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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
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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.