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30 October 2015

Exemption No. 11096A

Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2014

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Mr. Patrick Rizzi

Counsel to Atlas Air

Atlas Air

555 13 th street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mr. R izzi :

This letter is to inform you that we have g ranted your petition to extend and amend Exemption

No. 11096, as amended . It explains the basis for our decision , desc ribes its effect, and lists

the conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 18, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Atlas Air Inc. (Atlas ) and Kalitta Air LLC (Kalitta) for an extension of and

amendment to Exemption No. 11096, as amended . That exemption from §§ 91.9(a ),

91.1025(a), 121.135(a)(4), 121.135(b)(21), and 121.141, of Title 14, Code of Federal

Regulations (14 CFR) allows Atlas and Kalitta to not apply the forward emergency landing

load factor of 9G specified in § 25.561(b)(3)(ii), for restraint of cargo on th e main deck of

Boeing 747 series airplanes. The amendment you request would remove the original Joint

Petitioners, Southern Air, Inc. and World Airways, Inc. from the exemption.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the condition s 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 beca use the requested extensio n of amendment to the exemption would

not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be det rimental to Atlas and

Kalitta

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11096A as

amended r emains 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 delegat ed to me, I grant your petition, from §§ 91.9(a), 91.1025(a),

121.135(a)(4), 121.135(b)(21), and 121.141, to not apply the forward emergency landing load

factor of 9G specified in § 25.561(b)(3)(ii), for restraint of cargo on the main deck of Boeing

747 series airplanes and remove the original Joint Petitioners, Sou thern Air, Inc. and World

A irways, Inc. from the exemption, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Con d itio n s a n d Li m ita t io n s

1. This e x e mp t ion applies only to c a r g o fl i g hts o r i g inati n g in A f g h a nis t a n for the t ra nsp o rt of

ca r g o for the U ni t e d S tat e s D e p a rtme n t of D e fens e , including a ll f l i g ht s e g m e nts t o r e a c h

the intend e d fin a l destin a t i o n , pro v ided the ca r g o or method to se c u r e t h e c a r g o is not

a l t e r e d or c h a n g e d prior t o r e ac hi n g the fin a l dest i n a t i on.

2. All c a r g o must be s ec u red for a ll f l i g ht l o a ds a s requir e d b y 14 C F R p a rt 25 , subp a rt C.

This e x e mp t ion provid e s no r e l i e f f rom 14 C F R p a rt 2 5 , subp ar t C , fli g ht l o a ds.

3. The f l i g ht c r e w must c a r

r y a c o p y of this e x e mp t ion on all fli g hts op e r a ted und e r this

exemption.

The E ffect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termin ation date of Exemption No

. 11096, as amended, to October

31, 2017 unless superseded or rescinded. The FAA has remove d the original Joint Petitioners,

Southern Air, Inc. and World Airways, Inc. from the exemption

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All conditions and li mitations of Exemption No. 11096, as amended, remain the same. This

letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 11096

.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan

Director, Flight Standards Service4