Title 49, TransportationRelease 119-102
§41739 Air Carrier Obligations
Title 49 › SUBTITLE VII — AVIATION PROGRAMS › PART A — AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › subpart ii — economic regulation › CHAPTER 417 — OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS › SUBCHAPTER II — SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE › § 41739
Summary
If at least 2 air carriers use one carrier's code, the carrier whose code is used shares responsibility for the other carriers' service quality.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102