49 USC § 41739 - Air carrier obligations

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s41739"
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title: "49 USC § 41739 - Air carrier obligations"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "41739"
section_name: "Air carrier obligations"
chapter_number: 417
chapter_name: "OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1152.)"
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# § 41739. Air carrier obligations

If at least 2 air carriers make an agreement to operate under or use a single carrier designator code to provide air transportation, the carrier whose code is being used shares responsibility with the other carriers for the quality of transportation provided the public under the code by the other carriers.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1152.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 41739 | 49 App.:1389(i). | Aug. 23, 1958, Pub. L. 85–726, 72 Stat. 731, § 419(i); added Oct. 24, 1978, Pub. L. 95–504, § 33(a), 92 Stat. 1732; Dec. 8, 1983, Pub. L. 98–213, § 10, 97 Stat. 1461; Oct. 4, 1984, Pub. L. 98–443, § 9(r), 98 Stat. 1708; restated Dec. 30, 1987, Pub. L. 100–223, § 202(a)(1), (2), (b)(1), 101 Stat. 1507, 1516. |

The words “quality of transportation” are substituted for “quality of service” for clarity and consistency in this section.