For the purpose of subchapter G of this chapter, 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 §§121.583(a) or 135.85 of this
chapter.
Certificate-holding district office means the Flight Standards
District Office that has responsibility for administering the certificate
and is charged with the overall inspection of the certificate holder's
operations.
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 turbojet powered 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.
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
(ii) Operations solely within the 48 contiguous States of the United
States or the District of Columbia; or
(iii) Operations entirely within any State, territory, or possession of
the United States; or
(iv) When specifically authorized by the Administrator, operations
between any point within the 48 contiguous States of the United States or
the District of Columbia and any specifically authorized point located
outside the 48 contiguous States of the United States or the District of
Columbia.
Empty weight means the weight of the airframe, engines,
propellers, rotors, and fixed equipment. Empty weight excludes the weight
of the crew and payload, but includes the weight of all fixed ballast,
unusable fuel supply, undrainable oil, total quantity of engine coolant,
and total quantity of hydraulic fluid.
Flag operation means any scheduled operation conducted by any
person operating any airplane described in paragraph (1) of this
definition at the 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 point within the State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii
or any territory or possession of the United States and any point outside
the State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii or any territory or possession
of the United States, respectively; or
(ii) Between any point within the 48 contiguous States of the United
States or the District of Columbia and any point outside the 48 contiguous
States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
(iii) Between any point outside the U.S. and another point outside the
U.S.
Justifiable aircraft equipment means any equipment necessary for
the operation of the aircraft. It does not include equipment or ballast
specifically installed, permanently or otherwise, for the purpose of
altering the empty weight of an aircraft to meet the maximum payload
capacity.
Kind of operation means one of the various operations a
certificate holder is authorized to conduct, as specified in its
operations specifications, i.e., domestic, flag, supplemental, commuter,
or on-demand operations.
Maximum payload capacity means:
(1) For an aircraft for which a maximum zero fuel weight is prescribed
in FAA technical specifications, the maximum zero fuel weight, less empty
weight, less all justifiable aircraft equipment, and less the operating
load (consisting of minimum flightcrew, foods and beverages, and supplies
and equipment related to foods and beverages, but not including disposable
fuel or oil).
(2) For all other aircraft, the maximum certificated takeoff weight of
an aircraft, less the empty weight, less all justifiable aircraft
equipment, and less the operating load (consisting of minimum fuel load,
oil, and flightcrew). The allowance for the weight of the crew, oil, and
fuel is as follows:
(i) Crew -- for each crewmember required by the Federal Aviation
Regulations --
(A) For male flight crewmembers -- 180 pounds.
(B) For female flight crewmembers -- 140 pounds.
(C) For male flight attendants -- 180 pounds.
(D) For female flight attendants -- 130 pounds.
(E) For flight attendants not identified by gender -- 140 pounds.
(ii) Oil -- 350 pounds or the oil capacity as specified on the Type
Certificate Data Sheet.
(iii) Fuel -- the minimum weight of fuel required by the applicable
Federal Aviation Regulations for a flight between domestic points 174
nautical miles apart under VFR weather conditions that does not involve
extended overwater operations.
Maximum zero fuel weight means the maximum permissible weight of
an aircraft with no disposable fuel or oil. The zero fuel weight figure
may be found in either the aircraft type certificate data sheet, the
approved Aircraft Flight Manual, or both.
Noncommon carriage means an aircraft operation for compensation
or hire that does not involve a holding out to others.
On-demand operation means any operation for compensation or hire
that is one of the following:
(1) Passenger-carrying operations conducted as a public charter under
part 380 of this title or any operations in which the departure time,
departure location, and arrival location are specifically negotiated with
the customer or the customer's representative that are any of the
following types of operations:
(i) Common carriage operations conducted with airplanes, including
turbojet-powered airplanes, having a passenger-seat configuration of 30
seats or fewer, excluding each crewmember seat, and a payload capacity of
7,500 pounds or less, except that operations using a specific airplane
that is also used in domestic or flag operations and that is so listed in
the operations specifications as required by §119.49(a)(4) for those
operations are considered supplemental operations;
(ii) Noncommon or private carriage operations conducted with airplanes
having a passenger-seat configuration of less than 20 seats, excluding
each crewmember seat, and a payload capacity of less than 6,000 pounds; or
(iii) Any rotorcraft operation.
(2) Scheduled passenger-carrying operations conducted with one of the
following types of aircraft with a frequency of operations of less than
five round trips per week on at least one route between two or more points
according to the published flight schedules:
(i) Airplanes, other than turbojet powered 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
(ii) Rotorcraft.
(3) All-cargo operations conducted with airplanes having a payload
capacity of 7,500 pounds or less, or with rotorcraft.
Passenger-carrying operation means any aircraft operation
carrying any person, unless the only persons on the aircraft are those
identified in §§121.583(a) or 135.85 of this chapter, as applicable. An
aircraft used in a passenger-carrying operation may also carry cargo or
mail in addition to passengers.
Principal base of operations means the primary operating
location of a certificate holder as established by the certificate holder.
Provisional airport means an airport approved by the
Administrator for use by a certificate holder for the purpose of providing
service to a community when the regular airport used by the certificate
holder is not available.
Regular airport means an airport used by a certificate holder in
scheduled operations and listed in its operations specifications.
Scheduled operation means any common carriage passenger-carrying
operation for compensation or hire conducted by an air carrier or
commercial operator for which the certificate holder or its representative
offers in advance the departure location, departure time, and arrival
location. It does not include any passenger-carrying operation that is
conducted as a public charter operation under part 380 of this title.
Supplemental operation means any common carriage operation for
compensation or hire conducted with any airplane described in paragraph
(1) of this definition that is a type of operation described in paragraph
(2) of this definition:
(1) Airplanes:
(i) Airplanes having a passenger-seat configuration of more than 30
seats, excluding each crewmember seat;
(ii) Airplanes having a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds; or
(iii) Each propeller-powered airplane having a passenger-seat
configuration of more than 9 seats and less than 31 seats, excluding each
crewmember seat, that is also used in domestic or flag operations and that
is so listed in the operations specifications as required by §119.49(a)(4)
for those operations; or
(iv) Each turbojet powered airplane having a passenger seat
configuration of 1 or more and less than 31 seats, excluding each
crewmember seat, that is also used in domestic or flag operations and that
is so listed in the operations specifications as required by §119.49(a)(4)
for those operations.
(2) Types of operation:
(i) Operations for which the departure time, departure location, and
arrival location are specifically negotiated with the customer or the
customer's representative;
(ii) All-cargo operations; or
(iii) Passenger-carrying public charter operations conducted under part
380 of this title.
Wet lease means any leasing arrangement whereby a person agrees
to provide an entire aircraft and at least one crewmember. A wet lease
does not include a code-sharing arrangement.
When common carriage is not involved or operations not involving
common carriage means any of the following:
(1) Noncommon carriage.
(2) Operations in which persons or cargo are transported without
compensation or hire.
(3) Operations not involving the transportation of persons or cargo.
(4) Private carriage.