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Agent for Service." The person upon whom service of all notices and processes and all orders, decisions, and requirements of the Department of Transportation, the Federal Aviation Administration, and/or the National Transportation Safety Board shall be made.
"Basic FAR Part 135 Operator." A Basic FAR Part 135 Operator is a certificate holder who will use more than one pilot in command and will be authorized, because of the operator's limited size and scope, certain deviations from the manual content, management personnel, and training program curriculum requirements of FAR Part 135. Normally, a deviation will not be granted to operators intending to use more than five pilots, including seconds in command; or more than five aircraft; or more than three different types of aircraft; or who intend to use check airmen; or aircraft type-certificated for more than nine passenger seats; conduct Category II or III approach operations; or conduct operations outside the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
"Certificate-holding district office." means the Flight Standards District Office which has responsibility for administering the certificate and is charged with the overall inspection of the certificate holder's operations.
"Commuter Operation." means a common carriage passenger- carrying operation using aircraft having a maximum seating configuration of 30 seats or less, excluding any required crewmember seat, and a maximum payload capacity of 7,500 pounds or less, with a frequency of operations of at least 5 round trips per calendar week on at least 1 route between 2 or more points. This definition does not apply to Title 14 CFR, Part 93.
"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 passenger-carrying operation conducted between any points within the 48 contiguous states of the United States and the District of Columbia by any U.S. citizen engaged in common carriage using airplanes having a passenger seating configuration of more than 30 seats, excluding any required crewmember seat, or a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds.
"Flag operation." means any scheduled passenger-carrying operation conducted to any point outside the 48 contiguous states of the United States and the District of Columbia by any U.S. citizen engaged in common carriage using airplanes having a passenger seating configuration of more than 30 seats, excluding any required crewmember seat, or a payload capacity of more than 7,500 pounds.
"Nonscheduled operation." means any passenger-carrying operation that is other than a scheduled operation or any all-cargo operation, including on-demand and supplemental operations.
"Passenger-carrying operation." means any aircraft operation carrying any person other than a crewmember, company employee, authorized government representative, or person accompanying a shipment.
"Principal base of operations." means the primary operating location of a certificate holder as designated by the Administrator.
"Single Pilot Operator." A Single Pilot FAR Part 135 Operator is a certificate holder who will use only one pilot in FAR Part 135 operations. The single pilot shall be identified by name on the certificate holder's operations specifications. Using "freelance" pilots, or temporary pilot employees in place of the pilot named on the operations specifications, is not authorized. FAR Part 135 does not require Single Pilot FAR Part 135 Operators to maintain manuals, training programs, or management positions (no deviation required).
"Single Pilot-In-Command Operator." A single Pilot-in-Command FAR Part 135 Operator is a certificate holder who will use only one pilot in command in FAR Part 135 operations. The single pilot in command shall be identified by name on the certificate holder's operations specifications. Using "freelance" pilots, or temporary pilot employees in place of the pilot in command named on the operations specifications, is not authorized. The certificate holder may be authorized to use no more than three individuals as second-in-command pilots. These individuals will be identified by name on the certificate holder's operations specifications and shall meet all the requirements of FAR Part 135 to serve as second in command. Single Pilot-in-Command Operators are not authorized to operate aircraft type-certificated for more than nine passenger seats, conduct Category II or III approach operations, or conduct operations outside the United States, Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean.
"Supplemental Operation." means any nonscheduled passenger-carrying operation or any all-cargo operation conducted under FAR Part 121.
