---
kind: "section"
citation: "14 C.F.R. § 119.5"
title: "14"
number: "119.5"
heading: "Certifications, authorizations, and prohibitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/14/119.5"
---

# §119.5. Certifications, authorizations, and prohibitions.

- (a) A person authorized by the Administrator to conduct operations as a direct air carrier will be issued an Air Carrier Certificate.
- (b) A person not authorized to conduct direct air carrier operations, but authorized by the Administrator to conduct operations as a U.S. commercial operator, will be issued an Operating Certificate.
- (c) A person not authorized to conduct direct air carrier operations, but authorized by the Administrator to conduct operations when common carriage is not involved as an operator of any U.S.-registered civil airplane or powered-lift with a seat configuration of 20 or more passengers, or a maximum payload capacity of 6,000 pounds or more, will be issued an Operating Certificate.
- (d) A person authorized to engage in common carriage under [part 121](/cfr/14/part121.md) or [part 135](/cfr/14/part135.md) of this chapter, or both, shall be issued only one certificate authorizing such common carriage, regardless of the kind of operation or the class or size of aircraft to be operated.
- (e) A person authorized to engage in noncommon or private carriage under [part 125](/cfr/14/part125.md) or [part 135](/cfr/14/part135.md) of this chapter, or both, shall be issued only one certificate authorizing such carriage, regardless of the kind of operation or the class or size of aircraft to be operated.
- (f) A person conducting operations under more than one paragraph of §§ [119.21](/cfr/14/119.21.md), [119.23](/cfr/14/119.23.md), or [119.25](/cfr/14/119.25.md) shall conduct those operations in compliance with—
  - (1) The requirements specified in each paragraph of those sections for the kind of operation conducted under that paragraph; and
  - (2) The appropriate authorizations, limitations, and procedures specified in the operations specifications for each kind of operation.
- (g) No person may operate as a direct air carrier or as a commercial operator without, or in violation of, an appropriate certificate and appropriate operations specifications. No person may operate as a direct air carrier or as a commercial operator in violation of any deviation or exemption authority, if issued to that person or that person's representative.
- (h) A person holding an Operating Certificate authorizing noncommon or private carriage operations shall not conduct any operations in common carriage. A person holding an Air Carrier Certificate or Operating Certificate authorizing common carriage operations shall not conduct any operations in noncommon carriage.
- (i) No person may operate as a direct air carrier without holding appropriate economic authority from the Department of Transportation.
- (j) A certificate holder under this part may not operate aircraft under [part 121](/cfr/14/part121.md) or [part 135](/cfr/14/part135.md) of this chapter in a geographical area unless its operations specifications specifically authorize the certificate holder to operate in that area.
- (k) No person may advertise or otherwise offer to perform an operation subject to this part unless that person is authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct that operation.
- (l) No person may operate an aircraft under this part, [part 121](/cfr/14/part121.md) of this chapter, or [part 135](/cfr/14/part135.md) of this chapter in violation of an air carrier operating certificate, operating certificate, or appropriate operations specifications issued under this part.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Docket 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as amended by Amdt. 119-3, 62 FR 13253, Mar. 19, 1997; 62 FR 15570, Apr. 1, 1997; Docket FAA-2022-1563, Amdt. 119-20, 88 FR 48089, July 26, 2023]

### Authority

Authority: 49 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.

### Source

Source: Docket 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Docket 28154, 60 FR 65913, Dec. 20, 1995, as amended by Amdt. 119-3, 62 FR 13253, Mar. 19, 1997; 62 FR 15570, Apr. 1, 1997; Docket FAA-2022-1563, Amdt. 119-20, 88 FR 48089, July 26, 2023]