americaFebruary3,2017Mr.JohnS.DuncanDirector,FlightStandardsServiceFederalAviationAdministration800IndependenceAvenue,SWWashington,DC20591HORIZONAIRRe:PetitionofVirginAmericaInc.forExtensionofExemptionNo.10740A(RegulatoryDocketNo.FAA-2012-1061)DearMr.Duncan,Pursuantto14C.P.R.§11.61,VirginAmericaInc.("VirginAmerica"),aPart121operator,herebyrequeststhattheFederalAviationAdministration("FAA")extendExemptionNo.10740A,mostrecentlygrantedonApril21,2015andissuedintheabove-captioneddocket(copyenclosed),asmorefullydescribedherein.1ExemptionNo.10740A,asissued,providesrelieffrom14C.P.R.§61.3(a)and(c)andallowsVirginAmericatoestablishspecialprocedurestoissuetoitspilotflightcrewmembers,onatemporarybasis,confirmationofanyrequiredpilotandmedicalcertificateandphotoID,basedoninformationinthecarrier'sapprovedrecordsystemandsubjecttoconditionsandlimitations.Theexemptionalsoprovidesrelieffrom14C.P.R.§121.383(a)(2)andallowsVirginAmericatoissuewrittenconfirmationofanFAA-issuedcrewmembercertificate toapilotflightcrewmemberemployedbyVirginAmericabasedoninformationinitsapprovedrecordkeepingsystem.VirginAmericarespectfullyrequeststhatanyextensiongrantedbytheFAAinresponsetothispetitionbeforaperiodofnotlessthantwoyears.Insupportofthis petition,VirginAmericastatesasfollows:1.TheFAAdetermined,initsoriginaldecisiongrantingExemptionNo.10740,thatthecircumstancespresentedbyVirginAmericaweresimilarinallmaterialrespectstoapreviousexemptiongrantedbytheFAA,specificallyExemptionNo.5560,asamended,issuedtotheRegionalAirlineAssociation.Inthisregard,theFAAconcludedthatthereasonsforissuingExemptionNo.5560alsoappliedtothecircumstancespresentedbyVirginAmerica,and,consistentwithpriorFAAfmdings,"permittingtheaircarriertoissuewrittenconfirmationofanFAA-issuedflightcrewmembercertificatecouldprecludedelaysandcancellationsand,therefore,wouldbeinthepublicinterest."ExemptionNo.10740at2.TheFAAalsofoundthatgrantoftheexemptionwiththeconditionsandlimitationsattachedthereto"wouldprovidealevelofsafetyequivalenttothatprovidedbytheaffectedregulations."!d.2.InextendingandamendingthatexemptionandgrantingExemptionNo.10740A,theFAAdeterminedthatthejustificationfortheissuanceoftheexemptionremainedvalidandwasinthepublicinterest.3.VirginAmerica'sreasonsandneedforthegrantofthisrequestedreliefremainthesametodayaswhentheFAAgrantedExemptionNo.10740,asamended,and,asaconsequence,fullysupportthereliefrequestedherein,forafurthertwo-yearperiod.VirginAmerica'sflightsinvolveoperationsduringallhoursof1ExemptionNo.10740A,byitsterms,expiresonApril30,2017.Totheextentnecessary,VirginAmericaherebyrequestsawaiverfromthe120-dayfilingdeadlinerequiredunder14C.F.R.§11.63(d).the day and night and, considering

the hundreds

of certificated airmen required

to support

the carrier's flight schedule,

it is not uncommon

for

a small percentage

of this group

to have his or her required certificate(s) and/or photo

ID misplaced,

lost or damaged. Occasionally,

this may occur

at

a location where

it is not possible to contact

the FAA telephonically

or online

to immediately
obtain
the appropriate telegraphic confirmation

in accordance

with

14 C.F.R.

§ 61.29. 4.
An extension ofExemption

No. 10740A would: a) be wholly consistent

with previous exemptions granted

m similar circumstances; b) avoid unnecessary

flight delays and cancellations;

and c) allow full utilization

of Virgin America's
fleet, thereby ensuring

the traveling public enjoys maximum access

to the carrier's well-received low-fare service. 5. Importantly,

grant

of this requested relief

to Virgin America
will not reduce

the level
of safety provided

by the applicable regulations,

as the Administrator

has previously determined

in similar requests

for relief, including Exemption

No. 10740A

to Virgin America,
that: a) the document issued

by the carrier must
be in the pilot flight crewmember's physical possession when exercising

the privileges

of the exemption

and must contain

the information

set forth

in the conditions

and limitations attached

to the exemption; b) the carrier receive approval from

its FAA principal operations inspector

for the procedures

to be employed

in issuing

the confirmation document

to the relevant pilot flight crewmembers, including procedures

to ensure positive identification

when the pilot
no longer
has photo identification;

and c) each pilot flight crewmember

who operates

a flight under the exemption

(i) obtain from Airmen Services

at www.faa.gov,

as soon

as practicable,

a document containing temporary authority

to exercise certificate privileges,

(ii) comply with

14 C.F.R.

§ 61.29
(if the pilot flight crewmember's FAA pilot and medical certificate

are permanently

lost or damaged)

and (iii) provide

a copy ofF AAissued documents containing temporary authority

to exercise certificate privileges

to the carrier within

24 hours

of receipt

of the document. 6. Virgin America

was also granted

an exemption

by the FAA for relief from

14 C.F.R.

§ 121.383(a)(2),

which states,

in relevant part, "No certificate holder may use any person

as an airman
nor may any person serve

as an airman unless that person

...
[h ]as any required appropriate current airman
and medical certificates

in his possession
while engaged

in operations under this part." Virgin America requests,

as part of the FAA's extension ofExemption

No. 10740A,

an exemption from§ 121.383(a)(2),

as relief from§ 121.383(a)(2)

is necessary

to give meaningful operational
effect

to the previously-issued

relief from Sections 61.3(a)
and (c) and the special procedures established under Exemption 10740. Additionally,

the express inclusion

of relief from Section 121.383(a)(2)

in any extension

of Exemption 10740A

is consistent
with previous exemptions routinely granted

by the FAA

in comparable settings, including,
most particularly,

an exemption issued

to Airlines

for America ("A4A")

2 and its Part 121 carrier members under circumstances similar

in all material respects

to those presented

by Virgin America

(see Exemption

No. 5487,

as amended). 7. Virgin America submits
that the requested extension

of Exemption

No. 10740A

is not controversial.

A summary

of the request made herein

is attached,

as required under

14 C.F.R.

§ 11.81. Virgin America submits
that good cause exists
for not publishing

a summary

of this petition

in the Federal Register,

as 2 Virgin America

is not

a member

of A4A.therequestedextensionoftheexemptionisnotprecedential,and anydelayinactingonthispetitionwouldbedetrimentaltoVirginAmerica.WHEREFORE,fortheforegoingreasons,VirginAmericaInc.respectfullyrequeststhattheFAAextendExemptionNo.10740Aforaperiodofnotlessthantwoyears,asdescribedmorefullyherein,andgrantsuchotheroradditionalreliefasitdeemsconsistentwiththisrequestandthepublicinterest.Ifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleasedonothesitatetocontactmeat206-392-5453orbye-mailatJeremy.Ross@alaskaair.com.Verybestregards,JeremyRossAssociateGeneralCounselAlaskaAirlinesIVirginAmericaIHorizonAirAttachmentAttachment Docket
No. FAA-2012-1061 February

3, 2017 SUMMARY

OF PETITION Petitioner: Virgin America

Inc. Regulations affected: Description

of Relief Sought:

14 C.F.R.

§ 61.3(a)
and (c) 14 C.F.R.

§ 121.383(a)(2) Virgin America

Inc. (Virgin America) petitions

for an extension

of Exemption

No. 10740.
The exemption permits Virgin America

to establish special procedures

that enable
the carrier

to issue

to its pilot flight crewmembers,

on

a temporary basis, confirmation

of any required crewmember certificates

and photo IDs based

on information contained

in the carrier's approved record system, subject

to certain conditions

and limitations.U.S.DeportmentofTransportationFederalAviationAdministrationApril21,2015Ms.BarbaraRussell,Esq.AssociateGeneralCounselVirginAmerica,Inc.555AirportBoulevard,Suite500Burlingame,CA94010DearMs.Russell:ExemptionNo.10740A800IndependenceAve.,SWWashington,DC.20591RegulatoryDocketNo.FAA-2012-1061ThisletteristoinformyouthatwehavegrantedyourpetitiontoextendandamendExemptionNo.10740.Ittransmitsourdecision,explainsitsbasis,andgivesyoutheconditionsandlimitationsoftheexemption,includingthedateitends.TheBasisforOurDecisionByletterdatedJanuary29,2015,youpetitionedtheFederalAviationAdministration(FAA)onbehalfofVirginAmerica,Inc.(VirginAmerica),foranextensionof,andamendmentto,ExemptionNo.10740.Thatexemptionfrom§61.3(a)and(c)ofTitle14,CodeofFederalRegulations(14CFR)allowsVirginAmericatoestablishspecialprocedurestoissuetoitspilotflightcrewmembers,onatemporarybasis,confirmationofanyrequiredpilotandmedicalcertificateandphotoID,basedoninformationintheoperator'sapprovedrecordsystem.VirginAmericaalsorequestsExemptionNo.10740beamendedtoproviderelieffrom§121.383(a)(2).AnexemptionfromthispartisalsonecessarytoallowVirginAmericatoissuewrittenconfirmationofanFAA-issuedcrewmembercertificatetoapilotflightcrewmemberemployedbyVirginAmericabasedoninformationinitsapprovedrecordkeepingsystem.Inyourpetition,youindicatethattherehasbeennochangeintheconditionsandreasonsrelativetopublicinterestandsafetythatwerethebasisforgrantingtheoriginalexemption.AFS-15-483-EThe FAA has determined that

good cause exists
for not publishing

a summary

of the petition in the Federal Register because

the requested extension

of, and amendment

to, the exemption would
not set

a precedent, and any delay

in acting

on this petition would

be detrimental

to Virgin America. Our Decision Upon review

of the petitioner's request

for amendment,

the FAA has determined

that

a grant of relief from

§ 121.383 should have been included

in the original grant
of exemption

to Virgin America,

that the amendment

is in the public interest
and provides

a level
of safety

at least equal

to that provided

by the rule from which
the petitioner seeks exemption. Therefore, the FAA

is amending

the conditions

and limitations

to correspond

to those

of similar exemptions granted

to other part 121 air carriers. The FAA has determined

that the justification

for the issuance

of Exemption

No. 107 40 remains valid with respect

to this exemption

and

is in the public interest. Therefore, under
the authority provided

by 49 U.S.C.

§§

1 06(g), 40113 and 44 701, which
the FAA Administrator has delegated

to me, Virgin America,

Inc.

is granted

an extension

of, and amendment

to, Exemption

No. 10740 for§§ 61.3(a)
and (c), and 121.383 (a)(2)

to allow Virgin America

to issue written confirmation

of an FAA-issued crewmember certificate

to

a pilot flight crewmember employed

by that air carrier based

on information

in the air carrier's approved record system, subject

to the conditions

and limitations described below. Conditions

and Limitations 1. Prior

to utilizing

any provision

of this plan, the carrier must develop, submit

to, and have approved

by its FAA Principal Operations Inspector

a plan outlining

the procedures

it expects

to employ

in issuing

a temporary confirmation document

to crewmembers

who
do not have

in their personal possession

the airmen

or medical certificate required under

§ 61.3 for

a particular flight. 2. If the individual

no longer
has any identification,

the carrier's procedures, specified

in Condition

No.

1, must include

a method

to assure positive identification

of the individual. 3. Each airman who operates

a flight under this exemption
must comply with§ 61.29(c) and assure that

a request

for an official communication

from the FAA confirming

the applicable certificate

is made within

72 hours

of the initiation

of any flight conducted under this exemption.

The air carrier

is authorized

to make this application

to the FAA
on behalf

of each applicable airman.
The airman must provide

a copy
of the official communication

to the air carrier within

24 hours

of the receipt

of that official communication. 4. The carrier's confirmation

must include

the written words "Issued under
the authority ofExemption

No. '10740',

as amended."

25.TheprivilegesofthisexemptionmayonlybeexercisedwhentheaffectedairmanoperatestotallywithintheDistrictofColumbiaandthe48contiguousstatesoftheUnitedStates.ThisexemptionterminatesonApril30,2017,unlesssoonersupersededorrescinded.Sincerely,Is/JohnBarbagalloActingDeputyDirector,FlightStandardsService3