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title: "Commercial air transport (CAT) operation — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "Article 2, Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014: ‘commercial air transport (CAT) operation’ means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail…"
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# commercial air transport (CAT) operation

EASA defines “commercial air transport (CAT) operation” in one regulation. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> ‘commercial air transport (CAT) operation’ means an aircraft operation to transport passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or other valuable consideration;

Article 2 · Continuing Airworthiness · Regulation (EU) No 1321/2014 · Easy Access Rules, 2 Sep 2025 revision · [Read Article 2](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/continuing-airworthiness/cover-regulation/powers-and-recital#article-2)

## Defined in the same article

- [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane)
- [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)
- [certifying staff](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/certifying-staff)
- [commercial specialised operations](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/commercial-specialised-operations)
- [competition flight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/competition-flight)
- [complex motor-powered aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/complex-motor-powered-aircraft)
- [component](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/component)
- [continuing airworthiness](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/continuing-airworthiness)