Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§41739 Air carrier obligations
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 II— - SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE › § 41739
Summary
If two or more airlines use one carrier code, the airline whose code is used must share responsibility for the quality of service the other airlines provide under that code.
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Title 49, §41739
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If at least 2 air carriers make an agreement to operate under or use a single carrier designator code to provide air transportation, the carrier whose code is being used shares responsibility with the other carriers for the quality of transportation provided the public under the code by the other carriers.
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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4173949 App.:1389(i).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 419(i); added Oct. 24, 1978, Pub. L. 95–504, § 33(a), 92 Stat. 1732; Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–213, § 10, 97 Stat. 1461; Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(r), 98 Stat. 1708; restated Dec. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–223, § 202(a)(1), (2), (b)(1), 101 Stat. 1507, 1516. The words “quality of transportation” are substituted for “quality of service” for clarity and consistency in this section.
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49 U.S.C. § 41739
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73