Transportation Information Regulations — 3
3 (1) The definitions in this section apply in this Part. air carrier means a Canadian air carrier or foreign air carrier. ( transporteur aérien ) Canadian air carrier means the holder of an air operator certificate issued under Subpart 3, 4 or 5 of Part VII of the Canadian Aviation Regulations . ( transporteur aérien canadien ) charter service means the transportation of passengers or cargo by aircraft pursuant to a contract under which a person, other than the air carrier that operates the air service, reserves a block of seats or part of the cargo space of an aircraft for the person’s use or for resale to the public. ( service d’affrètement ) foreign air carrier means the holder of an air operator certificate issued under Subpart 1 of Part VII of the Canadian Aviation Regulations . ( transporteur aérien étranger ) general aviation means the operation of an aircraft for purposes other than publicly available passenger or cargo transport for remuneration, and includes business aviation, aerial work, instructional flying and air ambulance services. ( aviation générale ) general aviation operator means any entity that engages in general aviation, and includes a corporation, a government entity as defined in subsection 211(1) of the Excise Act, 2001 and a foreign government. ( exploitant de l’aviation générale ) large air carrier means an air carrier that operates a charter service or a scheduled service that has transported a worldwide total of two million passengers or more during each of the two preceding calendar years. ( grand transporteur aérien ) level I air carrier means a Canadian air carrier that, in the calendar year before the year in which information is provided under this Part, transported at least 2,000,000 revenue passengers or at least 400 000 tonnes of cargo. ( transporteur aérien de niveau I ) level II air carrier means a Canadian air carrier that, in the calendar year before the year in which information is provided under this Part, transported (a) at least 100,000 but fewer than 2,000,000 revenue passengers; or (b) at least 50 000 but less than 400 000 tonnes of cargo. ( transporteur aérien de niveau II ) level III air carrier means a Canadian air carrier that (a) is not a level I air carrier or level II air carrier; and (b) in the calendar year before the year in which information is provided under this Part, realized gross revenues of at least $2,000,000 for the provision of air services for which the air carrier held a licence. ( transporteur aérien de niveau III ) level IV air carrier means a Canadian air carrier that (a) is not a level I air carrier, level II air carrier or level III air carrier; and (b) in the calendar year before the year in which information is provided under this Part, realized gross revenues of less than $2,000,000 for the provision of air services for which the air carrier held a licence. ( transporteur aérien de niveau IV ) level V air carrier [Repealed, SOR/2013-196, s. 5] level VI air carrier [Repealed, SOR/2013-196, s. 5] local air carrier [Repealed, SOR/2013-196, s. 5] non-revenue passenger means (a) a passenger travelling for free or at a fare available only to persons who are employees or agents of an air carrier or are travelling on the business of an air carrier; and (b) a person, such as an infant, who does not occupy a seat. ( passager non payant ) regional air carrier [Repealed, SOR/2013-196, s. 5] revenue passenger means a passenger who is not a non-revenue passenger and for whose transportation an air carrier receives remuneration, and includes a passenger travelling with a ticket (a) purchased under a publicly available promotional offer; (b) purchased through a loyalty program or through the redemption of loyalty points or miles; (c) purchased with a corporate discount or at a preferential fare; or (d) obtained as compensation for denied boarding. ( passager payant ) scheduled service means the transportation of passengers or cargo by an aircraft provided by an ai