Define 'private carriage'.

Define 'private carriage'.

• A. Carriage for hire that does not involve holding out.
• B. Public advertisement of carriage availability.
• C. Carrier operating as common carriage.
• D. Charter flights under Part 135.

Answer: (A)

Private carriage means transporting people or property for hire without offering those services to the general public. In other words, you’re paid for a flight, but you haven’t advertised seats or space for sale to anyone who asks for it; the trip is arranged directly with a specific customer or organization. This definition fits the idea of being paid for a flight while not holding out to the public. If you publicly advertise carriage availability, you’re holding out and would be operating as a common (public) carrier. Conversely, when an operation runs as common carriage or under Part 135 as on-demand charter, it’s effectively offered to the public rather than kept private.

Private carriage means transporting people or property for hire without offering those services to the general public. In other words, you’re paid for a flight, but you haven’t advertised seats or space for sale to anyone who asks for it; the trip is arranged directly with a specific customer or organization.

This definition fits the idea of being paid for a flight while not holding out to the public. If you publicly advertise carriage availability, you’re holding out and would be operating as a common (public) carrier. Conversely, when an operation runs as common carriage or under Part 135 as on-demand charter, it’s effectively offered to the public rather than kept private.