AFS-16-8270-E 

May 10, 2016 

 Exemption No. 10985A 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0026 

Mr. David B. Carrizo 

Director of Operations 

Key Lime Air Corporation 

13252 East Control Tower Road 

Englewood, CO 80112 

Dear Mr. Carrizo: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption 

No. 10985. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions 

and limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision 

By letter dated December 17, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration 

(FAA) on behalf of Key Lime Air Corporation (Key Lime Air) for an extension of Exemption 

No. 10985. That exemption from §§ 121.623(a) and (d) and 121.643 of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Key Lime Air to conduct its supplemental operations 

within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia using the flight 

regulations for alternate airports as required by § 121.619 and fuel reserve requirements as 

required by § 121.639 that are applicable to domestic operations. 

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 Key Lime Air. 
 2

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10985 

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, Key Lime Air Corporation is granted an extension that allows Key Lime Air 

to conduct its supplemental operations within the 48 contiguous United States and the District 

of Columbia using the flight regulations for alternate airports as required by § 121.619 and 

fuel reserve requirements as required by § 121.639 that are applicable to domestic operations, 

subject to the following conditions and limitations. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Prior to initiating operations under this exemption, Key Lime Air must amend its 

operations specifications to comply with the following regulations applicable to 

domestic air carrier operations: 

a. Part 121, subpart E: All sections; 

b. Part 121, subpart G: § 121.135; 

c. Part 121, subpart M: §§ 121.385 and 121.395; 

d. Part 121, subpart P: All sections; 

e. Part 121, subpart T: §§ 121.533, 121.541, 121.551, 121.555, 121.557, and 

121.569; 

f. Part 121, subpart U: §§ 121.593, 121.599, 121.601, 121.607, 121.619, 

121.627, 121.635, 121.637, 121.639, 121.659, and 121.663; and 

g. Part 121, subpart V: §§ 121.683, 121.685, 121.687, 121.695, and 121.711. 

2. Key Lime Air must ensure that its aircraft dispatchers hold aircraft dispatcher certificates 

issued under subpart C of part 65 and are properly qualified under part 121, subpart P, 

before permitting those persons to serve in operations conducted under this exemption. 

3. Key Lime Air must conduct its supplemental operations under this exemption— 

a. Within the 48 contiguous United States and the District of Columbia; and 

b. Except as required in §121.637 for unlisted airports, or to, from, or between 

those regular, provisional refueling, and alternate airports listed in its 

operations specifications or listed in a separate current listing, if that listing is 
 3

referenced in its operations specifications and is authorized by the 

Administrator. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

This exemption terminates on May 31, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service