S.L. 499.20 Art. 2Interpretation.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"air carrier" means any person including bodies corporate or unincorporated who, regardless of their nationality, place of habitual residence, principal place of business, place of incorporation or management and administration, operate aircraft, regardless of the place of registration of such aircraft, on a commercial basis for the purpose of carrying persons, cargo and mail; "aircraft scheduling" means the allocation of slots; "airport" means the Malta International Airport; it shall also have the meaning assigned to the term "aerodrome" by article 2 of the Air Navigation Act, and the meaning assigned to the term "airport"

by article 2 of the Airports and Civil Aviation (Security) Act.

"Airport operator", in relation to an airport, means the person for the time being having the management of that airport;

"Director" means the Director of Civil Aviation and, to the extent of the authority given, any person so authorised by him;

"IATA" means the International Air Transport Association; "major home based carrier" means the Maltese registered carrier that carries the greatest number of passengers per year to and from Malta;

"slot" means the scheduled time of arrival or departure available or allocated to an aircraft movement on a specific date at an airport designated in terms of these regulations.