(a) Each person who conducts airplane operations as a commercial
operator engaged in intrastate common carriage of persons or property for
compensation or hire in air commerce, or as a direct air carrier, shall
comply with the certification and operations specifications requirements
in subpart C of this part, and shall conduct its:
(1) Domestic operations in accordance with the applicable requirements
of part 121 of this chapter, and shall be issued operations specifications
for those operations in accordance with those requirements. However, based
on a showing of safety in air commerce, the Administrator may permit
persons who conduct domestic operations between any point located within
any of the following Alaskan islands and any point in the State of Alaska
to comply with the requirements applicable to flag operations contained in
subpart U of part 121 of this chapter:
(i) The Aleutian Islands.
(ii) The Pribilof Islands.
(iii) The Shumagin Islands.
(2) Flag operations in accordance with the applicable requirements of
part 121 of this chapter, and shall be issued operations specifications
for those operations in accordance with those requirements.
(3) Supplemental operations in accordance with the applicable
requirements of part 121 of this chapter, and shall be issued operations
specifications for those operations in accordance with those requirements.
However, based on a determination of safety in air commerce, the
Administrator may authorize or require those operations to be conducted
under paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section.
(4) Commuter operations in accordance with the applicable requirements
of part 135 of this chapter, and shall be issued operations specifications
for those operations in accordance with those requirements.
(5) On-demand operations in accordance with the applicable requirements
of part 135 of this chapter, and shall be issued operations specifications
for those operations in accordance with those requirements.
(b) Persons who are subject to the requirements of paragraph (a)(4) of
this section may conduct those operations in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (a)(1) or (a)(2) of this section, provided they
obtain authorization from the Administrator.
(c) Persons who are subject to the requirements of paragraph (a)(5) of
this section may conduct those operations in accordance with the
requirements of paragraph (a)(3) of this section, provided they obtain
authorization from the Administrator.