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Part 121 Air Operations Large Aeroplanes

The objective of Part 121 is to maintain a safe aviation system through ensuring applicable ICAO safety standards related to air operations in large aeroplanes are met and maintained. This Part applies to air operations conducted by a holder of an airline Air Operator Certificate issued in accordance with Part 119 using an aeroplane that has—

  • a seating configuration of more than 30 seats, excluding any required crew member seat; or
  • a payload capacity of more than 3410 kg.

Part 121 prescribes rules applying to—

  • a person performing an air operation
  • a holder of an air operator certificate conducting an air operation
  • a pilot-in-command performing an air operation
  • additional aircraft equipment, instrument, and certification requirements and specifications
  • aircraft maintenance
  • crew training and competency
  • management of flight crew fatigue.

Download the PDF version of the rule consolidation of Part 121 [PDF 886 KB] or browse the content below.

Consolidations of the Civil Aviation Rules are for reference – they are not the official versions of the rules – to view those, see 'history of amendments'.

The history of amendments below, when expanded, shows copies of the original issue, amendments, and re-issues of this Part. Other legislative changes shown are for reference – to view the full version of the relevant amendment Act, see www.legislation.govt.nz(external link)

View Part 121 Air Operations Large Aeroplanes

 

Amendment Effective date NPRM Summary of submissions
Initial issue [PDF 1.6 MB] 5 April 2025    

For an archived version, which includes history of amendments under the 1990 Act, please see Part 121 archived.

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