14 CFR § 298.50 - Application.

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title: "14 CFR § 298.50 - Application."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "298.50"
section_name: "Application."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC REGULATIONS"
part_number: "298"
part_name: "EXEMPTIONS FOR AIR TAXI AND COMMUTER AIR CARRIER OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 401, 411, and 417."
regulatory_source: "ER-929, 40 FR 42855, Sept. 17, 1975, unless otherwise noted."
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# 298.50 Application.

(a) Any person desiring to provide air transportation as a commuter air carrier must first obtain a Commuter Air Carrier Authorization. This shall be accomplished by filing with the Department—

(1) An application in accordance with the requirements of parts 201 and 302 of this chapter;

(2) Data in accordance with part 204 of this chapter to support a determination by the Department that the person is “fit, willing, and able” to operate the proposed commuter service; and

(3) A $670 filing fee submitted in accordance with the provisions of § 389.21 of this chapter.

(b) An executed original and two true copies of an application for a Commuter Air Carrier Authorization shall be filed with Docket Operations Office, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.

[70 FR 25768, May 16, 2005, as amended by DOT-OST-2014-0140, 84 FR 15935, Apr. 16, 2019]