Air Operator Certificate

Flight operators who want to carry out commercial air transport services with complex aircraft have to be certified by FOCA. Initial certificates, and any subsequent modifications of an AOC, are issued and carried out in accordance with the ICAO 5-step model.


Initial Certification AOC

Operating Licence


Further Information

Publications


CL HHO - Helicopter Hoist Operations (PDF, 633 kB, 19.03.2014)Covers all aspects of requirements for HHO approval. It will help the applicant to implement the necessary content in the company's operations manuals to comply with the requirements

CL NVIS - Helicopter Operations with Night Vision Imaging Systems (PDF, 966 kB, 19.03.2014)Covers all aspects of requirements for NVIS approval. It will help the applicant to implement the necessary content in the company's operations manuals to comply with the requirements

Contact

Federal Office of Civil Aviation FOCA

Section Operation of Complex Airplanes

sboc@bazl.admin.ch

Section Helicopter Flight Operations
Tel: +41 58 464 62 93 

 

heli@bazl.admin.ch

Print contact

https://www.bazl.admin.ch/content/bazl/en/home/flugbetrieb/cat/aoc.html