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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.