(a) Each certificate holder conducting domestic operations is responsible for operational control.
(b) The pilot in command and the aircraft dispatcher are jointly responsible for the preflight planning, delay, and dispatch release of a flight in compliance with this chapter and operations specifications.
(c) The aircraft dispatcher is responsible for—
(1) Monitoring the progress of each flight;
(2) Issuing necessary information for the safety of the flight; and
(3) Cancelling or redispatching a flight if, in his opinion or the opinion of the pilot in command, the flight cannot operate or continue to operate safely as planned or released.
(d) Each pilot in command of an aircraft is, during flight time, in command of the aircraft and crew and is responsible for the safety of the passengers, crewmembers, cargo, and airplane.
(e) Each pilot in command has full control and authority in the operation of the aircraft, without limitation, over other crewmembers and their duties during flight time, whether or not he holds valid certificates authorizing him to perform the duties of those crewmembers.
[Docket 6258, 29 FR 19219, Dec. 31, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 121-253, 61 FR 2613, Jan. 26, 1996]
Notes of Decisions
Rombom v. United Air Lines, Inc., 867 F. Supp. 214 (S.D.N.Y. 1994).
· cites it 3× “Alternatively, United maintains that §§ 1374 and 1511 of the Airline Deregulation Act and 14 C.F.R. §§ 121.533 and 121.571 of the Federal Aviation Regulations implicitly preempt Rom-bom’s claims because the actions taken by the flight crew were mandated by these statutes and…”
In Re Air Crash Disaster at Stapleton Intern., 720 F. Supp. 1445 (D. Colo. 1988).
“14 C.F.R. 121.533 & 121.591-.667 (1988). While we express no view on the alleged involvement of the FAA in alerting *1451 Continental to deficiencies at its dispatch center, we find it significant that the government agency views dispatch center operations as critical to the…”
Chowdhury v. Nw. Airlines Corp., 238 F. Supp. 2d 1153 (N.D. Cal. 2002).
“” Finally, 14 C.F.R. section 121.533(e) provides: (e) Each pilot in command has full control and authority in the operation of the aircraft, without limitation, over other crewmembers and their duties during flight time, whether or not he holds valid certificates authorizing him…”
Allegheny Airlines, Inc. v. United States, 420 F. Supp. 1339 (S.D. Ind. 1976).
“Although the Allegheny flight crew had a right to assume that the Tower’s air traffic controllers and the pilots of other aircraft, such as the Piper Cherokee, would use reasonable care in the performance of their respective duties, such does not relieve the flight crew of a…”
McCullough v. United States, 538 F. Supp. 694 (E.D.N.Y 1982).
“A second ground for finding no affirmative duty to control cockpit discipline is found in 14 C.F.R. §§ 121.533 (3)(d) and (e) (1981), which provide: (d) Each pilot in command of an aircraft is, during flight time, in command of the aircraft and crew and is responsible for the…”
Allen v. Spirit Airlines, Inc., 981 F. Supp. 2d 688 (E.D. Mich. 2013).
“3 (holding crew responsible for passenger safety); 14 C.F.R. § 121.533 (d, e) (same); 14 C.F.”
Ford v. Cont'l Airlines Corp., 720 F. Supp. 1445 (D. Colo. 1988).
“14 C.F.R. 121.533 & 121.591-.667 (1988). While we express no view on the alleged involvement of the FAA in alerting *1451 Continental to deficiencies at its dispatch center, we find it significant that the government agency views dispatch center operations as critical to the…”
Horowitz v. Skywest Airlines, Inc. (N.D. Cal. 2023).
“52 (quoting 14 C.F.R. § 121.533 )), and 23 must “[b]e at the crewmember station”3 during “takeoff and landing, and while en route, 24 .”
— 14 C.F.R. § 121.533(e) — 1 case
Chowdhury v. Nw. Airlines Corp., 238 F. Supp. 2d 1153 (N.D. Cal. 2002).
“” Finally, 14 C.F.R. section 121.533(e) provides: (e) Each pilot in command has full control and authority in the operation of the aircraft, without limitation, over other crewmembers and their duties during flight time, whether or not he holds valid certificates authorizing him…”
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