Sec.15-41-43a. Definitions

(a) "Air Carriers" means domestic or foreign air carriers certificated by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

(b) "Business or Corporate Aircraft" means aircraft owned by or leased to a person, corporation, partnership or other entity used solely in its own business, and not for hire, lease, charter or otherwise carrying passengers or cargo for consideration.

(c) "Fixed Base Operator" means any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which offers to the public, subject to state and federal regulation, the use of revenue producing aircraft and aviation related services for carrying on certain mandatory and optional commercial activities on a regular basis. The mandatory activities shall include the sale of aviation fuel and aircraft maintenance and the provision of a public lounge and may at the option of the State also include acting as an agent for the State in the collection of aircraft landing fees and aircraft parking charges according to the terms and conditions of an agreement with the State.

(d) "Flying Club" means any corporation, partnership or other entity, other than an individual which, neither for profit nor commercial use, owns, leases or uses one or more aircraft for the purpose of instruction or pleasure or both.

(e) "Multiple Services Operator" means any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which offers to the public, subject to state and federal regulation, revenue producing aviation related services and uses a state airport as a base or terminal for those services and operations.

(f) "Non-revenue Producing Aircraft" means aircraft not used for compensation, hire, commercial purpose or profit and military aircraft, publicly-owned aircraft and aircraft owned by flying clubs which are not used for compensation or profit by the owners or co-owners of such aircraft.

(g) "Revenue Producing Aircraft" means aircraft owned by or leased to any person, corporation, partnership or other entity which rents, leases, demonstrates, charters or otherwise uses such aircraft in commerce, including but not limited to, the carrying of passengers, property or mail for consideration.

(h) "State Airport" means any airport owned and operated by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

(Effective June 28, 1989)