air carrier
Commercial aviation business
An air carrier is a company that transports passengers or cargo by aircraft—essentially an airline.
The term appears most often in legal, regulatory, and industry contexts: The FAA regulates all domestic air carriers.
Common carriers that happen to use airplanes rather than ships, trucks, or trains.
- airlinerLarge commercial passenger plane
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- boardingEntering a vehicle
boarding pass · cargo · travel · takeoff · passenger rights · landing · flight · in-flight meal · jetliner · regional airline · freight · destination · terminal · budget airline · economy class · frequent flyer · airlifter · overbooking
air carriershipping line
Firm transporting goods overseas
railroad · trucking company · bus line · motor carrier · ground transportation
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