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LARGE CERTIFIED AIR CARRIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Aviation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- large certified air carrier
1, record 1, English, large%20certified%20air%20carrier
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Air carrier holding a certificate issued under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 that: (1) operates aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds [8,165 kg]; or (2) conducts operations where one or both terminals of a flight stage are outside the 50 states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 1, record 1, English, - large%20certified%20air%20carrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The large certified air carriers are divided into four groups, according to operating revenue: Majors, Nationals, Large Regionals and Medium Regionals. 1, record 1, English, - large%20certified%20air%20carrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Aviation commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grand transporteur aérien détenteur d'un certificat
1, record 1, French, grand%20transporteur%20a%C3%A9rien%20d%C3%A9tenteur%20d%27un%20certificat
proposal, masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grande entreprise de transport aérien détentrice d'un certificat 1, record 1, French, grande%20entreprise%20de%20transport%20a%C3%A9rien%20d%C3%A9tentrice%20d%27un%20certificat
proposal, feminine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Aviación comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- gran transportista aéreo certificado
1, record 1, Spanish, gran%20transportista%20a%C3%A9reo%20certificado
masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- gran transportista aéreo titular de un certificado 1, record 1, Spanish, gran%20transportista%20a%C3%A9reo%20titular%20de%20un%20certificado
masculine noun, United States
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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