operating certificate" are omitted as surplus.