{"data":{"id":"us/14-cfr-271.6","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"14 CFR 271.6","heading":"Profit element.","body":"The reasonable return for a carrier for providing essential air service at an eligible place generally will be set at a flat percentage, typically 5 percent of that carrier's projected operating costs as established under § 271.4, plus any applicable interest expenses on flight equipment.","path":["Title 14—Aeronautics and Space","CHAPTER II—OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS)","SUBCHAPTER A—ECONOMIC REGULATIONS","PART 271—GUIDELINES FOR SUBSIDIZING AIR CARRIERS PROVIDING ESSENTIAL AIR TRANSPORTATION"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-14.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:20Z","sha256":"d48bfc0c8aecc6bcf6988b26d61248c60983e2c9f5407083a59317684757e14f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/14-cfr-271.5","next":"us/14-cfr-271.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}