Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102

§41702 Interstate Air Transportation

Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart ii — economic regulation › CHAPTER 417 — OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › SUBCHAPTER I — REQUIREMENTS › § 41702

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

An airline must provide safe and adequate flights between states.

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Title 49, §41702

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An air carrier shall provide safe and adequate interstate air transportation.

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Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4170249 App.:1374(a)(1).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 404(a)(1), 72 Stat. 760; Mar. 22, 1972, Pub. L. 92–259, § 1, 86 Stat. 95; Oct. 24, 1978, Pub. L. 95–504, § 23, 92 Stat. 1724. 49 App.:1551(a)(4)(C) (related to 49 App.:1374(a)(1)).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1601(a)(4)(C) (related to § 404(a)(1)); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 3(c), 98 Stat. 1703. This section is substituted for 49 App.:1374(a)(1) because 49 App.:1551(a)(4)(C) provides that 49 App.:1374 no longer applies to interstate or overseas air transportation except insofar as 49 App.:1374 requires air carriers to provide safe and adequate service.

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49 U.S.C. § 41702

Title 49, Transportation

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102