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14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–19 Edition) 

§ 119.7 

direct air carrier will be issued an Air 
Carrier Certificate. 

(b) A person who is not authorized to 

conduct direct air carrier operations, 
but who is authorized by the Adminis-
trator to conduct operations as a U.S. 
commercial operator, will be issued an 
Operating Certificate. 

(c) A person who is not authorized to 

conduct direct air carrier operations, 
but who is authorized by the Adminis-
trator to conduct operations when 
common carriage is not involved as an 
operator of U.S.-registered civil air-
planes with a seat configuration of 20 
or more passengers, or a maximum 
payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or 
more, will be issued an Operating Cer-
tificate. 

(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 
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] 

§ 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 

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