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June 10, 2014

Exemption No. 11006

Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2014

- 0269

Mr. Jeff Davis

Director of Operations

Republic Airlines, Inc.

8909 Purdue Road, Suite 402

Indianapolis, IN 46268

Dear Mr. Davis :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including

the date it ends.

The Basis f

or Our Decision

By le tter dated April 17 , 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf

of Republic Airlines, Inc. ( Republic ) for an exemption from § § 121.623(a) and (d), 121.643, and

121.645(e) of Title 14, Code o f Federal Regu lations (14 CFR)

, which allows Republic 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.

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

Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in

acting on this petition would be detrimental to Republic.

The FAA has issued a partial grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to

those presented in your petition. In Partial Grant of Exemption2

No. 5307, as amended (copy enclosed), the FAA noted that when a domestic air carrier initiates a

flight without designating an alternate, its dispatcher, a certificated airman, is required to monitor the

weather and other events that could change and prevent a safe completion of tha t flight. Should such

an occurrence arise, the regulations require the dispatcher to relay this occurrence rapidly to the

flightcrew and provide them with information to complete the flight safely. The FAA further noted

that there are no such requirement s for flights conducted by a supplemental air carrier.

The FAA agreed with the previous petitioners that significant fuel savings would result if the air

carriers were granted an exemption from the requirement to carry enough fuel to fly to an alternate

airport when the weather conditions were such that, under the domestic regulations of part 121,

alternate airport fuel would not be required to be carried.

After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the previous petitions, the FAA foun d

that an exemption providing relief from the fuel supply and alternate airport requirements applicable

to supplemental air carriers would not adversely affect safety because the fuel supply, dispatch

system, flight time limitations, and crew rest requirem ents applicable to domestic air carriers would

be established in their place.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the e nclosed Grant of

Exemptio n No

. 5307 ;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No

. 5307 also

apply to the situation you present; and

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f)

, 40113

, and 44701

, which the FAA

Administrator has delegated to me, Republic Airlines, Inc. is granted an exemption from 14 CFR

121.623(a) and (d), 121.643, and 121.645(e)

, which allows Republic to conduct its supplemental

operations within the 48 contigu ous 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 ap plicable to domestic operations, subject to the following conditio ns and

limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

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

operations specifications to comply with the following regulations applicable to

domestic air carrier opera tions:

(a) Part 121, subpart E: All sections.3

(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, an d

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. Republic 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. Republic must conduct its supplemental operations under this exemption

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(a) Within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia; and

(b) Except as required in § 121.637 for unlisted airpo rts, 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.

Thi s exemption terminates on June 3 0 , 2016 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/S/

John Barbagallo

Acti ng Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosur e