14 CFR § 218.1 - Definitions.

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title: "14 CFR § 218.1 - Definitions."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "218.1"
section_name: "Definitions."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "218"
part_name: "LEASE BY FOREIGN AIR CARRIER OR OTHER FOREIGN PERSON OF AIRCRAFT WITH CREW"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 40113 and 41301."
regulatory_source: "ER-716, 36 FR 23148, Dec. 4, 1971, unless otherwise noted."
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# 218.1 Definitions.

For the purpose of this part the term *lease* shall mean an agreement under which an aircraft is furnished by one party to the agreement to the other party, irrespective of whether the agreement constitutes a true lease, charter arrangement, or some other arrangement.