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- E June 25, 2013

Exemption No. 1080 6 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2012

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Mr. Norman D. Gage Assistant Director of Operations Kalitta Air, LLC 818 Willow Run Airport Ypsilanti, MI 48198

Dear Mr. Gage:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption,

i ncluding the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 29, 2013 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Kalitta Air, LLC for an exemption from § 6 1 .39(b)(1)(i) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Kalitta Air, LLC to permit a first officer with an expired Airline Transport Pilot Knowledge Test Report to take the Airline Pilot Practical Test provided the first officer is employed by Kalitta Air, LLC at the time the practical test is

taken and has co mpleted the FAA Training Program.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in

the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Kalitta Air, LLC.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10556

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption

No. 10556 also apply to the situation you present; and2

• for the reasons stated in Grant of Exemption No. 10556 a grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

Under the authority contained i n 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701 which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Kalitta Air, LLC an exemption from
14 CFR § 61. 39 (b) (1)(i) to the extent necessary to allow Kalitta Air, LLC to permit a first officer with an expired Airline Tran sport Pilot Knowledge Test to take the Airline Pilot Practical Test provided the first officer is employed by Kalitta Air, LLC at the time the practical test is taken and has completed the FAA Training Program , subject to the conditions and limitations

des cribed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. SICs must meet the eligibility requirements for ATP certification in § 61.153, the applicable flight proficiency requirements in § 61.157, and the aeronautical experience requirements in § 61.159.

2. SICs must suc cessfully pass a proficiency check conducted by an Aircrew Program Designee for the air carrier, a Training Center Evaluator authorized to conduct ATP certification for the air carrier through a check pilot authorization, or an FAA inspector in

accordance with the provisions of § 61.157(f) and § 61.71(b). Under an Advanced Qualification Program (AQP), SICs must meet the certification requirements identified in § 121.919 as approved within the specific air carrier's AQP.

3. The approved SIC training program m ust include training on any tasks and maneuvers required for ATP certification for which the SIC has not previously received flight training in new hire, initial, transition, or recurrent training, or, under AQP, Indoctrination, Qualification, or Continuin g Qualification.

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2015 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Deputy Director, Flight Standards

Servi c e

Enclosure