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An identification number assigned by US DOT to identify a unique airline (carrier). A unique airline (carrier) is defined as one holding and reporting under the same DOT certificate regardless of its Code, Name, or holding company/corporation.
Code assigned by IATA and commonly used to identify a carrier. As the same code may have been assigned to different carriers over time, the code is not always unique.
Carrier Entity
Carrier Name
Unique Carrier Code. When the same code has been used by multiple carriers, a numeric suffix is used for earlier users, for example, PA, PA(1), PA(2). Use this field for analysis across a range of years.
Unique Entity for a Carrier's Operation Region.
Unique Carrier Name. When the same name has been used by multiple carriers, a numeric suffix is used for earlier users, for example, Air Caribbean, Air Caribbean (1).
World Area CodeGet Lookup Table
Carrier Group Code. Used in Legacy AnalysisGet Lookup Table
Carrier Group NewGet Lookup Table
Carrier's Operation Region. Carriers Report Data by Operation Region
Starting Date of Carrier Code
Ending Date of Carrier Code (Active = NULL)