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- E February 9, 2015

Exemption No. 4298 O Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2003

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Mr. Paul W. Railsback Director of Operations

Airlines for America 1301 Pennsylvania A venue, 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 c onditions

and limitations

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The Basis for Our Decision

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

on behalf of Air lines for America (A 4 A), for an extension of Exemption No. 4298 , as amended. Th e exemption fr om §§ 121.311( g ) and 121.391(d) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows A4 A member airlines and similarly situated certificate holders operating under part 121 to continue to locate a required flight attendant at the mid

- cabin flight atten dant 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 typographic al error regarding the regulatory section from which relief is

reque sted. 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 petition er sought and has been

gr anted relief from § 121.311(g) rather than § 121.311(f).2

In your petition, you indicate there has been no change in the conditions and rea sons 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 beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to A4 A

.

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 4298 , as amended, remains valid with respect to this ex emption 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 ) a nd 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

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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

loc ated 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

mus t 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 Effe ct of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 4298, as amended, to
March 31, 20 1 7

, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service