Tuğba Gedik

    COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES

“An aIRCRAFT OPERATION INVOLVING THE TRANSPORT OF CARGO, MAIL OR PASSENGERS FOR REMUNERATION OR HIRE”

AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP

Air Transport Services Group is a leading provider of air Cargo transportation and related services to domestic and foreign air carriers and other companies that outsource their air Cargo lift requirements.

Through its principal subsidiaries, including two airlines with separate and distinct U.S. FAA part 121 Air Carrier certificates, ATSG (AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GROUP) provides air Cargo lift, aircraft leasing, aircraft   maintenance services, and airport ground services.

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Commercial Air Transport Service is also known as Commercial Aviatoın.

It is the part of civil aviation with both scheduled and general aviatıon.

Airline services involve operating aircraft for hire to transport passengers or Cargo.

There are two categories of aircraft airplanes and other aircraft like as helicopters, airships and balloons.

“COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT OPERATION BE CLASSIFIED INTO SCHEDULED AND NONSCHEDULED OPERATIONS.”

 

 

::SCHEDULED SERVICES::

SCHEDULED SERVICES ARE FLIGHTS SCHEDULED AND PERFORMED FOR REMUNERATION ACCORDING TO A PUBLISHED TIMETABLES OR REGULAR OR FREQUENT AS TO CONSTITUTE A RECOGNİZABLY SYSTEMATIC SERIES, WHICH ARE OPEN TO DIRECT BOOKING BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND EXTRA SECTION FLIHTS ACCOSIONED BY OVERFOW TRAFFIC FROM SCHEDULED FLIGHTS.

 

SCHEDULED INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICE

IS A SERIES OF FLIGHTS THAT PASSENGERS ALL THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS.

v   AIRCRAFT FOR THE TRANSPORT OF PASSENGER MAIL ORCARGO DOR REMUNERATION IN SUCH A MANNER THAT EACH FLIGHT IS OPEN TO USE BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

v IT PASSES THROUGH THE AIRSPACE OVER THE TERRITORY AT MORE THAN ONE STATE.

v TO SERVE TRAFFIC BETWEEN THE SOME TWO OR MORE POINTS

-  ACCORDING TO A PUBLISHED TIMETABLE OR

-  FLIGHTS SO REGULAR OR FREQUENT THAT THEY CONSITITUDER A RECOGNIZABLY SYSTEMATIC SERIES.

::NON-SCHEDULED SERVICES::

A COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE PERFORMED AS OTHER THAN A SCHEDULED AIR SERVICE.

A CHARTER FLIGHTS IS A NON-SCHEDULEDOPERATION USING A CHARTERED AIRCRAFT.

NON-SCHEDULED SERVICES FALL INTO FOUR CATEGORIES

   I.            CARGO AND CHARTER FLIGHTS

II.            COMBINED PASSENGER-CARGO FLIGHTS

III.            PASSENGER AND CORGO

IV.            NON-SCHEDULED NON-CHARTER FLIGHTSFOR THE CARRIAGE OF INDIVIDUALLY TICKETED OR INDIVIDUALLY WAYBILLED TRAFFIC.

 

::GENERAL ASPECTS FOR THE COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTTION::

IN MOST COUNTRIES, A FLIGHT MAY BE OPERATED FOR MONEY ONLY IF IT MEETS THREE CRITERIA:

Ø THE PILOT MUST HOLD A VALID COMMERCIAL PILOTS CERTIFICATE

Ø THE AIRCRAFT MUST HOLD A VALID COMMERCIAL REGISTRATION

Ø THE OPERATOR MJST HOLD A CERTIFICATE OR SOME OTHER AUTHORIZATOIN FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS.

NOTE: A COMMERCIAL CERFITICATE OR REGISTRATION REQURES HIGHER STANDARDS THAN PRIVATE ONE.

TYPES OF COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORTATON FLIGHTS

 

A.INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS

 

AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS IS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT WITHIN CIVIL AVIATION WHICH FLIES OUTSIDE ITS OWN COUNTYR.

THE DEPARTURE AND THE ARRIVAL TAKE PLACE IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INRETNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHTS IS THAT, BEFORE BOARDING THE AIRCRAFT, PASSENGERS MUST BE UNDERGO MIGRIATION FORMALITIES AND, WHEN ARRIVING TO THE DESTINATION AIRPORT.

THEY MUST UNDERGO BOTH IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS FORMALITIES, UNLESS BOTH THE DEPARTUR AND ARRIVAL COUNTRIES ARE MEMBERS OF THE SAME FREE TRAVEL AREA.

ALL AIRPORTS SERVING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS ARE KNOWN AS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS.

 

A.DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

IS A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT THAT CARRIES PASSENGER AND CARGO WITHIN A COUNTRY.

IT DOES NOT FLY OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY.

DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL TAKES PLACE IN THE SAME COUNTRY.

ALL AIRPORTS SERVING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS ARE KNOWN AS DOMESTIC AIRPORTS.

 

 

HISTORY OF COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT

 

AFTER WORLD WAR 2, COMMERCIAL AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES GREW EXPEDİTİOUSLY. EX-MILITARY AIRCRAFT WAS USED TO TRANSPORT PEOPLE AND CARGO. THIS GROWTH WAS ACCELERATED BY THE GLUT OF HEAVY AND SUPER-HEAVY BOMBER AIRFRAMES LIKE THE LANCASTER AND B-29. IT COULD BE  CONVERTED INTO COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT. THE DC-3 MADE FOR EASIER AND LONGER COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS.THE FIRST COMMERCIAL JET AIRLINER TO FLY WAS THE BRITISH DE HAVILLAND COMET.