14 CFR § 271.6 - Profit element.

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title: "14 CFR § 271.6 - Profit element."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "271.6"
section_name: "Profit element."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "271"
part_name: "GUIDELINES FOR SUBSIDIZING AIR CARRIERS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION"
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last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. Chapters 401, 417."
regulatory_source: "ER-1398, 49 FR 49846, Dec. 24, 1984, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "271"
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# 271.6 Profit element.

The reasonable return for a carrier for providing essential air service at an eligible place generally will be set at a flat percentage, typically 5 percent of that carrier's projected operating costs as established under § 271.4, plus any applicable interest expenses on flight equipment.

[ER-1398, 49 FR 49846, Dec. 24, 1984, as amended at 60 FR 43524, 43525, Aug. 22, 1995]