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Airline Certificate Information - Applicable Definitions

DBA Name The name(s) the company is Doing Business As.
FAA Designator Code A unique four letter identifier assigned to the airline by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Flight StandardsService (AFS).
Certificate Issue Date The date the Airline received its air carrier certificate from the FAA.
Count The number of particular make/model/series the airline is operating.
Operation Kind The type(s) of operation(s) a certificate holder is authorized to perform.(i.e.; Domestic, Flag, Commuter, etc.)
FAR 121 Flag Operation Any scheduled operation conducted by any person operating any turbojet powered airplanes, or airplanes having a passenger-seat configuration of more than 9 passenger seats, excluding each crewmember seat, or airplanes having a payload capacity of more than 7,500 lb. at the following locations between any point within the U.S. or any territory or possession of the US respectively, or between any point within the U.S. and any point outside the U.S. or between any point outside the U.S. and another point outside the U.S.
FAR 135 Commuter Operation Any scheduled operation conducted by any person operating any other than turbojet powered airplanes, having a maximum passenger-seat configuration of 9 seats or less, and having a payload capacity of 7,500 lb. or less, or rotorcraft; with a frequency of operation of at least five round trips per week on at least one route between two or more points according to the published flight schedules.
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