SUBCHAPTER G - AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR
COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPERATIONS
poor visibility of the surface below the
route of the flight; and
(8) Any other factors that the FAA
considers appropriate.
Commuter operation means any scheduled operation conducted by any person operating one of the following
types of aircraft with a frequency of
operations of at least five round trips
per week on at least one route between
two or more points according to the
published flight schedules:
(1) Airplanes, other than turbojetpowered airplanes, having a maximum
passenger-seat configuration of 9 seats
or less, excluding each crewmember
seat, and a maximum payload capacity
of 7,500 pounds or less; or
(2) Rotorcraft.
Direct air carrier means a person who
provides or offers to provide air transportation and who has control over the
operational functions performed in providing that transportation.
DOD commercial air carrier evaluator
means a qualified Air Mobility Command, Survey and Analysis Office
cockpit evaluator performing the duties specified in Public Law 99-661 when
the evaluator is flying on an air carrier
that is contracted or pursuing a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD).
Domestic operation means any scheduled operation conducted by any person operating any airplane described in
paragraph (1) of this definition at locations described in paragraph (2) of this
definition:
(1) Airplanes:
(i) Turbojet-powered airplanes;
(ii) Airplanes having a passenger-seat
configuration of more than 9 passenger
seats, excluding each crewmember
seat; or
(iii) Airplanes having a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds.
(2) Locations:
(i) Between any points within the 48
contiguous States of the United States
or the District of Columbia; or

PART 110 - GENERAL
REQUIREMENTS
Sec.
110.1
110.2

Applicability.
Definitions.

AUTHORITY: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 1153, 40101,
40102, 40103, 40113, 44105, 44106, 44111, 44701-
44717, 44722, 44901, 44903, 44904, 44906, 44912,
44914, 44936, 44938, 46103, 46105.
SOURCE: Docket No. FAA-2009-0140, 76 FR
7486, Feb. 10, 2011, unless otherwise noted.

Section 110.1

Applicability.

This part governs all operations conducted under subchapter G of this
chapter.
Section 110.2

Definitions.

For the purpose of this subchapter,
the term - 
All-cargo operation means any operation for compensation or hire that is
other than a passenger-carrying operation or, if passengers are carried, they
are only those specified in Section 121.583(a) or
Section 135.85 of this chapter.
Commercial air tour means a flight
conducted for compensation or hire in
an airplane or helicopter where a purpose of the flight is sightseeing. The
FAA may consider the following factors in determining whether a flight is
a commercial air tour:
(1) Whether there was a holding out
to the public of willingness to conduct
a sightseeing flight for compensation
or hire;
(2) Whether the person offering the
flight provided a narrative that referred to areas or points of interest on
the surface below the route of the
flight;
(3) The area of operation;
(4) How often the person offering the
flight conducts such flights;
(5) The route of flight;
(6) The inclusion of sightseeing
flights as part of any travel arrangement package;
(7) Whether the flight in question
would have been canceled based on

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