49 USC § 41301 - Requirement for a permit

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title: "49 USC § 41301 - Requirement for a permit"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "41301"
section_name: "Requirement for a permit"
chapter_number: 413
chapter_name: "FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1126.)"
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# § 41301. Requirement for a permit

A foreign air carrier may provide foreign air transportation only if the foreign air carrier holds a permit issued under this chapter authorizing the foreign air transportation.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1126.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 41301 | 49 App.:1372(a). | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, § 402(a), 72 Stat. 757. |

The word “provide” is substituted for “engage in” for consistency in the revised title. The word “holds” is substituted for “there is in force” to eliminate unnecessary words.