[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR108.3]

[Page 342]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (Continued)
 
PART 108--AIRCRAFT OPERATOR SECURITY--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 108.3  Definitions.

    The definitions in part 107 of this chapter apply to this part. For 
purposes of this part, part 107 of this chapter, and security programs 
under parts 107 and 108 of this chapter, the following definitions also 
apply:
    Aircraft operator means a holder of an air carrier operating 
certificate or an operating certificate under part 119 of this chapter 
that conducts operations described in Sec. 108.101 (a), (b), (c), and 
(e).
    Aircraft operator security program means a security program approved 
by the Administrator under this part.
    Assistant Administrator means the FAA Assistant Administrator for 
Civil Aviation Security as described in 49 U.S.C. 44932.
    Cargo means property tendered for air transportation accounted for 
on an air waybill. All accompanied commercial courier consignments, 
whether or not accounted for on an air waybill, are also classified as 
cargo. Aircraft operator security programs further define the term 
cargo.
    Checked baggage means property tendered by or on behalf of a 
passenger and accepted by an aircraft operator for transport, which is 
inaccessible to passengers during flight. Accompanied commercial courier 
consignments are not classified as checked baggage.
    Passenger seating configuration means the total maximum number of 
seats for which the aircraft is type certificated that can be made 
available for passenger use aboard a flight, regardless of the number of 
seats actually installed, and includes that seat in certain aircraft 
which may be used by a representative of the Administrator to conduct 
flight checks but is available for revenue purposes on other occasions.
    Private charter means any aircraft operator flight--
    (1) For which the charterer engages the total passenger capacity of 
the aircraft for the carriage of passengers; the passengers are invited 
by the charterer; the cost of the flight is borne entirely by the 
charterer and not directly or indirectly by any individual passenger; 
and the flight is not advertised to the public, in any way, to solicit 
passengers.
    (2) For which the total passenger capacity of the aircraft is used 
for the purpose of civilian or military air movement conducted under 
contract with the Government of the United States or the government of a 
foreign country.
    Public charter means any charter flight that is not a private 
charter.
    Scheduled passenger operation means an air transportation operation 
(a flight) from identified air terminals at a set time, which is held 
out to the public and announced by timetable or schedule, published in a 
newspaper, magazine, or other advertising medium.
    Sterile area means a portion of an airport defined in the airport 
security program that provides passengers access to boarding aircraft 
and to which the access generally is controlled by an aircraft operator 
or foreign air carrier through the screening of persons and property in 
accordance with a security program.