AFS-11-316-E 

June 7, 2011 

 Exemption No. 10283 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2000-8533 

Mr. Rory Kelleher 

Counsel for Israel Aerospace Industries, LTD 

Sidney Austin, LLP 

787 Seventh Avenue 

New York, NY 10019 

Dear Mr. Kelleher: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. 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 

On May 17, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of 

Israel Aerospace Industries, LTD (IAI), for an extension of Exemption No. 7406, as amended. 

That exemption from §§ 61.77(a) and 63.23(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations 

(14 CFR) allowed IAI to obtain special purpose authorizations for flight crewmembers, flight 

engineers, and flight navigators in order to perform the following flights of aircraft being 

delivered by IAI from its facilities within Israel, the United States, and at a number of 

locations throughout the world for IAI’s U.S. and international customers: 

1. Ferry/delivery flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI from Israel 

to the United States for its U.S. and international customers. 

2. Ferry/delivery flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI from Israel 

to other countries for its U.S. and international customers. 

3. Test and acceptance flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI from 

its U.S. and international customers. 

4. Ferry, delivery, and acceptance flights for its customers from IAI’s part 145 repair 

stations. 
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That exemption, however, expired on March 31, 2011; therefore, we will treat your request as 

a new petition. 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition 

in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any 

delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to IAI. 

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 7406 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that the petitioner is unique from the general class of persons and found that a grant of 

exemption would be appropriate and would not adversely affect safety, subject to certain 

conditions. 

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that— 

 they do not differ materially from those presented by the petitioner in the enclosed grant 

of exemption; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed exemption also apply to the 

situation you present; and 

 a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

Our Decision 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant Israel Aerospace Industries, LTD, an exemption from 

14 CFR §§ 61.77(a) and 63.23(a) to the extent necessary to allow IAI to obtain special 

purpose authorizations for flight crewmembers, flight engineers, and flight navigators in order 

to perform the following flights of aircraft being delivered by IAI from its facilities within 

Israel, the United States, and at a number of locations throughout the world for IAI’s U.S. and 

international customers: 

1. Ferry/delivery flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI from Israel 

to the United States for its U.S. and international customers. 

2. Ferry/delivery flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI from Israel 

to other countries for its U.S. and international customers. 

3. Test and acceptance flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI from 

its U.S. and international customers. 

4. Ferry, delivery, and acceptance flights for its customers from IAI’s part 145 repair 

stations. 

Subject to the conditions and limitations described below. 
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Conditions and Limitations 

1. Each assigned pilot, flight engineer, and flight navigator must hold a valid and current 

Israel pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator license that has been issued by the Israel 

civil aviation authority or contracting State to the Convention on International Civil 

Aviation from which the person holds citizenship or resident status. For IAI pilots 

subject to this exemption, that license must contain the appropriate airplane category 

rating, multiengine land class rating, instrument-airplane rating, and the airplane type 

rating for a pilot exercising the privileges of his or her pilot license under the terms of 

this exemption. For IAI flight engineers and flight navigators, that license must 

authorize that person to perform the flight engineer or flight navigator duties. 

2. This grant of exemption applies to: 

a. Ferry/delivery flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI 

from Israel to the United States for its U.S. and international customers; 

b. Ferry/delivery flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by IAI 

from Israel to other countries for its U.S. and international customers; 

c. Test and acceptance flights of U.S.-registered aircraft being delivered by 

IAI from its U.S. and international customers; and 

d. Ferry, delivery, and acceptance flights for its customers from IAI’s part 145 

repair stations. 

3. Each assigned pilot crewmember must hold a valid and current foreign medical 

authorization that has been issued by an aeronautical authority of a contracting State to 

the Convention on International Civil Aviation from which the person holds citizenship 

or resident status when that crewmember exercises the privileges of his or her pilot 

license under the terms of this exemption. 

4. Each assigned flight engineer or flight navigator crewmember must hold a valid and 

current foreign medical authorization issued by the aeronautical authority of a 

contracting State to the Convention on International Civil Aviation from which the 

person holds citizenship or resident status when that crewmember exercises the 

privileges of his or her pilot license under the terms of this exemption. 

5. The carriage of persons or property for compensation or hire is not permitted under the 

terms of this exemption. 

6. Pilots, flight engineers, and flight navigators who operate under the terms of this grant 

of exemption for IAI must apply initially for their special purpose pilot, flight engineer, 

or flight navigator authorization by requesting a Verification of Authenticity letter 

from FAA Airmen Certification Branch, AFS-760, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, 

Oklahoma 73125-0082. The purpose of the Verification of Authenticity is to verify 

each person’s foreign pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator licenses and medical 
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authorizations that IAI intends to use as pilots, flight engineers, or flight navigators 

under the terms of this grant of exemption. For information concerning the procedures 

for applying for a Verification of Authenticity letter from the FAA’s Airmen 

Certification Branch, AFS-760, you should log onto the following Web site at: 

http://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/

airmen_certification/foreign_license_verification/ 

7. IAI must furnish the following documentation to the FAA New York International 

Field Office-EA29 [located at 1 Aviation Plaza, Jamaica, New York 11434; office 

telephone: (718) 995-5496; fax telephone: (718) 553-0604] before commencing 

operations under the terms of this exemption: 

a. The name of each pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator who will be 

allowed to exercise the privileges of this exemption; 

b. Documentation that shows the pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator has 

satisfactorily accomplished the required ground and flight training that 

qualifies that crewmember to perform his or her assigned pilot duties for the 

type of airplane being flown; 

c. Photocopies of each pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator crewmember’s 

license and medical authorization that shows the crewmember meets the 

pilot certification standards and medical standards for the issuance of that 

person’s foreign pilot, flight engineer, or flight navigator license from the 

aeronautical authority of the contracting State to the Convention on 

International Civil Aviation where the applicant holds citizenship or 

resident status; and 

d. Documentation that shows the pilot crewmembers have met the recent flight 

experience requirements of § 61.57(a), (b), and (c) [i.e., daytime takeoff and 

landing recency in the type of airplane, nighttime takeoff and landing 

recency in the type of airplane if night time privileges are needed, and 

instrument recency in a multiengine airplane if instrument proficiency is 

needed]. 
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This exemption terminates on June 30, 2013, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John W. McGraw 

Acting Director, Flight Standards 

 Service 

Enclosure