Section 251-F. Definitions

For the purposes of this article:
    1.  "Carrier"  means  any  partnership,  corporation or other business
  entity regulated by the Federal Aviation  Administration  that  conducts
  scheduled passenger air transportation.
    2. "Aircraft" means any contrivance for passenger flight in the air.
    3.  "Airport" means any landing area used by aircraft for receiving or
  discharging passengers, equipped with a control tower, hangars, aircraft
  maintenance and refueling facilities, and accommodations for  passengers
  and cargo.
    4.  "Board"  means  the  consumer  protection  board as established in
  section five hundred fifty of the executive law.