14 CFR § 204.1 - Purpose.

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title: "14 CFR § 204.1 - Purpose."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "204.1"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
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subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "204"
part_name: "DATA TO SUPPORT FITNESS DETERMINATIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. Chapters 401, 411, 417."
regulatory_source: "Docket No. 47582, 57 FR 38766, Aug. 27, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
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# 204.1 Purpose.

This part sets forth the fitness data that must be submitted by applicants for certificate authority, by applicants for authority to provide service as a commuter air carrier to an eligible place, by carriers proposing to provide essential air transportation, and by certificated air carriers and commuter air carriers proposing a substantial change in operations, ownership, or management. This part also contains the procedures and filing requirements applicable to carriers that hold dormant authority.

[72 FR 20036, Apr. 23, 2007]