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U.S. Department of Transportation

Docket Management System

400 7 th Street, S.W., Plaza 401

Washington, DC 20591

- 0001

Re: Exemption No. 4416 O , FAA Docket No. FAA

- 2002

- 12831

Ladies/Gentlemen:

In accordance with the Code of Federal Regul ations, 14 CFR § 11. 81 25

, Airlines for America (A4 A) petitions on behalf of its member airlines 1 and other

similarly situated Part 121 operators f or an extension of Exem ption No. 4416 (FAA

Docket No. FAA

- 2002

- 12831). This exemption is scheduled to expire on September

30, 2014

.

Exemption No. 4416 provides relief from 14 CFR § 61.157(a) ; Item I(b) of

Appendix A to Part 61 ; §121.424(a)

, and (b), and (d)(1); Item I(a) of Appendix E to

Part 121 ; Item I(b) of Appendix F to Part 121 to the extent necessary to permit

operators to conduct training and checking of pilots of airplanes requiring only two

flight crewmembers on the required preflight inspection, both interior and exterior,

using approved advanced pictorial means.

This petition for extension does not seek to change the conditions and

limitations of the current exemption (4416 O ), which among other things includes

training on an actual aircraft prior to the completion of operating experience

required by 14 CFR §121.434.

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1 Operator Members : Alaska Airlines , American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines, Federal Express, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue

Airways, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, UPS Airlines, US Airways.

Associate Members : Air Canada.U.S. Department of Transportation

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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 exemption has been in use for sixteen years with no known compromise of

safety.

The renewal of this exemption is not a controver sial issue. A4A , in

accordance with the provisions of 14 CFR § 11. 87 requests that a finding of good

cause be made for waiving publication in the Federal Register . A summary of a

p revious A4 A's petition was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 1993 (58 FR

26379) and only one comment was filed, and it had no objectio n to an extension of

the exemption. No precedents will be set by gr anting the requested relief. A4 A

therefore requests that publication and the associated comment period be waived.

A summary of this petition as required by 14 CFR § 11. 81(f) 25 is at tached.

If any further information or discussion is required, please contact me.

Very truly yours,

Donald R. Dillman

Managing Director , Flight

Operations

Air lines for America

1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20004

(202) 626

- 4285

ddillman@airlines.org

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### SUMMARY OF A 4 A PETITION

Petitioner : Air lines for America (A4 A)

Regulation Affected : 14 CFR 61.157(a)

14 CFR 61 Appendix A Item I(b)

14 CFR 121.424(a) and (b) and (d)(1)

14 CFR 121 Appendix E Item I(a)

14 CFR 121 Appendix F Item I(b)

Description of Relief Sought :

Airlines for America (A4 A) petitions on behalf of its member airlines and

other similarly situated Part 121 operators for an extension of Exemption

No. 4416 with no changes to the existing terms. The exemption permits

operators to conduct training and c hecking of pilots of airplanes requiring

only two flight crewmembers on the required preflight inspection, both

interior and exterior, using approved advanced pictorial means.