Interstate Air Transportation is defined as the carriage of persons or property as a common carrier for compensation or hire, by turbojet-powered aircraft capable of carrying thirty or more persons, wholly within the same state.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only if the aircraft is propeller-driven
• D. Only for mail service

Answer: (A)

Interstate air transportation is defined by a combination of factors: it involves carrying persons or property as a common carrier for compensation or hire, using turbojet-powered aircraft capable of carrying 30 or more passengers. The defining elements here are the existence of a common carrier for hire and the aircraft size/power criteria, which is why this statement aligns with the FAA’s terminology used in practice tests. The inclusion of “wholly within the same state” in this wording is part of the stated definition for this item, and the other options (propeller-driven aircraft or mail service) do not meet the turbojet/30+ passenger criterion.