[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR93.22]

[Page 636-637]
 
                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
CHAPTER I--FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 93_SPECIAL AIR TRAFFIC RULES--Table of Contents
 
Subpart B_Congestion and Delay Reduction at Chicago O'Hare International 
                                 Airport
 
Sec.  93.22  Definitions.

    For the purposes of this subpart, the following definitions apply:
    Arrival Authorization is the operational authority assigned by the 
FAA to a U.S. or foreign air carrier to conduct one scheduled arrival 
operation on a specific day of the week during a specific 30-minute 
period at O'Hare.
    Carrier is a U.S. air carrier, Canadian air carrier or foreign air 
carrier with authority to conduct scheduled service at O'Hare under 
Parts 121, 129, 135 of the Chapter and the appropriate economic 
authority for scheduled service under Title 49 of the United States 
Code.
    Common Ownership with respect to two or more carriers means having 
in common at least 50 percent beneficial ownership or control by the 
same entity or entities.
    Incumbent is any U.S. or Canadian air carrier that is not a New 
Entrant or Limited Incumbent.
    International Arrival Authorization is the operational authority 
assigned by the FAA to a Carrier to conduct one scheduled arrival 
operation at O'Hare from a foreign point or a continuation of a flight 
that began at a foreign point, except for arrivals at O'Hare from Canada 
by U.S. and Canadian air carriers.
    Limited Incumbent is any U.S. or Canadian air carrier that holds or 
operates, on its own behalf, 8 or fewer Arrival Authorizations provided 
that it has not sold or otherwise transferred Arrival Authorizations, 
other than one-for-one transfers permitted in this subpart. Any Limited 
Incumbent that sells or otherwise transfers an Arrival Authorization 
shall thereafter be treated as an Incumbent for purposes of this rule.
    New Entrant is any U.S. or Canadian air carrier that does not hold 
or operate, and has never held or operated any Arrival Authorization at 
O'Hare, on its own behalf.
    Preferred Lottery is a lottery conducted by the FAA to assign 
Arrival Authorizations, with initial preference for New Entrants and 
Limited Incumbents.
    Scheduled Arrival is the arrival segment of any operation regularly 
conducted by a carrier between O'Hare and another point regularly served 
by that carrier.
    Summer Scheduling Season is the period of time from the first Sunday 
in April until the last Sunday in October. Beginning March 11, 2007, the 
summer

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scheduling season is the period of time from the second Sunday in March 
until the first Sunday in November.
    Winter Scheduling Season is the period of time from the last Sunday 
in October until the first Sunday in April. Beginning March 11, 2007, 
the winter scheduling season is the first Sunday in November until the 
second Sunday in March.