Division 51: Air transport

Section H, Transportation and storage. 4 subcategories with ISTAT's explanatory notes and the ATECO 2022 codes they come from.

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  1. 51Air transport

    This division includes the transport of passengers or freight by air or via space.

    Excludes

    • crop spraying, see 01.6101.61
    • repair and maintenance of civilian aircraft or aircraft engines, see 33.1633.16
    • operation of airports, see 52.2352.23
    • aerial advertising (skywriting), see 73.1173.11
    • aerial photography, see 74.2074.20
    • civil aerial surveillance, see 80.0980.09
    • military aerial surveillance, see 84.2284.22
  2. 51.1Passenger air transport
  3. 51.10Passenger air transport
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Excludes

    • freight air transport whether scheduled or not, see 51.2151.21
    • rental of air transport equipment without an operator, see 77.3577.35
    • air ambulances, see 86.9286.92
  4. 51.10.1Scheduled air transport of passengers
  5. 51.10.10Scheduled air transport of passengers
    From ATECO 2022: 51.10.10 Trasporto aereo di linea di passeggeri (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • scheduled air transport of passengers over regular routes

    Also includes

    • rental of air transport equipment with an operator for the purpose of scheduled passenger transport
  6. 51.10.2Non-scheduled air transport of passengers
  7. 51.10.20Non-scheduled air transport of passengers
    From ATECO 2022: 51.10.20 Trasporto aereo non di linea di passeggeri; voli charter (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • charter flights for passengers
    • sightseeing flights

    Also includes

    • rental of air transport equipment with operator for the purpose of non-scheduled passenger transportation
  8. 51.2Freight air transport and space transport
  9. 51.21Freight air transport
  10. 51.21.0Freight air transport
  11. 51.21.00Freight air transport
    From ATECO 2022: 51.21.00 Trasporto aereo di merci (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • air transport of freight whether scheduled or not

    Also includes

    • rental of air transport equipment with an operator for the purpose of freight transport
  12. 51.22Space transport
  13. 51.22.0Space transport
  14. 51.22.00Space transport
    From ATECO 2022: 51.22.00 Trasporto spaziale (all from here)
    ISTAT explanatory notes ›

    Includes

    • launching of satellites and space vehicles
    • space transport of freight and passengers

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