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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition) 

§ 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 

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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.