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Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73

§41715 Phase-out of slot rules at certain airports

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart subpart ii— - economic regulation › Chapter CHAPTER 417— - OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - REQUIREMENTS › § 41715

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The FAA rules in subparts S and K of part 93 stop applying at Chicago O’Hare after July 1, 2002, and at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy after January 1, 2007. This does not change the FAA’s safety or air-traffic control power, or the Secretary of Transportation’s power to grant slot exemptions. Before giving exemptions, the Secretary can weigh how much a carrier would help the U.S. economy and create jobs and should give equal weight to consumer benefits. That economic test does not apply if the carrier plans to use an aircraft type with no competing U.S. manufacturer.

Full Legal Text

Title 49, §41715

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(a)The rules contained in subparts S and K of part 93, title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall not apply—
(1)after July 1, 2002, at Chicago O’Hare International Airport; and
(2)after January 1, 2007, at LaGuardia Airport or John F. Kennedy International Airport.
(b)Nothing in this section and section 41714 and 41716–41718 shall be construed—
(1)as affecting the Federal Aviation Administration’s authority for safety and the movement of air traffic; and
(2)as affecting any other authority of the Secretary to grant exemptions under section 41714.
(c)(1)Before the award of slot exemptions under section 41714 and 41716–41718, the Secretary of Transportation may consider, among other determining factors, whether the petitioning air carrier’s proposal provides the maximum benefit to the United States economy, including the number of United States jobs created by the air carrier, its suppliers, and related activities. The Secretary should give equal consideration to the consumer benefits associated with the award of such exemptions.
(2)Paragraph (1) does not apply in any case in which the air carrier requesting the slot exemption is proposing to use under the exemption a type of aircraft for which there is not a competing United States manufacturer.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 41715 was renumbered section 41719 of this title.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section applicable only to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1999, see section 3 of Pub. L. 106–181, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2000

Amendments

note under section 106 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

49 U.S.C. § 41715

Title 49 — Transportation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73