1978-10-24 00:00
To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, to encourage, develop, and attain Oct. 24, 1978 an air transportation system which relies on competitive market forces to [S. 2493] determine the quality, variety, and price of air services, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemhled, Airline SHORT TITLE Deregulation Act of 1978. SECTION 1. This Act may be cited as the "Airline Deregulation Act 49 USC 1301 of 1978". note. DEFINITIONS SEC. 2. (a) Section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1301) is amended— (1) by inserting after paragraph (13) the following new paragraphs: "(14) 'Charter air carrier' means an air carrier holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to engage in charter air transportation, "(15) 'Charter air transportation' means charter trips, including inclusive tour charter trips, in air transportation, rendered pursuant to authority conferred under this Act under regulations prescribed by the Board."; (2) by inserting after paragraph (32) the following new paragraph: " (33) 'Predatory' means any practice which would constitute a viola- tion of the antitrust laws as set forth in the first section of the Clayton Act (15U.S.C. 12)."; (3) by inserting after paragraph (35) the following new para- graph : "(36) 'State agency' means that department, agency, officer, or other entity of a State government which has been designated accord- ing to State law as— "(A) the recipient of any notice required…