§ 20.10.005. Definitions.

The words and phrases used hereinafter in this chapter shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in this section:

(a)

"Affiliate carrier" means any air transportation company that provides air transportation services for another air transportation company, that is operating essentially under the same trade name as such air transportation company and uses essentially the same livery, airline code, and/or flight number designation as such air transportation company. The term affiliate carrier shall not include any air transportation company that is providing air transportation services on behalf of another air transportation company that is a code-share partner or marketing partner and that is flying such flights under such air transportation company's own livery.

(b)

"Air transportation" means the carriage of persons, property, cargo, mail, and/or other property by aircraft.

(c)

"Air transportation company" means a person, company or corporation providing air transportation by aircraft for the purpose of carriage of persons, cargo, mail, and/or other property. The term air transportation company specifically includes governmental service contractors operating aircraft for the purpose of furthering needs, programs, or objectives of the U.S. government.

(d)

"Aviation support provider" means a person, company or corporation providing airline/aircraft services, ground handling services, ramp services, passenger services, ticketing services, baggage handling or delivery services, aircraft cleaning services, maintenance services, fueling services, screening/security services, catering, provisioning services, tour operators, or other similar services to air transportation companies.

(e)

"Joint use formula" means the formula to be used to pro-rate ninety percent of the specified charge for joint use space, according to the ratio of the number of emplaning passengers for each air transportation company operating in the terminal complex during the most recent month for which such information is available to the total number of enplaning passengers of all air transportation companies during the same month. The remaining ten percent will be prorated over a number equal to the number of signatory airlines, plus one.

(f)

"Joint use space" means the terminal complex space used jointly by all air transportation companies including, but not limited to, federal security space, security queuing areas, wheelchair staging areas, baggage claim areas, travel document verification areas, and other areas as may be identified from time to time. Joint use space fees shall be applicable to each air transportation company operating at the airport.

(g)

"Non-signatory airline" means any air transportation company using the airport facilities which does not meet the criteria to be a signatory airline or that has not executed the airline-airport use and lease agreement, as approved by the board of county commissioners.

(h)

"Operator" means each air transportation company, aviation support provider, governmental agency, other airport tenant(s), or user(s) that uses the airport facilities regardless if the use is for commercial aviation or private aviation purposes. For the purposes under Title 20, the term operator shall include signatory airline and non-signatory airline unless otherwise noted specifically.

(i)

"Signatory airline" means any air transportation company that has executed and delivered to county, the airline—airport use and lease agreement, as approved by the board of county commissioners, covering the use and occupancy of facilities at the airport. Such air transportation company must be able to meet specific requirements and/or minimum standards for signatory airline status as may be established by the director of aviation.

(1)

The director of aviation may offer such board of county commissioners approved form of agreement for execution to any air transportation company that meets the established criteria for signatory airline status during the current fiscal year period. If such agreement is offered, the air transportation company must execute and return the agreement within ninety days to become a signatory airline.

(2)

Upon execution of such agreement by the director of aviation, such new signatory airline will be charged the signatory airline rentals, fees, and charges. Additionally such signatory airline will be provided with a retroactive credit for any non-signatory airline rentals, fees, and charges that were charged during that same fiscal year and prior to the date of execution of the agreement by the director of aviation. No such credit will be given for any non-signatory airline rentals, fees, and charges that occurred during any prior fiscal years that are within the term of the agreement.

(3)

In the event such agreement is not executed and returned by the air transportation company within the ninety-day period, the director of aviation is no longer obligated to offer signatory airline status to such air transportation company during the remaining term of the agreement, and such air transportation company shall be charged the non-signatory airline rentals, fees, and charges.

(Ord. 3671 § 2, 2008: Ord. 3077 § 1, 2004: Ord. 2471 § 2, 2000: Ord. 2332 § 6, 1999: Ord. 1090 § 1, 1988: Ord. 1061 § 1, 1987: Ord. 1014 § 1, 1986: Ord. 990 § 1, 1986: Ord. 492 § 1, 1976)

(Ord. No. 3879, § 2, 7-6-2010; Ord. No. 3968, § 4, 7-19-2011; Ord. No. 4105, § 13, 6-4-2013)