AFS-16-0007-E

30 October 2015

 Exemption No. 11096A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0184

Mr. Patrick Rizzi

Counsel to Atlas Air

Atlas Air

555 13th street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mr. Rizzi:

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

No. 11096, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes 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 the 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 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 amendment to the exemption would

not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental 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 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 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, Southern Air, Inc. and World 

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

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption applies only to cargo flights originating in Afghanistan for the transport of

cargo for the United States Department of Defense, including all flight segments to reach 

the intended final destination, provided the cargo or method to secure the cargo is not 

altered or changed prior to reaching the final destination.

2. All cargo must be secured for all flight loads as required by 14 CFR part 25, subpart C.

This exemption provides no relief from 14 CFR part 25, subpart C, flight loads.

3. The flight crew must carry a copy of this exemption on all flights operated under this

exemption.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 11096, as amended, to October 

31, 2017 unless superseded or rescinded.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

Southern Air, Inc. and World Airways, Inc. from the exemption.
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All conditions and limitations 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 Service
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