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title: "49 U.S.C. § 41301"
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title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
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# 49 U.S.C. § 41301 - Requirement for a permit

## Text

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.

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

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 4130149 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.