71B. Interpretation of this Part

In this Part —“aircraft flight operation”, for an aircraft, means —

the landing of the aircraft on a runway;

the taking-off of the aircraft on a runway; and

the use of the full range of airport infrastructure (such as the runway, terminal, apron and gate) necessary for the purpose of paragraph (a) or (b) and in connection with operating the aircraft;“operator of an aircraft” means the person who, when an aircraft flight operation involving an aircraft occurs, is —

if the aircraft is under a lease at the time of the operation, the lessee of the aircraft; or

in any other case, the owner of the aircraft;“slot” means the permission to use the full range of airport infrastructure (such as the runway, terminal, apron and gate) necessary for any aircraft flight operation at a coordinated airport on a specific date and at a specific time;“slots committee”, for a coordinated airport, means a committee established under the slots management scheme for the coordinated airport to advise the slots coordinator for that airport about the capacity of the airport, such as the opportunities to increase the airport’s capacity, coordination parameters and methods of monitoring compliance with slots allocation;“slots management scheme” means the scheme set out in regulations made under section 71G for a coordinated airport, and includes that scheme as amended from time to time.