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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation › Subpart 47.4

FAR 47.403-2 Air transport agreements between the United States and foreign governments.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section says that using a foreign-flag air carrier is allowed, and no penalty applies, when that carrier provides transportation under an air transport agreement between the United States and a foreign government. The agreement must be consistent with certain international aviation policy goals and provide reciprocal rights and benefits. For contractors, this means foreign air travel may be permissible in these specific situations.

Applies to: Contractors using foreign-flag air carriers for transportation under qualifying air transport agreements

Key terms: foreign-flag air carrier · air transport agreement · reciprocal rights and benefits · international aviation policy goals

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

Nothing in the guidelines of the Comptroller General (see 47.403) shall preclude, and no penalty shall attend, the use of a foreign-flag air carrier that provides transportation under an air transport agreement between the United States and a foreign government, the terms of which are consistent with the international aviation policy goals at 49 U.S.C. 1502(b) and provide reciprocal rights and benefits.

Sections it refers to

  • 47.403 Guidelines for implementation of the Fly America Act.

← 47.403-1 Availability and unavailability of U.S.-flag air carrier service. · 47.403-3 Disallowance of expenditures. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 47

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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