Civil Aviation Agreements: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-ninth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1814, a Bill to Amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as Amended, February 15, 22, 27, March 1, 7 April 2, 5, 8, and 10, 1946Considers (79) S. 1814. |
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Page 262 - ... developing, coordinating, and preserving a national transportation system by water, highway, and rail, as well as other means, adequate to meet the needs of the commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense. All of the provisions of this Act. shall be administered and enforced with a view to carrying out the above declaration of policy.
Page 255 - The promotion of adequate, economical, and efficient service by air carriers at reasonable charges, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices d.
Page 208 - That instrument, together with all laws which are made in pursuance thereof, and all treaties made or which shall be made under the authority of the United States, are the supreme law of the land.
Page 73 - Annex shall retain as their primary objective the provision of capacity adequate to the traffic demands between the country of which such air carrier is a national and the country of ultimate destination of the traffic. The right to embark or disembark on such services international traffic destined for and coming from third countries at a point or points on the routes specified in...
Page 272 - Air commerce" means interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce or the transportation of mail by aircraft or any operation or navigation of aircraft within the limits of any civil airway or any operation or navigation of aircraft which directly affects, or which may endanger safety in, interstate, overseas, or foreign air commerce.
Page 204 - In exercising and performing their powers and duties under this Act, the Board and the Secretary of Transportation* shall do so consistently with any obligation assumed by the United States in any treaty, convention, or agreement that may be in force between the United States and any foreign country...
Page 210 - The issuance, denial, transfer, amendment, cancellation, suspension, or revocation of, and the terms, conditions and limitations contained in, any certificate authorizing an air carrier to engage in overseas or foreign air transportation, or air transportation between places in the same Territory or possession, or any permit issuable to any foreign air carrier under section 402, shall be subject to the approval of the President.
Page 94 - Competition to the extent necessary to assure the sound development of an air transportation system properly adapted to the needs of the foreign and domestic commerce of the United States, of the Postal Service, and of the national defense...
Page 12 - The laws and regulations of one contracting party relating to the admission to or departure from its territory, of aircraft engaged In international air navigation, or to the operation and navigation of such aircraft while within its territory, shall be applied to the aircraft of the other contracting party...
Page 97 - Impose or permit to be imposed on any such service just and reasonable charges for the use of such airports and other facilities. These charges shall not be higher than would be paid for the use of such airports and facilities by its...