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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–24 Edition)
§ 135.25
holder’s operations issued by the cer-
tificate holder.
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135–20, 51 FR 40709, Nov. 7,
1986; Amdt. 135–58, 60 FR 65939, Dec. 20, 1995;
Amdt. 135–91, 68 FR 54586, Sept. 17, 2003;
Amdt. 135–101, 70 FR 58829, Oct. 7, 2005; Dock-
et No. FAA–2022–0912; Amdt. No. 135–144, 88
FR 34443, May 30, 2023]
§ 135.25 Aircraft requirements.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph
(d) of this section, no certificate holder
may operate an aircraft under this part
unless that aircraft—
(1) Is registered as a civil aircraft of
the United States and carries an appro-
priate and current airworthiness cer-
tificate issued under this chapter; and
(2) Is in an airworthy condition and
meets the applicable airworthiness re-
quirements of this chapter, including
those relating to identification and
equipment.
(b) Each certificate holder must have
the exclusive use of at least one air-
craft that meets the requirements for
at least one kind of operation author-
ized in the certificate holder’s oper-
ations specifications. In addition, for
each kind of operation for which the
certificate holder does not have the ex-
clusive use of an aircraft, the certifi-
cate holder must have available for use
under a written agreement (including
arrangements for performing required
maintenance) at least one aircraft that
meets the requirements for that kind
of operation. However, this paragraph
does not prohibit the operator from
using or authorizing the use of the air-
craft for other than operations under
this part and does not require the cer-
tificate holder to have exclusive use of
all aircraft that the certificate holder
uses.
(c) For the purposes of paragraph (b)
of this section, a person has exclusive
use of an aircraft if that person has the
sole possession, control, and use of it
for flight, as owner, or has a written
agreement (including arrangements for
performing required maintenance), in
effect when the aircraft is operated,
giving the person that possession, con-
trol, and use for at least 6 consecutive
months.
(d) A certificate holder may operate
in common carriage, and for the car-
riage of mail, a civil aircraft which is
leased or chartered to it without crew
and is registered in a country which is
a party to the Convention on Inter-
national Civil Aviation if—
(1) The aircraft carries an appro-
priate airworthiness certificate issued
by the country of registration and
meets the registration and identifica-
tion requirements of that country;
(2) The aircraft is of a type design
which is approved under a U.S. type
certificate and complies with all of the
requirements of this chapter (14 CFR
chapter I) that would be applicable to
that aircraft were it registered in the
United States, including the require-
ments which must be met for issuance
of a U.S. standard airworthiness cer-
tificate (including type design con-
formity, condition for safe operation,
and the noise, fuel venting, and engine
emission requirements of this chapter),
except that a U.S. registration certifi-
cate and a U.S. standard airworthiness
certificate will not be issued for the
aircraft;
(3) The aircraft is operated by U.S.-
certificated airmen employed by the
certificate holder; and
(4) The certificate holder files a copy
of the aircraft lease or charter agree-
ment with the FAA Aircraft Registry,
Department of Transportation, 6400
South MacArthur Boulevard, Okla-
homa City, OK (Mailing address: P.O.
Box 25504, Oklahoma City, OK 73125).
[Doc. No. 16097, 43 FR 46783, Oct. 10, 1978, as
amended by Amdt. 135–8, 45 FR 68649, Oct. 16,
1980; Amdt. 135–66, 62 FR 13257, Mar. 19, 1997]
§ 135.41 Carriage of narcotic drugs,
marihuana, and depressant or stim-
ulant drugs or substances.
If the holder of a certificate oper-
ating under this part allows any air-
craft owned or leased by that holder to
be engaged in any operation that the
certificate holder knows to be in viola-
tion of § 91.19(a) of this chapter, that
operation is a basis for suspending or
revoking the certificate.
[Doc. No. 28154, 60 FR 65939, Dec. 20, 1995]
§ 135.43 Crewmember certificates:
International operations.
(a) This section describes the certifi-
cates that were issued to United States