As used in this article:

(a) "Aircraft" means any contrivance, used or designed for navigation or flight through the air.

Terms Used In South Carolina Code 12-37-2410

  • Aircraft: means any contrivance, used or designed for navigation or flight through the air. See South Carolina Code 12-37-2410
  • Airline company: means any person who undertakes, directly or indirectly, to engage in the regularly scheduled transportation by aircraft of persons or property for hire in interstate, intrastate or international transportation. See South Carolina Code 12-37-2410
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the South Carolina Department of Revenue. See South Carolina Code 12-37-2410
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • individual: means a human being. See South Carolina Code 12-2-20
  • Person: means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, company or association, and includes a guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, conservator or any person acting in a fiduciary capacity therefor. See South Carolina Code 12-37-2410
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.

(b) "Airline company" means any person who undertakes, directly or indirectly, to engage in the regularly scheduled transportation by aircraft of persons or property for hire in interstate, intrastate or international transportation.

(c) "Operated" or "operation" means landings or takeoffs of aircraft by any airline company as defined herein.

(d) "Department" means the South Carolina Department of Revenue.

(e) "Person" means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, company or association, and includes a guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, conservator or any person acting in a fiduciary capacity therefor.

(f) "Plane hours" means and includes for each type of model of aircraft all hours in flight and all hours on the ground.