Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60
§41711 Air Carrier Management Inquiry and Cooperation with Other Authorities
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part A— AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart ii— economic regulation › Chapter 417— OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › Subchapter I— REQUIREMENTS › § 41711
Summary
The Secretary of Transportation may do three things under this part. The Secretary can investigate how an airline is run and require information from the airline and related companies the Secretary reasonably needs; hold joint meetings or hearings with state authorities; and share aviation information with foreign governments through U.S. federal agencies.
Full Legal Text
Title 49, §41711
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In carrying out this subpart, the Secretary of Transportation may—
(1)inquire into the management of the business of an air carrier and obtain from the air carrier, and a person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the carrier, information the Secretary decides reasonably is necessary to carry out the inquiry;
(2)confer and hold a joint hearing with a State authority; and
(3)exchange information related to aeronautics with a government of a foreign country through appropriate departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States Government.
Legislative History
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Historical and Revision Notes
Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 41711(1)49 App.:1385.Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, §§ 204(b), (c), 415, 72 Stat. 743, 770. 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E).Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 1601(b)(1)(E); added Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 3(e), 98 Stat. 1704. 41711(2)49 App.:1324(b). 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). 41711(3)49 App.:1324(c) 49 App.:1551(b)(1)(E). In this section, before clause (1), the words “In carrying out” are substituted for “in connection with any matter arising under this chapter within its jurisdiction” and “in the administration and
Enforcement
of this chapter” in 49 App.:1324(b) and “For the purpose of exercising and performing its powers and duties under this chapter” in 49 App.:1385, and added (as the words relate to 49 App.:1324(c)), for clarity and consistency in this section. In clause (1), the words “full and complete reports and other” are omitted as surplus. In clause (2), the words “State aeronautical agency, or other” are omitted as surplus. The text of 49 App.:1324(b) (words after 3d comma) is omitted as surplus because of 49:322(c)(3). In clause (3), the words “government of a foreign country” are substituted for “foreign governments” for consistency in the revised title and with other titles of the United States Code.
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Citation
49 U.S.C. § 41711
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60