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Federal Aviation Administration, DOT 

§ 129.7 

and 129.24, and subpart B of this part 
also apply to operations of U.S.-reg-
istered aircraft operated solely outside 
the United States in common carriage 
by a foreign person or foreign air car-
rier. 

(c) 

Definitions. 

For the purpose of this 

part— 

(1) 

Foreign person 

means any person 

who is not a citizen of the United 
States and who operates a U.S.-reg-
istered aircraft in common carriage 
solely outside the United States. 

(2) 

Years in service 

means the calendar 

time elapsed since an aircraft was 
issued its first U.S. or first foreign air-
worthiness certificate. 

[Doc. No. FAA–1999–5401, 67 FR 72762, Dec. 6, 
2002, as amended by Amdt. 129–43, 72 FR 
63413, Nov. 8, 2007; Amdt. 129–45, 73 FR 12570, 
Mar. 7, 2008; Amdt. 129–45, 74 FR 32801, July 
9, 2009; Amdt. 129–49, 76 FR 7489, Feb. 10, 2011] 

§ 129.5

Operations specifications. 

(a) Each foreign air carrier con-

ducting operations within the United 
States, and each foreign air carrier or 
foreign person operating U.S.-reg-
istered aircraft solely outside the 
United States in common carriage 
must conduct its operations in accord-
ance with operations specifications 
issued by the Administrator under this 
part. 

(b) Each foreign air carrier con-

ducting operations within the United 
States must conduct its operations in 
accordance with the Standards con-
tained in Annex 1 (Personnel Licens-
ing), Annex 6 (Operation of Aircraft), 
Part I (International Commercial Air 
Transport—Aeroplanes) or Part III 
(International Operations—Heli-
copters), as appropriate, and in Annex 8 
(Airworthiness of Aircraft) to the Con-
vention on International Civil Avia-
tion. 

(c) No foreign air carrier may operate 

to or from locations within the United 
States without, or in violation of, ap-
propriate operations specifications. 

(d) No foreign air carrier or foreign 

person shall operate U.S.-registered 
aircraft solely outside the United 
States in common carriage without, or 
in violation of, appropriate operations 
specifications. 

(e) Each foreign air carrier must keep 

each of its employees and other persons 

used in its operations informed of the 
provisions of its operations specifica-
tions that apply to that employee’s or 
person’s duties and responsibilities. 

(f) Operations specifications issued 

under this part are effective until— 

(1) The foreign air carrier or foreign 

person surrenders them to the FAA; 

(2) The Administrator suspends or 

terminates the operations specifica-
tions; or 

(3) The operations specifications are 

amended as provided in § 129.11. 

(g) Within 30 days after a foreign air 

carrier or foreign person terminates 
operations under part 129 of this sub-
chapter, the operations specifications 
must be surrendered by the foreign air 
carrier or foreign person to the respon-
sible Flight Standards office. 

(h) No person operating under this 

part may operate or list on its oper-
ations specifications any airplane list-
ed on operations specifications issued 
under part 125 of this chapter. 

[Doc. No. FAA–2009–0140; 76 FR 7489, Feb. 10, 
2011, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, 
Amdt. 129–53, 83 FR 9174, Mar. 5, 2018] 

§ 129.7

Application, issuance, or denial 

of operations specifications. 

(a) A foreign air carrier or foreign 

person applying to the FAA for oper-
ations specifications under this part 
must submit an application— 

(1) In a form and manner prescribed 

by the Administrator; and 

(2) At least 90 days before the in-

tended date of operation. 

(b) An authorized officer or employee 

of the applicant, having knowledge of 
the matters stated in the application, 
must sign the application and certify 
in writing that the statements in the 
application are true. The application 
must include two copies of the appro-
priate written authority issued to that 
officer or employee by the applicant. 

(c) A foreign applicant may be issued 

operations specifications, if after re-
view, the Administrator finds the ap-
plicant— 

(1) Meets the applicable requirements 

of this part; 

(2) Holds the economic or exemption 

authority required by the Department 
of Transportation, applicable to the op-
erations to be conducted; 

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