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MEGA TRANSPORTEUR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Air Transport
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mega-carrier
1, record 1, English, mega%2Dcarrier
correct, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An expression used to refer to a very large carrier in terms of its scale of operation and/or route network. Such size may have been attained through own growth, acquisitions, more limited equity investments, or certain forms of alliance. 2, record 1, English, - mega%2Dcarrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The question now is whether the US Administration's liberal attitude towards airline mergers, which has tended to foster the emergence of so-called "mega-carriers", is evaporating. 3, record 1, English, - mega%2Dcarrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mega-carrier: term and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). 4, record 1, English, - mega%2Dcarrier
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mega carrier
- megacarrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Transport aérien
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méga-transporteur
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9ga%2Dtransporteur
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compagnie géante 1, record 1, French, compagnie%20g%C3%A9ante
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- méga-compagnie 2, record 1, French, m%C3%A9ga%2Dcompagnie
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
méga-transporteur; compagnie géante : termes uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI). 3, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9ga%2Dtransporteur
Record 1, Key term(s)
- méga transporteur
- mégatransporteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Transporte aéreo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- megatransportista
1, record 1, Spanish, megatransportista
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
megatransportista: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI). 2, record 1, Spanish, - megatransportista
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