January 10, 2017 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Operations 

Airlines for America· 

West Building Ground Floor, W12-l40 

Washington, DC 20591-0001 

Re: Exemption No. 490 1, as amended; Docket No. F AA-200 1-9282 

Ladi es/Gen tl em en: 

In accordance with Title 14 ofthe Code ofFedera1 Regulations (14CFR) § 11.61, 

Airlines for America (A4A), on behalf of its member airlines 1 and other similarly situated 

Part 121 operators, operators of Part 63 flight engineer training schools, and Pati 142 

training center certificate holders, petitions the Administrator for an extension of 

Exemption No. 4901N, DocketFAA-2001 -9282. This exemption is scheduled to expire 

on May 31 , 2017. 

Exemption No. 4901N provides relief, under certain conditions and limitations, from 

specific provisions of 14 CFR § 63.39 (b) (1) and (2) and§ 121.425 (a) (2) (i) and (ii). 

Under flight engineer training programs approved under part 121, the qualification 

requirements of§ 121.424 (a) (2) (i) and (ii) may be met concurrently with the 

certification requirements of§ 63.39 (b) (1) and (2) in a single flight check. The 

exemption also grants relief to the extent necessary to permit applicants in training for 

that flight check to take the airplane preflight inspection portion of that flight check using 

an advanced pictorial means instead of an airplane, and normal procedures portion of that 

flight check in an approved flight simulation device. Also, all qualifying operators of part 

63 flight engineer courses and all part 142 training center certificate holders conducting 

flight engineer training courses in accordance with part 63 requirements be granted an 

exemption from § 63 39 (b) (2) to the extent necessary to allow applicants who are 

training in preparation for the flight engineer practical test to take the normal procedures 

portion of that test in an approved flight simulation device. 

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0 perator Members: A laska Airlines, Ameri can Airlines, Atl as Air. Fede ral Express, Hawa iian Airlines, JetBiue 

Airways, So ~oves t Airlines, United Airli nes, and United Parcel Service 

Associate Members: A ir Canada 

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The conditions and circumstances, in regard to public interest and equivalent levels of 

safety, which warranted the original grant of exemption, continue to exist. This petition 

does not seek to change the conditions and limitations of the current exemption. This 

exemption has been in use for over seventeen years with no known compromise of safety. 

The renewal of this exemption is not a controversial issue. For this reason, and the 

reasons stated above, A4A requests that a finding of good cause be made for waiving 

publication in the Federal Register (14 CFR § 11.87). Granting the requested relief will 

set no precedents. The existence of the exemption is well known and widely accepted. 

A summary of this petition as required by 14 CFR § 11.81 is attached. If you have any 

questions or need additional information, please call me at (202) 626-4031. 

Very Sruly yours, 

~;y Sophia Ghezai 

Director, Aviation Safety and Operations 

1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Suite 1300 

Washington, D.C. 20004-1707 

(202) 626-4031 

sghezai@airlines.org 

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U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

Docket No, F'AA-2001-9282 

January 10,2017 

Attaclunent 

SUMMARY OF A4A PETITION 

To renew Exemption 4901N which allows flight engineer training programs approved 

under part 121, the qualification requirements of§ 121.424 (a) (2) (i) and (ii) be met 

concurrently with the certification requirements of§ 63.39 (b) (1) and (2) in a single 

flight check. Also allows Part 121 operators, Part 63 flight engineer schools and Part 142 

training center certificate holders to train and check flight engineer applicants in the 

performance of preflight inspections using approved pictorial displays instead of the 

airplane, and normal procedures portion of that flight check in an approved flight 

simulation device. 

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