[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 14, Volume 4] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 14CFR257.1] [Page 212] TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) PART 257_DISCLOSURE OF CODE-SHARING ARRANGEMENTS AND LONG-TERM WET LEASES--Table of Contents Sec. 257.1 Purpose. Sec. 257.1 Purpose. 257.2 Applicability. 257.3 Definitions. 257.4 Unfair and deceptive practice. 257.5 Notice requirement. 257.6 Effective and compliance dates. Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40113(a) and 41712. Source: 64 FR 12851, Mar. 15, 1999, unless otherwise noted. The purpose of this part is to ensure that ticket agents doing business in the United States, air carriers, and foreign air carriers tell consumers clearly when the air transportation they are buying or considering buying involves a code-sharing arrangement or a long-term wet lease, and that they disclose to consumers the transporting carrier's identity.