14 CFR 121.663 : Aeronautics And Space (§ 1.1 To Parts 1311-1399) — (§ 110.1 To Part 199) — Federal Aviation Administration, Department Of Transportation (Continued) (§ 110.1 To Part 199) — Air Carriers And Operators For Compensation Or Hire: Certification And Operations (§ 110.1 To § 139.343) — Operating Requirements: Domestic, Flag, And Supplemental Operations (§ 121.1 To Appendix P To Part 121) — Dispatching And Flight Release Rules (§ 121.591 To § 121.667) — Responsibility for dispatch release: Domestic and flag operations.

4 Aug 2016

Each certificate holder conducting domestic or flag operations shall prepare a dispatch release for each flight between specified points, based on information furnished by an authorized aircraft dispatcher. The pilot in command and an authorized aircraft dispatcher shall sign the release only if they both believe that the flight can be made with safety. The aircraft dispatcher may delegate authority to sign a release for a particular flight, but he may not delegate his authority to dispatch.

14 CFR 121.663
[Doc. No. 28154, 61 FR 2615, Jan. 26, 1996]