Section 158.3

14 CFR Ch. I (1-1-19 Edition)

date such proceeding was filed to obtain dismissal of the involuntary petition before becoming a covered air carrier. An air carrier ceases to be a covered air carrier when it emerges from
bankruptcy protection.
Covered airport means a medium or
large hub airport at which one or two
air carriers control more than 50 percent of passenger boardings.
Debt service means payments for such
items as principal and interest, sinking
funds, call premiums, periodic credit
enhancement fees, trustee and paying
agent fees, coverage, and remarketing
fees.
Exclusive long-term lease or use agreement means an exclusive lease or use
agreement between a public agency and
an air carrier or foreign air carrier
with a term of 5 years or more.
FAA Airports office means a regional,
district or field office of the Federal
Aviation Administration that administers Federal airport-related matters.
Financial need means that a public
agency cannot meet its operational or
debt service obligations and does not
have at least a 2-month capital reserve
fund.
Frequent flier award coupon means a
zero-fare award of air transportation
that an air carrier or foreign air carrier provides to a passenger in exchange for accumulated travel mileage
credits in a customer loyalty program,
whether or not the term  - frequent
flier -  is used in the definition of that
program. The definition of  - frequent
flier award coupon -  does not extend to
redemption of accumulated credits for
awards of additional or upgraded service on trips for which the passenger has
paid a published fare,  - two-for-theprice-of-one -  and similar marketing
programs, or to air transportation purchased for a passenger by other parties.
Ground support equipment means service and maintenance equipment used at
an airport to support aeronautical operations and related activities. Baggage tugs, belt loaders, cargo loaders,
forklifts, fuel trucks, lavatory trucks,
and pushback tractors are among the
types of vehicles that fit this definition.
Implementation of an approved project
means: (1) With respect to construction, issuance to a contractor of notice

to proceed or the start of physical construction; (2) with respect to nonconstruction projects other than property acquisition, commencement of
work by a contractor or public agency
to carry out the statement of work; or
(3) with respect to property acquisition
projects,
commencement
of
title
search, surveying, or appraisal for a
significant portion of the property to
be acquired.
Issuing carrier means any air carrier
or foreign air carrier that issues an air
travel ticket or whose imprinted ticket
stock is used in issuing such ticket by
an agent.
Medium or large hub airport means a
commercial service airport that has
more than 0.25 percent of the total
number of passenger boardings at all
such airports in the U.S. for the prior
calendar year, as determined by the
Administrator.
Non-hub airport means a commercial
service airport (as defined in 49 U.S.C.
47102) that has less than 0.05 percent of
the passenger boardings in the U.S. in
the prior calendar year on an aircraft
in service in air commerce.
Nonrevenue passenger means a passenger receiving air transportation
from an air carrier or foreign air carrier for which remuneration is not received by the air carrier or foreign air
carrier as defined under Department of
Transportation Regulations or as otherwise determined by the Administrator. Air carrier employees or others
receiving air transportation against
whom token service charges are levied
are considered nonrevenue passengers.
Infants for whom a token fare is
charged are also considered nonrevenue
passengers.
Notice of intent (to impose or use PFC
revenue) means a notice under Section 158.30
from a public agency controlling a nonhub airport that it intends to impose a
PFC and/or use PFC revenue. Except
for SectionSection 158.25 through 30,  - notice of intent -  can be used interchangeably with
 - application. - 
One-way trip means any trip that is
not a round trip.
Passenger enplaned means a domestic,
territorial or international revenue
passenger enplaned in the States in
scheduled or nonscheduled service on

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