14 CFR § 298.53 - Suspension or revocation of authority.

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title: "14 CFR § 298.53 - Suspension or revocation of authority."
title_number: 14
title_name: "Aeronautics and Space"
section_number: "298.53"
section_name: "Suspension or revocation of authority."
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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# 298.53 Suspension or revocation of authority.

A Commuter Air Carrier Authorization may be suspended or revoked if any of the following occur:

(a) The operator fails to maintain insurance coverage as required by part 205 of this chapter for commuter operations;

(b) The scheduled passenger authority under the operator's Air Carrier Certificate is suspended or revoked by the Federal Aviation Administration;

(c) The operator does not commence operations for which it has been found fit, or the operator ceases those operations as provided in § 204.7 of this chapter;

(d) The Department finds that the carrier is not fit, willing, and able to conduct scheduled service or fails to qualify as a citizen of the United States; or

(e) The Department determines that it is otherwise in the public interest to do so.