---
title: "Commercial air transport — EASA Definition · Avioverse"
description: "FCL.010, Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011: \"Commercial air transport\" means the transport of passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or hire."
url: "https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/commercial-air-transport"
---

# Commercial air transport

EASA defines “Commercial air transport” in 2 regulations, worded for each regulation's scope. The wording below is reproduced verbatim from the EASA Easy Access Rules, with a link to the paragraph it comes from.

> "Commercial air transport" means the transport of passengers, cargo or mail for remuneration or hire.

FCL.010 · Aircrew · Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011 · Easy Access Rules, 25 Nov 2025 revision · [Read FCL.010](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/aircrew/part-fcl/subpart-a#fcl-010)

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

Article 3 · Basic Regulation · Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 · Easy Access Rules, 16 Jan 2023 revision · [Read Article 3](https://avioverse.aero/regulations/easa/basic-regulation/chapter-i-principles#article-3)

## Defined in the same article

- [Accessible](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/accessible)
- [aerobatic flight](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerobatic-flight)
- [aerodrome](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome)
- [Aerodrome operator](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aerodrome-operator)
- [aeroplane](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane)
- [Aeroplane required to be operated with a co-pilot](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane-required-to-be-operated-with-a-co-pilot)
- [Aeroplane upset prevention and recovery training](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aeroplane-upset-prevention-and-recovery-training)
- [aircraft](https://avioverse.aero/glossary/easa/aircraft)