(AMS 490 Final: 2026 Questions and Answers)
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Carriage The act of carrying or transporting persons
Common (public) carriage A person or company who will carry anyone so long as they have the
money to pay the far and passes the 4 point test
When does a carrier become a common carrier When it holds itself out to the public as willing to furnish transportation to
any person who wants it
4 elements 4 point test defining a common carrier The carrier holding out
Transport persons or property
From place to place
For compensation
Not common carriage / non common carriages / carriage arranged by two parties. gratuitous (free) or for hire and noes
private carriage not pass the 4 point test
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Private carriage operations requires what The insurance of an operating certificate
Operations would be conducted under part 125 or part 135 depending on
the type of aircraft, seating configuration, and payload capacity
Part 91 subpart F Applies to large and turbine powered multiengine airplanes and fractional
ownership program aircraft
Part 91 lists certain operations not involving common carriage that may
be conducted under part 91 instead of part 121 or part 135
Air carrier A person who undertakes directly by lease, or other arrangements, to
engage in air transportation
So if you are carrying people interstate overseas, or foreign air
transportation, or if you are carrying mail
Commercial operator A person who, for compensation or hire, engages in the carriage by
aircraft in air commerce of persons or property
14 CFR 119 Certification: Air carriers and commercial operations
Part 121, 125, 135
121 Operating requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental operations
Air carrier
Domestic operation Any scheduled operations that is operated entirely within the 48
contiguous United States
Basically not including Alaska and Hawaii
Flag operation Any scheduled operations that operates between any point within the 48
contiguous United States and point outside the 48 contiguous United
States
Basically including Alaska and Hawaii
Supplemental operations Conducts charter type (non scheduled) operations, uses aircraft with
more than 30 seats, or an aircraft with more than 7,500 lbs payload
capacity
135: Operating requirements (Air carrier certificate) Commuter and on demand operations and rules governing persons on
board such aircraft
135.411 (a)(1) - type certificated for a passenger seating configuration,
excluding any pilot seat, of nine seats or less
135.411 (a)(2) - type certificated for a passenger seating configuration,
excluding any pilot seat, of ten seats or more
No international recognition
Commuter operation Conducts scheduled operations (5 or more) round-trips per week in a
non-turbojet aircraft, which have nine or fewer passenger seats, or a
payload of 7,500 lbs. or less
On demand operation Conducts non-scheduled operations in aircraft of 30 seats or less if
common carriage or 20 seats or less if non-common carriage
125: Certificate and operations Airplanes having a seating capacity of 20 or more passengers or a
payload of 6,000 pounds or more
129: Operations Foreign Air Carriers and Foreign Operators of U.S. - Registered Aircraft
Engaged in Common Carriage
133 Rotorcraft external load operations
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Carriage The act of carrying or transporting persons
Common (public) carriage A person or company who will carry anyone so long as they have the
money to pay the far and passes the 4 point test
When does a carrier become a common carrier When it holds itself out to the public as willing to furnish transportation to
any person who wants it
4 elements 4 point test defining a common carrier The carrier holding out
Transport persons or property
From place to place
For compensation
Not common carriage / non common carriages / carriage arranged by two parties. gratuitous (free) or for hire and noes
private carriage not pass the 4 point test
3/30/2026, 5:31:26 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:25 PM 3/30/2026, 5:31:22 PM
, (AMS 490 Final: 2026 Questions and Answers)
Private carriage operations requires what The insurance of an operating certificate
Operations would be conducted under part 125 or part 135 depending on
the type of aircraft, seating configuration, and payload capacity
Part 91 subpart F Applies to large and turbine powered multiengine airplanes and fractional
ownership program aircraft
Part 91 lists certain operations not involving common carriage that may
be conducted under part 91 instead of part 121 or part 135
Air carrier A person who undertakes directly by lease, or other arrangements, to
engage in air transportation
So if you are carrying people interstate overseas, or foreign air
transportation, or if you are carrying mail
Commercial operator A person who, for compensation or hire, engages in the carriage by
aircraft in air commerce of persons or property
14 CFR 119 Certification: Air carriers and commercial operations
Part 121, 125, 135
121 Operating requirements: Domestic, Flag, and Supplemental operations
Air carrier
Domestic operation Any scheduled operations that is operated entirely within the 48
contiguous United States
Basically not including Alaska and Hawaii
Flag operation Any scheduled operations that operates between any point within the 48
contiguous United States and point outside the 48 contiguous United
States
Basically including Alaska and Hawaii
Supplemental operations Conducts charter type (non scheduled) operations, uses aircraft with
more than 30 seats, or an aircraft with more than 7,500 lbs payload
capacity
135: Operating requirements (Air carrier certificate) Commuter and on demand operations and rules governing persons on
board such aircraft
135.411 (a)(1) - type certificated for a passenger seating configuration,
excluding any pilot seat, of nine seats or less
135.411 (a)(2) - type certificated for a passenger seating configuration,
excluding any pilot seat, of ten seats or more
No international recognition
Commuter operation Conducts scheduled operations (5 or more) round-trips per week in a
non-turbojet aircraft, which have nine or fewer passenger seats, or a
payload of 7,500 lbs. or less
On demand operation Conducts non-scheduled operations in aircraft of 30 seats or less if
common carriage or 20 seats or less if non-common carriage
125: Certificate and operations Airplanes having a seating capacity of 20 or more passengers or a
payload of 6,000 pounds or more
129: Operations Foreign Air Carriers and Foreign Operators of U.S. - Registered Aircraft
Engaged in Common Carriage
133 Rotorcraft external load operations
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