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November 3, 2016

Exemption No. 10669 B Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Kenneth D. Young Director of Safety, Security and Regulatory Compliance Air Transp ort International, Inc.

145 Hunter Drive Wilmington, OH 45177

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Dear Mr. Young :

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

10669

, as amended

. . It transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives yo u the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 16, 2016

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Air Transport International, Inc. (AT I ) for an extension of Exemption No. 10669

, as amended. That exemption from § 91.203 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows ATI to temporar il y operat e U.S.

- registered aircraft in domestic airline operations without the registration and/or airworth iness certificates on board, following the incidental loss or mutilation of the certificate of airworthiness or registration or both.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public interest an d 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 ATI

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10669, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public inter est. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113

, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, I grant Air Transport International, Inc. an exemption from § 91.203 to allow ATI to temporar il y operat e U.S.

- registered a ircraft in domestic airline operations without the registration and/or airworthiness certificates on board, following incidental loss or mutilation of the certificate of airworthiness or registration or both. , subject to the following conditions and limita tions.

Conditions and Limitations

1. ATI must: (1) develop a comprehensive program that provides for continued operation of the aircraft when the certificate of registration or airworthiness for such aircraft is lost, stolen, or mutilated; (2) ensure that ti mely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; and (3) provide for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to receive a replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on the affected aircraft. This prog ram must be FAA

- approved and

instructions for its use shall be included in the AIT’s manual required by 14 CFR §§ 121.133 and 135.21.

2. The comprehensive program specified in Condition and Limitation No. 1 must

contain:

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be utilized:

“This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of registration (or airworthiness, as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. (INSERT EXEMPTION NO.) for a period of 3 working days, not including weekends or Federal Holidays, beginning:

Time:_____ Date:________ 200__”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by paragraph (b) shall be affixed to th is statement.

b. Identification of the designated person or persons, including job titles and responsibilities with the air carrier’s maintenance organization authorized to

enter the statement outlined in Condition and Limitation No. 2a above and the

method o r methods wherein the documents required under Condition and

Limitation No. 4 will be transmitted to the affected aircraft.

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the ATI organization responsible for certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet which may be affected by this exemption. These data must be made readily3

available to that element within the AIT ’s maintenance organization identified

in Condi tion and Limitation No. 2b and must be kept current at all times.

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with responsibility for AIT s immediately notified of a missing or mutilated certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or a duplicate certificate (in the case of a registration certificate).

3. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised by ATI’s temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated registration and/or airworthiness certificate which is current and in effect and only applies to U.S.

- registered aircraft listed in the air carrier’s FAA

approved operations specifications.

4. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the operations sp ecifications authorizing its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges of this exemption.

5. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised when the affected flight operates totally within the 48 contiguous states of the United States, including the

District of Columbia.

Effect of Our Decision

This exemption terminates on November 30, 2018 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service