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SUBCHAPTER G—AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR 

COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPER-
ATIONS 

PART 110—GENERAL 

REQUIREMENTS 

Sec. 
110.1

Applicability. 

110.2

Definitions. 

A

UTHORITY

: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, 

40102, 40103, 40113, 44105, 44106, 44111, 44701– 
44717, 44722, 44901, 44903, 44904, 44906, 44912, 
44914, 44936, 44938, 46103, 46105. 

S

OURCE

: Docket No. FAA–2009–0140, 76 FR 

7486, Feb. 10, 2011, unless otherwise noted. 

§ 110.1 Applicability. 

This part governs all operations con-

ducted under subchapter G of this 
chapter. 

§ 110.2 Definitions. 

For the purpose of this subchapter, 

the term— 

All-cargo operation 

means any oper-

ation for compensation or hire that is 
other than a passenger-carrying oper-
ation or, if passengers are carried, they 
are only those specified in § 121.583(a) or 
§ 135.85 of this chapter. 

Commercial air tour 

means a flight 

conducted for compensation or hire in 
an airplane, powered-lift, or rotorcraft 
where a purpose of the flight is sight-
seeing. The FAA may consider the fol-
lowing factors in determining whether 
a flight is a commercial air tour: 

(1) Whether there was a holding out 

to the public of willingness to conduct 
a sightseeing flight for compensation 
or hire; 

(2) Whether the person offering the 

flight provided a narrative that re-
ferred to areas or points of interest on 
the surface below the route of the 
flight; 

(3) The area of operation; 
(4) How often the person offering the 

flight conducts such flights; 

(5) The route of flight; 
(6) The inclusion of sightseeing 

flights as part of any travel arrange-
ment package; 

(7) Whether the flight in question 

would have been canceled based on 

poor visibility of the surface below the 
route of the flight; and 

(8) Any other factors that the FAA 

considers appropriate. 

Commuter operation 

means any sched-

uled operation conducted by any per-
son operating one of the following 
types of aircraft with a frequency of 
operations of at least five round trips 
per week on at least one route between 
two or more points according to the 
published flight schedules: 

(1) Rotorcraft; or 
(2) Airplanes or powered-lift that: 
(i) Are not turbojet-powered; 
(ii) Have a maximum passenger-seat 

configuration of 9 seats or less, exclud-
ing each crewmember seat; and 

(iii) Have a maximum payload capac-

ity of 7,500 pounds or less. 

Direct air carrier 

means a person who 

provides or offers to provide air trans-
portation and who has control over the 
operational functions performed in pro-
viding that transportation. 

DOD commercial air carrier evaluator 

means a qualified Air Mobility Com-
mand, Survey and Analysis Office 
cockpit evaluator performing the du-
ties specified in Public Law 99–661 when 
the evaluator is flying on an air carrier 
that is contracted or pursuing a con-
tract with the U.S. Department of De-
fense (DOD). 

Domestic operation 

means any sched-

uled operation conducted by any per-
son operating any aircraft described in 
paragraph (1) of this definition at loca-
tions described in paragraph (2) of this 
definition: 

(1) Airplanes or powered-lift that: 
(i) Are turbojet-powered; 
(ii) Have a passenger-seat configura-

tion of more than 9 passenger seats, ex-
cluding each crewmember seat; or 

(iii) Have a payload capacity of more 

than 7,500 pounds. 

(2) Locations: 
(i) Between any points within the 48 

contiguous States of the United States 
or the District of Columbia; or