As used in this chapter:

(a) “Air carrier” means any person, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, trustee, receiver or assignee which engages in the transportation by air of persons or property for hire and which makes landings or takeoffs or air pickups or deliveries in this state;

(b) “Aircraft arrivals and departures” means scheduled landings and takeoffs in this state of the aircraft of an air carrier, scheduled air pickups and deliveries in this state by the aircraft of an air carrier, and, in the case of nonscheduled operations, shall include all landings and takeoffs, pickups and deliveries;

(c) “Flight equipment” means full equipment of aircraft for flight;

(d) “Originating revenue” within this state means revenue to an air carrier from the transportation of revenue passengers and revenue cargo, exclusive of express and mail, first received by such carrier either as originating or connecting traffic at airports within this state. When it cannot otherwise be determined, the revenue of an air carrier from the transportation of revenue cargo attributable to a particular airport for any period shall be computed by multiplying the pounds of revenue cargo first received by such air carrier at such airport during such period by the average revenue per pound received by such air carrier from the transportation of revenue cargo over its entire system for the same period;

(e) “Revenue tons handled” by an air carrier at an airport means the weight in tons of revenue passengers, at two hundred pounds per passenger, and revenue cargo first received either as originating or connecting traffic or finally discharged by such carrier at such airport.

(1949 Rev., S. 1922; P.A 95-79, S. 29, 189.)

History: P.A. 95-79 redefined “air carrier” to include a limited liability company, effective May 31, 1995.