AFS-15-203-E

February 9, 2015

 Exemption No. 4298O

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2003-14245

Mr. Paul W. Railsback

Director of Operations

Airlines for America

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20004-1707

Dear Mr. Railsback:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 4298, 

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 December 3, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Airlines for America (A4A), for an extension of Exemption No. 4298, as 

amended. The exemption from §§ 121.311(g) and 121.391(d) of Title 14, Code of Federal 

Regulations (14 CFR) allows A4A member airlines and similarly situated certificate holders 

operating under part 121 to continue to locate a required flight attendant at the mid-cabin 

flight attendant station during takeoff and landing on Boeing 767 airplanes.

In reviewing the petition, the FAA discovered that the existing exemption and request for 

extension include a typographical error regarding the regulatory section from which relief is 

requested. As referenced in this initial grant of this exemption, the petitioner is requesting 

relief from the requirement that each flight attendant required by § 121.391 must have a seat 

for takeoff and landing in the passenger compartment that meets the seat requirements of § 

25.785(h). This extension has been amended to reflect that the petitioner sought and has been 

granted relief from § 121.311(g) rather than § 121.311(f). 
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In your petition, you indicate 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 A4A.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4298, 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. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, Airlines for America is granted an extension to Exemption 

No. 4298 for §§ 121.311(g) and 121.391(d) that allows A4A member airlines and similarly 

situated certificate holders operating under part 121 to continue to locate a required flight 

attendant at the mid-cabin flight attendant station during takeoff and landing on Boeing 767 

airplanes, subject to the following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations

1. If operations with four required flight attendants are conducted, one flight attendant 

must be located adjacent to a forward Type A exit, two flight attendants must be 

located adjacent to the two aft Type A exits, and one flight attendant may be located in 

the mid-cabin cross aisle area between the two non-floor level Type III exits.

2. If operations with five required flight attendants are conducted, two flight attendants 

must be located adjacent to the two forward Type A exits, two flight attendants must 

be located adjacent to the two aft Type A exits, and one flight attendant may be located 

in the mid-cabin cross aisle between the two non-floor level Type III exits.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4298, as amended, to 

March 31, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service