AFS-16-13960-E

November 3, 2016

 Exemption No. 10669B

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2012-1101

Mr. Kenneth D. Young

Director of Safety, Security and Regulatory Compliance

Air Transport International, Inc.

145 Hunter Drive

Wilmington, OH 45177-9550

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 you 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. (ATI) 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 temporarily operate U.S.-registered aircraft in domestic airline operations 

without the registration and/or airworthiness 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 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 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 interest. Therefore, 

under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA 

Administrator has delegated to me, I grant Air Transport International, Inc. an exemption from 

§ 91.203 to allow ATI to temporarily operate U.S.-registered aircraft 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 limitations.

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 timely 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 program 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 this 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 or 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 readily 
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available to that element within the AIT’s maintenance organization identified 

in Condition 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 AITs 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 FAAapproved operations specifications.

4. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the operations specifications 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