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- E April 17, 2015

Exemption No. 9825C Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2001

- 9096

Mr. Paul W. Railsb a ck Director of Operations

Airlines for America 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004

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Dear Mr. Railsb a ck :

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

No. 9825 , as amended . It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect , and lists

the conditions and limitations

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The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 2 , 201 5 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Air Transport Association of America, Inc. dba Airlines for America (A 4 A ) for an extension of Exemption No. 9825 , as amended . That exemption from § 121.485(b) of

Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) permits A 4 A

- member airlines and other similarly situated part 121 air carriers to conduct flights of fewer than 12 hours durati on with an airplane having a flightcrew of three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember without requiring the rest period following that flight to be twice the hours flown since the last rest period at each flightcrew’s home base.

In your peti tion, 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 th e petition2

in the Federal Register because the reques ted extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to A4 A

- member

airlines

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9825 , as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provide d by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, A irlines for America, Inc member airlines is granted an extension of Exemption No. 9825 for § 121.485(b) to the extent it allows A4A

- member airlines and other similarly situated part 121 air carriers to conduct flights of fewer than

12 hours duration w ith an airplane having a flightcrew of three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember without requiring the rest period following that flight to be twice the hours flown since the last rest period at each flightcrew’s home base , subject to the

fo llowing conditions and limitations

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Conditions and Limitations

1. No pilot may be scheduled to fly in an airplane that has a crew of three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember for more than 12 hours during any 24

consecutive hours unless the c ertificate holder complies with the provisions of § 121.485.

2. Any pilot who is away from his or her base on an airplane that has a crew of three or more pilots and an additional flight crewmember and is scheduled to fly on any flight

or series of fl ights for more than 12 hours during any 24 consecutive hours shall be given, upon return to his or her base from any flight or series of flights, a rest period

that is at least twice the total number of hours he or she flew si nce the last rest period

at hi s or her base.

3. No pilot may be scheduled to fly under this exemption for a certificate holder subject to part 117.3

4. After January 3, 2014, this exemption shall only apply to certificate holders conducting all

- cargo operations under part 121.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of E xemption No. 9825 , as amended, to April 30,

201 7 unless sooner su perseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service