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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 135.2 

Subpart A—General 

§ 135.1 Applicability. 

(a) This part prescribes rules gov-

erning— 

(1) The commuter or on-demand oper-

ations of each person who holds or is 
required to hold an Air Carrier Certifi-
cate or Operating Certificate under 
part 119 of this chapter. 

(2) Each person employed or used by 

a certificate holder conducting oper-
ations under this part including the 
maintenance, preventative mainte-
nance and alteration of an aircraft. 

(3) The transportation of mail by air-

craft conducted under a postal service 
contract awarded under 39 U.S.C. 5402c. 

(4) Each person who applies for provi-

sional approval of an Advanced Quali-
fication Program curriculum, cur-
riculum segment, or portion of a cur-
riculum segment under subpart Y of 
part 121 of this chapter of 14 CFR part 
121 and each person employed or used 
by an air carrier or commercial oper-
ator under this part to perform train-
ing, qualification, or evaluation func-
tions under an Advanced Qualification 
Program under subpart Y of part 121 of 
this chapter of 14 CFR part 121. 

(5) Nonstop Commercial Air Tour 

flights conducted for compensation or 
hire in accordance with § 119.1(e)(2) of 
this chapter that begin and end at the 
same airport and are conducted within 
a 25-statute-mile radius of that airport; 
provided further that these operations 
must comply only with the drug and 
alcohol testing requirements in 
§§ 120.31, 120.33, 120.35, 120.37, and 120.39 
of this chapter; and with the provisions 
of part 136, subpart A, and § 91.147 of 
this chapter by September 11, 2007. 

(6) Each person who is on board an 

aircraft being operated under this part. 

(7) Each person who is an applicant 

for an Air Carrier Certificate or an Op-
erating Certificate under 119 of this 
chapter, when conducting proving 
tests. 

(8) Commercial Air tours conducted 

by holders of operations specifications 
issued under this part must comply 
with the provisions of part 136, Subpart 
A of this chapter by September 11, 2007. 

(9) Helicopter air ambulance oper-

ations as defined in § 135.601(b)(1). 

(b) [Reserved] 

(c) An operator who does not hold a 

part 119 certificate and who operates 
under the provisions of § 91.147 of this 
chapter is permitted to use a person 
who is otherwise authorized to perform 
aircraft maintenance or preventive 
maintenance duties and who is not sub-
ject to anti-drug and alcohol misuse 
prevent programs to perform— 

(1) Aircraft maintenance or preven-

tive maintenance on the operator’s air-
craft if the operator would otherwise 
be required to transport the aircraft 
more than 50 nautical miles further 
than the repair point closest to opera-
tor’s principal place of operation to ob-
tain these services; or 

(2) Emergency repairs on the opera-

tor’s aircraft if the aircraft cannot be 
safely operated to a location where an 
employee subject to FAA-approved pro-
grams can perform the repairs. 

[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978] 

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tations affecting § 135.1, see the List of CFR 
Sections Affected, which appears in the 
Finding Aids section of the printed volume 
and at 

www.govinfo.gov. 

§ 135.2 Compliance schedule for opera-

tors that transition to part 121 of 

this chapter; certain new entrant 

operators. 

(a) 

Applicability. 

This section applies 

to the following: 

(1) Each certificate holder that was 

issued an air carrier or operating cer-
tificate and operations specifications 
under the requirements of part 135 of 
this chapter or under SFAR No. 38–2 of 
14 CFR part 121 before January 19, 1996, 
and that conducts scheduled passenger- 
carrying operations with: 

(i) Nontransport category turbo-

propeller powered airplanes type cer-
tificated after December 31, 1964, that 
have a passenger seat configuration of 
10–19 seats; 

(ii) Transport category turbo-

propeller powered airplanes that have a 
passenger seat configuration of 20–30 
seats; or 

(iii) Turbojet engine powered air-

planes having a passenger seat configu-
ration of 1–30 seats. 

(2) Each person who, after January 

19, 1996, applies for or obtains an initial 
air carrier or operating certificate and 
operations specifications to conduct