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SUBCHAPTER G—AIR CARRIERS AND OPERATORS FOR
COMPENSATION OR HIRE: CERTIFICATION AND OPER-
ATIONS
poor visibility of the surface below the PART 110—GENERAL route of the flight; and REQUIREMENTS (8) Any other factors that the FAA considers appropriate.
Sec.
Commuter operation means any sched- 110.1 Applicability.
110.2 Definitions. uled operation conducted by any per- son operating one of the following A UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40101, types of aircraft with a frequency of 40102, 40103, 40113, 44105, 44106, 44111, 44701– 44717, 44722, 44901, 44903, 44904, 44906, 44912, operations of at least five round trips 44914, 44936, 44938, 46103, 46105.
per week on at least one route between two or more points according to the S OURCE : Docket FAA–2009–0140, 76 FR 7486, published flight schedules: Feb. 10, 2011, unless otherwise noted.
(1) Rotorcraft; or § 110.1 Applicability.
(2) Airplanes or powered-lift that: This part governs all operations con- (i) Are not turbojet-powered; ducted under subchapter G of this (ii) Have a maximum passenger-seat chapter.
configuration of 9 seats or less, exclud- ing each crewmember seat; and § 110.2 Definitions.
(iii) Have a maximum payload capac- For the purpose of this subchapter, ity of 7,500 pounds or less.
the term— Direct air carrier means a person who All-cargo operation means any oper- provides or offers to provide air trans- ation for compensation or hire that is portation and who has control over the other than a passenger-carrying oper- operational functions performed in pro- ation or, if passengers are carried, they viding that transportation.
are only those specified in § 121.583(a) or DOD commercial air carrier evaluator § 135.85 of this chapter.
means a qualified Air Mobility Com- Commercial air tour means a flight mand, Survey and Analysis Office conducted for compensation or hire in cockpit evaluator performing the du- an airplane, powered-lift, or rotorcraft ties specified in Public Law 99–661 when where a purpose of the flight is sight- the evaluator is flying on an air carrier seeing. The FAA may consider the fol- that is contracted or pursuing a con- lowing factors in determining whether tract with the U.S. Department of De- a flight is a commercial air tour: fense (DOD).
(1) Whether there was a holding out Domestic operation means any sched- to the public of willingness to conduct uled operation conducted by any per- a sightseeing flight for compensation son operating any aircraft described in or hire; paragraph (1) of this definition at loca- (2) Whether the person offering the tions described in paragraph (2) of this flight provided a narrative that re- definition: ferred to areas or points of interest on (1) Airplanes or powered-lift that: the surface below the route of the (i) Are turbojet-powered; flight; (ii) Have a passenger-seat configura- (3) The area of operation; tion of more than 9 passenger seats, ex- (4) How often the person offering the cluding each crewmember seat; or flight conducts such flights; (iii) Have a payload capacity of more (5) The route of flight; than 7,500 pounds.
(6) The inclusion of sightseeing (2) Locations: flights as part of any travel arrange- ment package; (i) Between any points within the 48 (7) Whether the flight in question contiguous States of the United States would have been canceled based on or the District of Columbia; or VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) § 110.2 (ii) Operations solely within the 48 weight of an aircraft to meet the max- contiguous States of the United States imum payload capacity.
or the District of Columbia; or Kind of operation means one of the (iii) Operations entirely within any various operations a certificate holder State, territory, or possession of the is authorized to conduct, as specified in United States; or its operations specifications, i.e., do- (iv) When specifically authorized by mestic, flag, supplemental, commuter, the Administrator, operations between or on-demand operations.
any point within the 48 contiguous Maximum payload capacity means: States of the United States or the Dis- (1) For an aircraft for which a max- trict of Columbia and any specifically imum zero fuel weight is prescribed in authorized point located outside the 48 FAA technical specifications, the max- contiguous States of the United States imum zero fuel weight, less empty or the District of Columbia.
weight, less all justifiable aircraft Empty weight means the weight of the equipment, and less the operating load airframe, engines, propellers, rotors, (consisting of minimum flightcrew, and fixed equipment. Empty weight ex- foods and beverages, and supplies and cludes the weight of the crew and pay- equipment related to foods and bev- load, but includes the weight of all erages, but not including disposable fixed ballast, unusable fuel supply, un- fuel or oil).
drainable oil, total quantity of engine (2) For all other aircraft, the max- coolant, and total quantity of hydrau- imum certificated takeoff weight of an lic fluid.
aircraft, less the empty weight, less all Flag operation means any scheduled justifiable aircraft equipment, and less operation conducted by any person op- the operating load (consisting of min- erating any aircraft described in para- imum fuel load, oil, and flightcrew).
graph (1) of this definition at locations The allowance for the weight of the described in paragraph (2) of this defi- crew, oil, and fuel is as follows: nition: (i) Crew—for each crewmember re- (1) Airplanes or powered-lift that: quired by the Federal Aviation Regula- (i) Are turbojet-powered; tions— (A) For male flightcrew members— (ii) Have a passenger-seat configura- 180 pounds.
tion of more than 9 passenger seats, ex- cluding each crewmember seat; or (B) For female flightcrew members— 140 pounds.
(iii) Have a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds. (C) For male flight attendants—180 (2) Locations: pounds.
(D) For female flight attendants—130 (i) Between any point within the pounds.
State of Alaska or the State of Hawaii or any territory or possession of the (E) For flight attendants not identi- United States and any point outside fied by gender—140 pounds.
the State of Alaska or the State of Ha- (ii) Oil—350 pounds or the oil capac- waii or any territory or possession of ity as specified on the Type Certificate the United States, respectively; or Data Sheet.
(ii) Between any point within the 48 (iii) Fuel—the minimum weight of contiguous States of the United States fuel required by the applicable Federal or the District of Columbia and any Aviation Regulations for a flight be- point outside the 48 contiguous States tween domestic points 174 nautical of the United States and the District of miles apart under VFR weather condi- Columbia; or tions that does not involve extended (iii) Between any point outside the overwater operations.
U.S. and another point outside the U.S.
Maximum zero fuel weight means the Justifiable aircraft equipment means maximum permissible weight of an air- any equipment necessary for the oper- craft with no disposable fuel or oil. The ation of the aircraft. It does not in- zero fuel weight figure may be found in clude equipment or ballast specifically either the aircraft type certificate data installed, permanently or otherwise, sheet, the approved Aircraft Flight for the purpose of altering the empty Manual, or both.
VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR Federal Aviation Administration, DOT § 110.2 Noncommon carriage means an air- Passenger-carrying operation means craft operation for compensation or any aircraft operation carrying any hire that does not involve a holding person, unless the only persons on the out to others. aircraft are those identified in §§ 121.583(a) or 135.85 of this chapter, as On-demand operation means any oper- applicable. An aircraft used in a pas- ation for compensation or hire that is senger-carrying operation may also one of the following: carry cargo or mail in addition to pas- (1) Passenger-carrying operations sengers.
conducted as a public charter under Principal base of operations means the part 380 of this chapter or any oper- primary operating location of a certifi- ations in which the departure time, de- cate holder as established by the cer- parture location, and arrival location tificate holder.
are specifically negotiated with the Provisional airport means an airport customer or the customer’s representa- approved by the Administrator for use tive that are any of the following types by a certificate holder for the purpose of operations: of providing service to a community (i) Common carriage operations con- when the regular airport used by the ducted with airplanes or powered-lift, certificate holder is not available.
including any that are turbojet-pow- Regular airport means an airport used ered, having a passenger-seat configu- by a certificate holder in scheduled op- ration of 30 seats or fewer, excluding erations and listed in its operations each crewmember seat, and a payload specifications.
capacity of 7,500 pounds or less. The op- Scheduled operation means any com- erations described in this paragraph do mon carriage passenger-carrying oper- not include operations using a specific ation for compensation or hire con- airplane or powered-lift that is also ducted by an air carrier or commercial used in domestic or flag operations and operator for which the certificate hold- that is so listed in the operations speci- er or its representative offers in ad- fications as required by § 119.49(a)(4) of vance the departure location, depar- this chapter for those operations are ture time, and arrival location. It does considered supplemental operations; not include any passenger-carrying op- (ii) Noncommon or private carriage eration that is conducted as a public operations conducted with airplanes or charter operation under part 380 of this powered-lift having a passenger-seat chapter.
configuration of less than 20 seats, ex- Supplemental operation means any cluding each crewmember seat, and a common carriage operation for com- payload capacity of less than 6,000 pensation or hire conducted with any pounds; or aircraft described in paragraph (1) of (iii) Any rotorcraft operation.
this definition that is a type of oper- (2) Scheduled passenger-carrying op- ation described in paragraph (2) of this erations conducted with one of the fol- definition: lowing types of aircraft, other than (1) Airplanes or powered-lift that: turbojet-powered aircraft, with a fre- (i) Have a passenger-seat configura- quency of operations of less than five tion of more than 30 seats, excluding round trips per week on at least one each crewmember seat.
route between two or more points ac- (ii) Have a payload capacity of more cording to the published flight sched- than 7,500 pounds.
ules: (iii) Are propeller-powered and: (i) Airplanes or powered-lift having a (A) Have a passenger-seat configura- maximum passenger-seat configuration tion of more than 9 seats and less than of 9 seats or less, excluding each crew- 31 seats, excluding each crewmember member seat, and a maximum payload seat; and capacity of 7,500 pounds or less; or (B) Are used in domestic or flag oper- (ii) Rotorcraft.
ations but are so listed in the oper- (3) All-cargo operations conducted ations specifications as required by with airplanes or powered-lift having a § 119.49(a)(4) of this chapter for such op- payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or erations.
less, or with rotorcraft. (iv) Are turbojet-powered and: VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR 14 CFR Ch. I (1–1–26 Edition) Pt. 111 (A) Have a passenger seat configura- Subpart B—Access to and Evaluation of tion of 1 or more but less than 31 seats, Records excluding each crewmember seat; and 111.100 Applicability.
(B) Are used in domestic or flag oper- 111.105 Evaluation of pilot records.
ations and are so listed in the oper- 111.110 Motor vehicle driving record re- ations specifications as required by quest.
§ 119.49(a)(4) of this chapter for such op- 111.115 Good faith exception.
erations.
111.120 Pilot consent and right of review.
(2) Types of operation: 111.135 FAA records.
(i) Operations for which the depar- Subpart C—Reporting of Records ture time, departure location, and ar- rival location are specifically nego- 111.200 Applicability.
tiated with the customer or the cus- 111.205 Reporting requirements.
tomer’s representative.
111.210 Format for reporting information.
(ii) All-cargo operations.
111.215 Method of reporting.
(iii) Passenger-carrying public char- 111.220 Drug and alcohol testing records.
ter operations conducted under part 380 111.225 Training, qualification, and pro- of this chapter. ficiency records.
111.230 Final disciplinary action records.
Wet lease means any leasing arrange- 111.235 Final separation from employment ment whereby a person agrees to pro- records.
vide an entire aircraft and at least one 111.240 Verification of motor vehicle driving crewmember. A wet lease does not in- record search and evaluation.
clude a code-sharing arrangement.
111.245 Special rules for protected records.
When common carriage is not involved 111.250 Correction of reported information or operations not involving common car- and dispute resolution.
riage means any of the following: 111.255 Reporting historical records to PRD.
(1) Noncommon carriage.
Subpart D—Pilot Access and (2) Operations in which persons or Responsibilities cargo are transported without com- pensation or hire.
111.300 Applicability.
(3) Operations not involving the 111.305 Application for database access.
transportation of persons or cargo.
111.310 Written consent.
(4) Private carriage.
111.315 Pilot right of review.
111.320 Reporting errors and requesting cor- Years in service means the calendar rections.
time elapsed since an aircraft was issued its first U.S. or first foreign air- UTHORITY : 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40101, 40113, A worthiness certificate.
44701, 44703, 44711, 46105, 46301.
[Docket FAA–2009–0140, 76 FR 7486, Feb. 10, S OURCE : Docket FAA–2020–0246, Amdt. 111– 2011, as amended by Docket FAA–2018–0119, 1, 86 FR 31060, June 10, 2021, unless otherwise Amdt. 110–2, 83 FR 9172, Mar. 5, 2018; Docket noted.
FAA–2022–1563, Amdt. 110–3, 88 FR 48087, July 26, 2023] Subpart A—General PART 111—PILOT RECORDS § 111.1 Applicability.
DATABASE (a) This part prescribes rules gov- erning the use of the Pilot Records Subpart A—General Database (PRD).
(b) Except as provided in subsection Sec.
(c) of this section, this part applies to: 111.1 Applicability.
(1) Each operator that holds an air 111.5 Compliance date.
carrier or operating certificate issued 111.10 Definitions.
in accordance with part 119 of this 111.15 Application for database access.
chapter and is authorized to conduct 111.20 Database access.
operations under part 121, 125, or 135 of 111.25 Denial of access.
this chapter.
111.30 Prohibited access and use.
111.35 [Reserved] (2) Each operator that holds manage- 111.40 Record Retention. ment specifications for a fractional VerDate Sep<11>2014 10:01 Aug 27, 2026 Jkt 268049 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\268049.XXX 268049 jgilmore on DSK4WB1RN3PROD with CFR