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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>366704</law_id><section_number>5.1-94</section_number><catch_line>Required certificate of public convenience and necessity</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><referred_to_by><reference>5.1-98</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="9" identifier="5.1">Aviation</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="12" identifier="9">Air Carriers</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="2" identifier="2">Issuance of Certificates of Convenience and Rights Thereunder</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">common carrier by aircraft</span> or <span class="dictionary">restricted common carrier by aircraft</span> (not herein exempted) shall engage in intrastate operation in the <span class="dictionary">airspace</span> of this Commonwealth without first having obtained from the <span class="dictionary">Commission</span> a <span class="dictionary">certificate</span> of public convenience and necessity authorizing such operation.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 56-147; 1970, c. 708.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
