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PUBLIC LAW 95-000—MMMM. DD, 1978

92 STAT. 1722 -

49 USC 1371.

PUBLIC LAW 95-504—OCT. 24, 1978 "(4) No certificate issued under this section shall permit a charter air carrier to sell or offer for sale an inclusive tour in air transportation by selling or offering for sale individual tickets directly to members of the general public, or to do so indirectly by controlling, being controlled by, or under common control with, a person authorized by the Board to make such sales.". (c) Paragraph (5) of section 401(n) of such Act is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking out "a supplemental air carrier to comply with the provisions of paragraph (1), (3), or (4) of this subsection" and inserting in lieu thereof "a charter air carrier to comply with the provisions of subsection (q) or (r) of this section"; and (2) in the last sentence, by striking out "paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of this subsection" and inserting m lieu thereof "subsections (q) and (r) of this section". (d)(1) Section 401 of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: a INSURANCE AND LIABILITY

"(q)(1) No certificate shall be issued or remain in effect unless the applicant for such certificate or the air carrier, as the case may be, complies with regulations or orders issued by the Board governing the filing and approval of policies of insurance or plans for self-insurance in the amount prescribed by the Board which are conditioned to pay, within the amount of such insurance, amounts for which such applicant or such air carrier may become liable for bodily injuries to or the death of any person, or for loss of or damage to property of others, resulting from the operation or maintenance of aircraft under such certificate. " (2) In order to protect travelers and shippers by aircraft operated by certificated air carriers, the Board may require any such air carrier to file a performance bond or equivalent security arrangement, in such amount and upon such terms as the Board shall prescribe, to be conditioned upon such air carrier's making appropriate compensation to such travelers and shippers, as prescribed by the Board, for failure on the part of such carrier to perform air transportation services in accordance with agreements therefor. "CONTINUING REQUIREMENT

Notice and hearing.

"(r) The requirement that each applicant for a certificate or any other authority under this title must be found to be fit, willing, and able to perform properly the transportation covered by its application and to conform to the provisions of this Act and the rules, regulations, and requirements of the Board under this Act, shall be a continuing requirement applicable to each such air carrier with respect to the transportation authorized by the Board. The Board shall by order, entered after notice and hearing, modify, suspend, or revoke such certificate or other authority, in whole or in part, for failure of such air carrier to comply with the continuing requirement that the air carrier be so fit, willing, and able, or for failure to file such reports as the Board may deem necessary to determine whether such air carrier is so fit, willing, and able.".