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Read. Follow. Verify.Hearings on H.R. 10560: Expanding Airline Interline Services
Record date · July 20, 2026
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What This Bill Does
This document records the 1976 congressional hearings regarding H.R. 10560, a bill proposed to force the Civil Aeronautics Board to allow intrastate airlines to partner with interstate carriers for s.
The bill sought to change federal law to allow smaller, state-only airlines to connect passengers and baggage with national carriers, potentially altering travel options and competition in the aviation market.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Intrastate air carriers
These airlines would gain the legal right to enter into interline agreements with interstate carriers if the bill passed.
Civil Aeronautics Board
The agency would be required to issue certificates of public convenience and necessity under the conditions specified in the bill.
Interstate air carriers
These carriers would be subject to new requirements regarding interline service partnerships with intrastate airlines.
Key Facts
- The hearings were held on March 3 and May 4, 1976.
- The bill proposed amending the Federal Aviation Act of 1958.
- The legislation aimed to mandate that the Civil Aeronautics Board issue certificates of public convenience and necessity to specific intrastate carriers.
- The primary goal was to enable intrastate air carriers to provide interline service with interstate carriers.
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- The hearings were conducted by the Subcommittee on Aviation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation during the 94th Congress.
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Pre-Deregulation Pressure
The hearing highlights the specific regulatory hurdles intrastate carriers faced before the broader airline deregulation movement of the late 1970s.
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