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§ 119.21
authorized by the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration to conduct that oper-
ation.
(l) No person may operate an aircraft
under this part, part 121 of this chap-
ter, or part 135 of this chapter in viola-
tion of an air carrier operating certifi-
cate, operating certificate, or appro-
priate operations specifications issued
under this part.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 119–3, 62 FR 13253, Mar. 19,
1997; 62 FR 15570, Apr. 1, 1997; Docket No.
FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. No. 119–20, 88 FR 48089,
July 26, 2023]
§ 119.7 Operations specifications.
(a) Each certificate holder’s oper-
ations specifications must contain—
(1) The authorizations, limitations,
and certain procedures under which
each kind of operation, if applicable, is
to be conducted; and
(2) Certain other procedures under
which each class and size of aircraft is
to be operated.
(b) Except for operations specifica-
tions paragraphs identifying author-
ized kinds of operations, operations
specifications are not a part of a cer-
tificate.
§ 119.8 Safety Management Systems.
(a) Certificate holders authorized to
conduct operations under part 121 of
this chapter must have a safety man-
agement system that meets the re-
quirements of part 5 of this chapter
and is acceptable to the Administrator
by March 9, 2018.
(b) A person applying to the Adminis-
trator for an air carrier certificate or
operating certificate to conduct oper-
ations under part 121 of this chapter
after March 9, 2015, must demonstrate,
as part of the application process under
§ 119.35, that it has an SMS that meets
the standards set forth in part 5 of this
chapter and is acceptable to the Ad-
ministrator.
[Doc. No. FAA–2009–0671, 80 FR 1328, Jan. 8,
2015]
§ 119.9 Use of business names.
(a) A certificate holder under this
part may not operate an aircraft under
part 121 or part 135 of this chapter
using a business name other than a
business name appearing in the certifi-
cate holder’s operations specifications.
(b) No person may operate an aircraft
under part 121 or part 135 of this chap-
ter unless the name of the certificate
holder who is operating the aircraft, or
the air carrier or operating certificate
number of the certificate holder who is
operating the aircraft, is legibly dis-
played on the aircraft and is clearly
visible and readable from the outside of
the aircraft to a person standing on the
ground at any time except during
flight time. The means of displaying
the name on the aircraft and its read-
ability must be acceptable to the Ad-
ministrator.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 119–3, 62 FR 13253, Mar. 19,
1997]
Subpart B—Applicability of Oper-
ating Requirements to Dif-
ferent Kinds of Operations
Under Parts 121, 125, and 135
of This Chapter
§ 119.21 Commercial operators en-
gaged in intrastate common car-
riage and direct air carriers.
(a) Each person who conducts air-
plane or powered-lift operations as a
commercial operator engaged in intra-
state common carriage of persons or
property for compensation or hire in
air commerce, or as a direct air carrier,
shall comply with the certification and
operations specifications requirements
in subpart C of this part, and shall con-
duct its:
(1) Domestic operations in accord-
ance with the applicable requirements
of part 121 of this chapter, and shall be
issued operations specifications for
those operations in accordance with
those requirements. However, based on
a showing of safety in air commerce,
the Administrator may permit persons
who conduct domestic operations be-
tween any point located within any of
the following Alaskan islands and any
point in the State of Alaska to comply
with the requirements applicable to
flag operations contained in subpart U
of part 121 of this chapter:
(i) The Aleutian Islands.
(ii) The Pribilof Islands.
(iii) The Shumagin Islands.
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§ 119.23
(2) Flag operations in accordance
with the applicable requirements of
part 121 of this chapter, and shall be
issued operations specifications for
those operations in accordance with
those requirements.
(3) Supplemental operations in ac-
cordance with the applicable require-
ments of part 121 of this chapter, and
shall be issued operations specifica-
tions for those operations in accord-
ance with those requirements. How-
ever, based on a determination of safe-
ty in air commerce, the Administrator
may authorize or require those oper-
ations to be conducted under paragraph
(a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section.
(4) Commuter operations in accord-
ance with the applicable requirements
of part 135 of this chapter, and shall be
issued operations specifications for
those operations in accordance with
those requirements.
(5) On-demand operations in accord-
ance with the applicable requirements
of part 135 of this chapter, and shall be
issued operations specifications for
those operations in accordance with
those requirements.
(b) Persons who are subject to the re-
quirements of paragraph (a)(4) of this
section may conduct those operations
in accordance with the requirements of
paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this sec-
tion, provided they obtain authoriza-
tion from the Administrator.
(c) Persons who are subject to the re-
quirements of paragraph (a)(5) of this
section may conduct those operations
in accordance with the requirements of
paragraph (a)(3) of this section, pro-
vided they obtain authorization from
the Administrator.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 119–2, 61 FR 30433, June
14, 1996; Amdt. 119–3, 62 FR 13254, Mar. 19,
1997; Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt. No.
119–20, 88 FR 48089, July 26, 2023]
§ 119.23 Operators engaged in pas-
senger-carrying operations, cargo
operations, or both with airplanes
or powered-lift when common car-
riage is not involved.
(a) Each person who conducts oper-
ations when common carriage is not in-
volved with any airplane or powered-
lift having a passenger-seat configura-
tion of 20 seats or more, excluding each
crewmember seat, or a payload capac-
ity of 6,000 pounds or more, must, un-
less deviation authority is issued—
(1) Comply with the certification and
operations specifications requirements
of part 125 of this chapter;
(2) Conduct its operations in accord-
ance with the requirements of part 125
of this chapter; and
(3) Be issued operations specifica-
tions in accordance with those require-
ments.
(b) Each person who conducts non-
common carriage (except as provided
in § 91.501(b) of this chapter) or private
carriage operations for compensation
or hire with any airplane or powered-
lift having a passenger-seat configura-
tion of less than 20 seats, excluding
each crewmember seat, and a payload
capacity of less than 6,000 pounds,
must—
(1) Comply with the certification and
operations specifications requirements
in subpart C of this part;
(2) Conduct those operations in ac-
cordance with the requirements of part
135 of this chapter, except for those re-
quirements applicable only to com-
muter operations; and
(3) Be issued operations specifica-
tions in accordance with those require-
ments.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 119–2, 61 FR 30434, June
14, 1996; Docket No. FAA–2022–1563; Amdt.
No. 119–20, 88 FR 48089, July 26, 2023]
§ 119.25 Rotorcraft operations: Direct
air carriers and commercial opera-
tors.
Each person who conducts rotorcraft
operations for compensation or hire
must comply with the certification and
operations specifications requirements
of Subpart C of this part, and shall con-
duct its:
(a) Commuter operations in accord-
ance with the applicable requirements
of part 135 of this chapter, and shall be
issued operations specifications for
those operations in accordance with
those requirements.
(b) On-demand operations in accord-
ance with the applicable requirements
of part 135 of this chapter, and shall be
issued operations specifications for
those operations in accordance with
those requirements.