An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.[1]
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In Canada air taxi operations are regulated by Transport Canada under Canadian Aviation Regulation 703. The Canadian definition of air taxi includes all commercial single engined aircraft, multi-engined helicopters flown by day visual flight rules by one pilot and all multi-engined, non-turbo-jet aircraft, with a maximum take-off weight 8618 kg (19,000 pounds) or less and nine or fewer passenger seats, that are used to transport people or goods or for sightseeing.[2]
In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR), unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more stringent standards of FAR Part 121.[3]