[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: 14CFR294.2]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

   CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

                         (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)

 

PART 294_CANADIAN CHARTER AIR TAXI OPERATORS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 294.2  Definitions.



    As used in this part:

    (a) Agreement means the U.S.-Canada Nonscheduled Air Services 

Agreement signed May 8, 1974, and any amendments, supplements, 

reservations, or supersessions to it.

    (b) Canadian charter air taxi operator means a foreign air carrier 

that is substantially owned and effectively controlled by Canadian 

citizens, the Government of Canada, or both, whose foreign air 

transportation operations are limited to charter air service between 

points in Canada and points in the United States, and that does not use 

large aircraft in those operations.

    (c) Charter air service means nonscheduled commercial air 

transportation of persons and their accompanied baggage, and of 

property, on a time, mileage, or trip basis where the entire planeload 

capacity of one or more aircraft has been engaged, or the transportation 

of mail by aircraft.

    (d) Large aircraft means any aircraft that are not small aircraft as 

defined in this section.

    (e) Maximum authorized takeoff weight has the meaning assigned to it 

in regulations of the Canadian Transport Commission.

    (f) Maximum certificated takeoff weight means the maximum takeoff 

weight authorized by the terms of the aircraft airworthiness 

certificate. This weight may be found in the airplane operating record 

or in the airplane flight manual that is incorporated by regulation into 

the airworthiness certificate.

    (g) Maximum passenger capacity means the maximum number of passenger 

seats for which an aircraft is configured.

    (h) Maximum payload capacity means the maximum certificated takeoff 

weight of an aircraft less the empty weight as defined in section 03 of 

part 241 of this chapter, less all justifiable aircraft equipment, and 

less the operating load (consisting of minimum fuel load, oil, flight 

crew, steward's supplies, etc.). For purposes of this part, the 

allowance for weight of the crew, oil and fuel is as follows:

    (1) Crew--200 pounds per crew member required under FAA regulations, 

(2) oil--350 pounds, (3) fuel--the minimum weight of fuel required under 

FAA regulations for a flight between domestic points 200 miles apart, 

assuming VFR weather conditions and flights not involving extended 

overwater operations. However, in the case of aircraft for which a 

maximum zero fuel weight is



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prescribed by the FAA, maximum payload capacity means the maximum zero 

fuel weight less the empty weight, less all justifiable aircraft 

equipment, and less the operating load (consisting of minimum flight 

crew, steward's supplies, etc., but not including disposable fuel or 

oil).

    (2) [Reserved]

    (i) Small aircraft means any aircraft designed to have:

    (1) A maximum passenger capacity of not more than 30 seats and a 

maximum payload capacity of not more than 7,500 pounds, and/or

    (2) maximum authorized takeoff weight on wheels not greater than 

35,000 pounds.



[ER-1257, 46 FR 52591, Oct. 27, 1981, as amended by Doc. No. 47939, 57 

FR 40102, Sept. 2, 1992; 60 FR 43526, Aug. 22, 1995]