Change of gauge (aviation)

Change of gauge (aviation)

In air transport change of gauge for a passenger or cargo means a change of aircraft without the change of flight number.[1] The term is borrowed from and in analogy with the rail transport practice of gauge change.

The Y-type change of gauge is the one when one flight is transferred into two with different destinations. [2]

United States

In the United States, change of gauge is standard practice amongst the major airlines. As of 2001, 6 US airlines (American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Northwest Airlines, US Airways, and United Airlines) had change of gauge flights. Title 14 CFR Part 258, "Disclosure of Change of Gauge Services", requires air carriers to disclose to passengers, traveling on a single flight number, if they will be required to change planes during the flight. Part 258 requires the air carriers to inform the consumer that there is a change of gauge in the itinerary before the reservation is made.[3] Some passengers, such as persons with disabilities or who otherwise are not disposed to make a connection, prefer to book on flights without a change of aircraft. However, passengers could incorrectly assume that if they are traveling on a single flight number they will not be required to change planes. Single flight numbers are typically used for an originating domestic to international destination or the return (e.g., San Francisco to Chicago to Paris).[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Final Report on Airline Customer Service Commitment", Report AV-2001-020, February 12, 2001, Office of Inspector General, USDoT
  2. ^ Leon de Pablo Mendes (1992) "Cabotage in Air Transport Regulation" ISBN 0792317955 p.113
  3. ^ 14 CFR 258 [1]

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Change of gauge (disambiguation) — Change of gauge or gauge change may refer to one of the following. Change of gauge in rail transport, transfer of a train between tracks with different gauge Change of gauge (aviation), in air transport, change of aircraft without changing the… …   Wikipedia

  • Gauge — may refer to:In measurements:* American wire gauge, a measurement of diameter of a wire * Gauge (bore diameter), the diameter of a shotgun barrel * Stubs Iron Wire Gauge, which corresponds to the diameter of a hypodermic needle **See also * Sheet …   Wikipedia

  • Aviation Selection Test Battery — ASTB redirects here. For the Dave Matthews Band song, see Anyone Seen the Bridge?. The Aviation Selection Test Battery is used by the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard as one criterion used in making selection determinations for officer… …   Wikipedia

  • Fairey Aviation Company — Limited Création 1915 Disparition 1960 Personnages clés Charles Richard Fairey  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Climate change — For current and future climatological effects of human influences, see global warming. For the study of past climate change, see paleoclimatology. For temperatures on the longest time scales, see geologic temperature record …   Wikipedia

  • Fairey Aviation Company — Infobox Defunct Company company name = Fairey Aviation Company Limited company slogan = fate = ceased aircraft manufacture successor = WFEL Limited, Spectris foundation = 1915 defunct = 1960 (aircraft manufacturing) location = Hayes, Heaton… …   Wikipedia

  • Codeshare agreement — Not to be confused with Telephone number codeshare, a codeshare with phone number in another country Flight information display system showing several code shared flights. For example: British Airways flight BA4552 is actually the same flight as… …   Wikipedia

  • Air transport and the environment (United Kingdom) — Increasing demand for air travel in the UK has resulted in a conflict between the desire to cater for that demand and the environmental consequences of doing so. In the past 25 years the UK air transport industry has seen sustained growth, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Transport in Ghana — is accomplished by road, rail, air and water. Ghana s transportation and communications networks are centered in the southern regions, especially the areas in which gold, cocoa, and timber are produced. The northern and central areas are… …   Wikipedia

  • brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”