14 CFR Part 119
32 sections · 3 subparts · Amended 2026-09-15
CERTIFICATION: AIR CARRIERS AND COMMERCIAL OPERATORS
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Authority49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40102, 40103, 40113, 44105, 44106, 44111, 44701-44717, 44722, 44901, 44903, 44904, 44906, 44912, 44914, 44936, 44938, 46103, 46105; sec. 215, Pub. L. 111-216, 124 Stat. 2348.
SourceDocket 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
Subpart A— General 6 sections
Subpart B— Applicability of Operating Requirements to Different Kinds of Operations Under Parts 121, 125, and 135 of This Chapter 3 sections
- § 119.21 Commercial operators engaged in intrastate common carriage and direct air carriers.
- § 119.23 Operators engaged in passenger-carrying operations, cargo operations, or both with airplanes or powered-lift when common carriage is not involved.
- § 119.25 Rotorcraft operations: Direct air carriers and commercial operators.
Subpart C— Certification, Operations Specifications, and Certain Other Requirements for Operations Conducted Under Part 121 or Part 135 of This Chapter 23 sections
- § 119.31 Applicability.
- § 119.33 General requirements.
- § 119.35 Certificate application requirements for all operators.
- § 119.36 Additional certificate application requirements for commercial operators.
- § 119.37 Contents of an Air Carrier Certificate or Operating Certificate.
- § 119.39 Issuing or denying a certificate.
- § 119.41 Amending a certificate.
- § 119.43 Certificate holder's duty to maintain operations specifications.
- § 119.45 [Reserved]
- § 119.47 Maintaining a principal base of operations, main operations base, and main maintenance base; change of address.
- § 119.49 Contents of operations specifications.
- § 119.51 Amending operations specifications.
- § 119.53 Wet leasing of aircraft and other arrangements for transportation by air.
- § 119.55 Obtaining deviation authority to perform operations under a U.S. military contract.
- § 119.57 Obtaining deviation authority to perform an emergency operation.
- § 119.59 Conducting tests and inspections.
- § 119.61 Duration and surrender of certificate and operations specifications.
- § 119.63 Recency of operation.
- § 119.65 Management personnel required for operations conducted under part 121 of this chapter.
- § 119.67 Management personnel: Qualifications for operations conducted under part 121 of this chapter.
- § 119.69 Management personnel required for operations conducted under part 135 of this chapter.
- § 119.71 Management personnel: Qualifications for operations conducted under part 135 of this chapter.
- § 119.73 Employment of former FAA employees.
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