AFS-14-053-E 

December 31, 2013 

 Exemption No. 10183A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2006-26027 

Mr. Jim Colburn 

Director of Operations 

Frontier Airlines 

8909 Purdue Road, Suite 300 

Indianapolis, IN 46268 

Dear Mr. Colburn: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend 

Exemption No. 10183. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the 

conditions and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated November 21, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) on behalf of Frontier Airlines, Inc., (Frontier) for an extension of 

Exemption No. 10183. That exemption from §§ 91.203 (a) and (b) and 47.49 of Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Frontier to operate its U.S.-registered aircraft in 

domestic airline operations without the aircraft registration or the airworthiness certificate on 

board the aircraft. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Frontier. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10183, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 
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Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106 (f), 40113, and 44701 which the 

FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant Frontier Airlines, Inc., relief from §§ 91.203 

(a) and (b) and 47.49 to continue to temporarily operate its U.S.-registered aircraft in 

domestic airline operations without the aircraft registration or the airworthiness certificate on 

board the aircraft subject to the following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Frontier, before utilizing the exemption, must apply for and receive from the district 

office responsible for its air carrier certificate an amendment to its operations 

specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this exemption. 

2. Frontier, before utilizing the provisions of this exemption, must develop a 

comprehensive program that provides for continued operation of the aircraft through 

use of an appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook when the certificate of registration 

or airworthiness for such aircraft is lost, stolen, or mutilated; ensure that timely 

application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; and provide for the 

temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to receive a replacement 

certificate from the FAA and install it on the affected aircraft. This program must be 

FAA approved and instructions for its use shall be included in the air carrier’s manual 

required by 14 CFR §121.133. 

3. The comprehensive program specified in paragraph 2 must contain: 

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be utilized: 

“This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of registration (or 

airworthiness, as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. _____ 

for a period of 3 days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, following the start 

of the next business day beginning: 

 Time__________ Date_______ 20___.” 

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

Paragraph 3(b) shall be affixed to this statement. 

b. An identification of the designated person or persons within Frontier’s 

maintenance organization authorized to enter the statement outlined in 

paragraph 3(a) and the method or methods wherein the documents required 

under paragraph 5 will be transmitted to the affected aircraft. 

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the Frontier organization 

responsible for certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a 

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet 
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which may be effected by the exemption. The data must be made readily 

available to the elements within Frontier’s maintenance organization identified 

in paragraph 3(b) and must be kept current at all times. 

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for Frontier is immediately notified of a missing or mutilated 

certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement 

certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or a duplicate certificate 

(in the case of registration certificate). 

e. Procedures which will describe specific duties and responsibilities by job title. 

4. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised by Frontier for temporary 

replacement of a missing and mutilated certificate which is current and in effect and 

only applies to U.S.-registered aircraft listed in Frontier’s FAA-approved operations 

specifications. Where Frontier is not the registered owner authorizing the use of the 

program allowed by this exemption, Frontier must file a copy of the written consent 

document with the FAA certificate-holding district office and must maintain a copy of 

the consent document in its own files. 

5. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the operations specifications authorizing its 

use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges of this 

exemption. 

6. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised when the affected aircraft is 

operating totally within the contiguous 48 states of the United States and the District 

of Columbia. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10183 to January 31, 2016, 

unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service