California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 7 — General Business Regulations, Part 3 — Representations to the Public, Chapter 1 — Advertising, Article 2.6 — Sellers of Travel, Section 17550.4
An air carrier is a transporter by air of persons that operates under a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the United States Department of Transportation or under the certification of a foreign government that is recognized by the United States Department of Transportation.
Notes
Defines an air carrier as a person transporter by air operating under either a certificate of convenience and necessity issued by the United States Department of Transportation or a foreign-government certification recognized by that department. The definition turns on passenger air transportation and one of those two stated forms of governmental authorization.
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