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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 in order to promote competition in international air transportation, provide greater opportunities for United States air carriers, establish goals for developing · Sec. 29

Sec. 29. ### (a)

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## Sec. 29 ###
(a)Except as provided in subsection (c), notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the Secretary of Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, nor any other officer or employee of the United States shall issue, reissue, amend, revise, or otherwise modify (either by action or inaction) any certificate or other authority to permit or otherwise authorize any person to provide the transportation of individuals, by air, as a common carrier for compensation or hire between Love Field, Texas, and one or more points outside the State of Texas, except
(1)charter air transportation not to exceed ten flights per month, and
(2)air transportation provided by commuter airlines operating aircraft with a passenger capacity of 56 passengers or less.2 2Section 337(a) of P.L. 105–66 (111 Stat. 1447) reads as follows: Sec. 337.
(a)In General.—For purposes of the exception set forth in section 29(a)(2) of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 (Public Law 96–192; 94 Stat. 48), the term “**passenger capacity of 56 passengers or less**” includes any aircraft, except aircraft exceeding gross aircraft weight of 300,000 pounds, reconfigured to accommodate 56 or fewer passengers if the total number of passenger seats installed on the aircraft does not exceed 56. ###
(b)Except as provided in subsections
(a)and (c), notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any certificate or other authority heretofore or hereafter issued thereunder, no person shall provide or offer to provide the transportation of individuals, by air, for compensation or hire as a common carrier between Love Field, Texas, and one or more points outside the State of Texas, except that a person providing service to a point outside of Texas from Love Field on November 1, 1979, may continue to provide service to such a point. ###
(c)Subsections
(a)and
(b)shall not apply with respect to, and it is found consistent with the public convenience and necessity to authorize, transportation of individuals, by air, on a flight between Love Field, Texas, and one or more points within the States of Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas by an air carrier, if
(1)such air carrier does not offer or provide any through service or ticketing with another air carrier or foreign air carrier, and
(2)such air carrier does not offer for sale transportation to or from, and the flight or aircraft does not serve, any point which is outside any such State. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to give authority not otherwise provided by law to the Secretary of Transportation, the Civil Aeronautics Board, any other officer or employee of the United States, or any other person. ###
(d)This section shall not take effect if enacted after the enactment of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979.
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  • 111 Stat. 1447
  • Pub. L. 96-192
  • 94 Stat. 48
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Sec. 29
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Stat.111 Stat. 1447
Pub. L.Pub. L. 96-192
Stat.94 Stat. 48
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