49 U.S.C. § 41301
Section 41301 · Requirement for a permit
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Air Line Pilots Ass'n v. Chao (2018)
Most recently applied in Air Line Pilots Association v. Elaine Chao (May 2018)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
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.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
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.