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
. FAA-200 1-9282 Ladi es/Gentl emen: 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

-92 82. 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 approv ed flight simulation device
. Also , all qualifying operators ofpart 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 ofthat test in an approved flight simulation device.

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1275 Pennsylvan i a Ave, NW Suite 1300 Washington , DC 20004 T 202.626.4000 W airlone,.orqU.S. Department of Transportation Docket Management System Docket No. FAA-2001-9282 January 10,2017 Page Two 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 ofthe current exemption. This exemption has been in use for over seventeen years with no known compromise of safety. The renewal ofthis 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 ofthe exemption is well known and widely accepted. A summary ofthis 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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### Attachment 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 ofpreflight inspections using approved pictorial displays instead of the airplane, and normal procedures portion ofthat flight check in an approved flight simulation device.

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