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- E May 29, 2015

Exemption No. 10772 A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Jim W. Colburn Director of Operations Frontier Airlines, Inc.

7001 Tower Road Denver, CO 802 49

Dear Mr. Colburn :

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 for O ur Decision

On April 15, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Frontier Airlines, Inc. (Frontier), for an extension of E xemption No. 10772. That exemption

from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulatio ns (14 CFR) allowed Frontier to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during a t least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing.

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 exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Frontier.2

Our Decis ion

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10772 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106( f ), 40113 and 44701, which th e FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Frontier Airlines, Inc. is granted an extension to E xemption No. 10772 (granting an exemption from 14 CFR § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) )

, to the extent necessary to allow Frontier to substitute a qualified and authorized chec k airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing, subject to the conditions and l imitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A Frontier check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector when

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a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation of a qualifyi ng PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in each case. Frontier, therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program designee ;

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of supervised operating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer than two takeoffs and landings; and

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist.

2. Each Frontier check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector must

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a. Be approved by the Adm inistrator to conduct the observation ;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Frontier for no

less than 6 months ; and

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying PIC candidate being observed.3

3. Frontier must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this exemption.

This exemption terminates on June 30, 201 8

, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service