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§ 119.3
(iii) The aircraft used is certificated
in the standard category and complies
with the 100-hour inspection require-
ments of part 91 of this chapter;
(iv) The operator notifies the respon-
sible Flight Standards office at least 72
hours before each flight and furnishes
any essential information that the of-
fice requests;
(v) The number of flights does not ex-
ceed a total of six in any calendar year;
(vi) Each flight has been approved by
the Administrator; and
(vii) Cargo is not carried in or on the
aircraft;
(8) Operations conducted under part
133 of this chapter or 375 of this title;
(9) Emergency mail service con-
ducted under 49 U.S.C. 41906;
(10) Operations conducted under the
provisions of § 91.321 of this chapter; or
(11) Small UAS operations conducted
under part 107 of this chapter.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as
amended by Amdt. 119–4, 66 FR 23557, May 9,
2001; Amdt. 119–5, 67 FR 9554, Mar. 1, 2002;
Amdt. 119–7, 68 FR 54584, Sept. 17, 2003; 72 FR
6911, Feb. 13, 2007; Docket FAA–2015–0150,
Amdt. 119–18, 81 FR 42214, June 28, 2016;
Docket FAA–2018–0119, Amdt. 119–19, 83 FR
9172, Mar. 5, 2018; Docket No. FAA–2022–1563;
Amdt. No. 119–20, 88 FR 48088, July 26, 2023]
§ 119.3 [Reserved]
§ 119.5 Certifications, authorizations,
and prohibitions.
(a) A person authorized by the Ad-
ministrator to conduct operations as a
direct air carrier will be issued an Air
Carrier Certificate.
(b) A person not authorized to con-
duct direct air carrier operations, but
authorized by the Administrator to
conduct operations as a U.S. commer-
cial operator, will be issued an Oper-
ating Certificate.
(c) A person not authorized to con-
duct direct air carrier operations, but
authorized by the Administrator to
conduct operations when common car-
riage is not involved as an operator of
any U.S.-registered civil airplane or
powered-lift with a seat configuration
of 20 or more passengers, or a max-
imum payload capacity of 6,000 pounds
or more, will be issued an Operating
Certificate.
(d) A person authorized to engage in
common carriage under part 121 or part
135 of this chapter, or both, shall be
issued only one certificate authorizing
such common carriage, regardless of
the kind of operation or the class or
size of aircraft to be operated.
(e) A person authorized to engage in
noncommon or private carriage under
part 125 or part 135 of this chapter, or
both, shall be issued only one certifi-
cate authorizing such carriage, regard-
less of the kind of operation or the
class or size of aircraft to be operated.
(f) A person conducting operations
under more than one paragraph of
§§ 119.21, 119.23, or 119.25 shall conduct
those operations in compliance with—
(1) The requirements specified in
each paragraph of those sections for
the kind of operation conducted under
that paragraph; and
(2) The appropriate authorizations,
limitations, and procedures specified in
the operations specifications for each
kind of operation.
(g) No person may operate as a direct
air carrier or as a commercial operator
without, or in violation of, an appro-
priate certificate and appropriate oper-
ations specifications. No person may
operate as a direct air carrier or as a
commercial operator in violation of
any deviation or exemption authority,
if issued to that person or that person’s
representative.
(h) A person holding an Operating
Certificate authorizing noncommon or
private carriage operations shall not
conduct any operations in common car-
riage. A person holding an Air Carrier
Certificate or Operating Certificate au-
thorizing common carriage operations
shall not conduct any operations in
noncommon carriage.
(i) No person may operate as a direct
air carrier without holding appropriate
economic authority from the Depart-
ment of Transportation.
(j) A certificate holder under this
part may not operate aircraft under
part 121 or part 135 of this chapter in a
geographical area unless its operations
specifications specifically authorize
the certificate holder to operate in
that area.
(k) No person may advertise or other-
wise offer to perform an operation sub-
ject to this part unless that person is