AFS-12-423-E 

July 5, 2012 

 Exemption No. 9738B 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2008-0814 

Mr. Glenn E. Nordling 

Vice President Flight Operations 

Sun Country Airlines 

1300 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

Dear Mr. Nordling: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9738, 

as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions 

and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated May 26, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Sun Country Airlines (Sun Country) for an extension of Exemption No. 9738, as 

amended. That exemption from §§ 121.623(a) and (d), 121.643, and 121.645(d) of Title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations allows Sun Country to conduct its supplemental operations 

within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia using the flight 

regulations for alternate airports as required by § 121.619 and fuel reserve requirements as 

required by § 121.639 that are applicable to domestic operations. 

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 Sun Country. 
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Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9738, as 

amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. 

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions 

and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Prior to initiating operations under this exemption, Sun Country must amend its 

 operations specifications to comply with the following regulations applicable to 

 domestic air carrier operations: 

(a) Part 121, subpart E: All sections. 

(b) Part 121, subpart G: § 121.135. 

(c) Part 121, subpart M: §§ 121.385 and 121.395. 

(d) Part 121, subpart P: All sections. 

(e) Part 121, subpart T: §§ 121.533, 121.541, 121.551, 121.555, 121.557, and 

 121.569. 

(f) Part 121, subpart U: §§ 121.593, 121.599, 121.601, 121.607, 121.619, 

 121.627, 121.635, 121.637, 121.639, 121.659, and 121.663. 

(g) Part 121, subpart V: §§ 121.683, 121.685, 121.687, 121.695, and 121.711. 

2. Sun Country must ensure that its aircraft dispatchers hold aircraft dispatcher 

 certificates issued under subpart C of part 65 and are properly qualified under 

 part 121, subpart P, before permitting those persons to serve in operations 

 conducted under this exemption. 

3. Sun Country must conduct its supplemental operations under this exemption─

(a) Within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia; and 
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(b) Except as required in § 121.637 for unlisted airports, or to, from, or between 

those regular, provisional, refueling, and alternate airports listed in its 

operations specifications or listed in a separate current listing, that listing is 

referenced in its operations specifications and is authorized by the 

Administrator. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9738, as amended, to August 31, 

2014, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/S/ 

John S. Duncan 

Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

 Service