1 Exemption No. 10929

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, DC 20591

In the matter of the petition of

US Airways , Inc.

exemption from § 117.3 (Rest Facilities) of Tit le 14, Code of Docket No. FAA

- 2013

- 1101 Federal Regulations

GRANT OF EXEM PTION

This l etter grants US Airways Inc. ( herein referred to as the certificate holder ) an exemption from Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations ( 14 CFR ) § 117.3 (Rest Facilities) to collect data during flight operations as proposed in its F atigue R isk M anagement S ystem (FRMS) submission to the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) on 12/ 23 /2013 , subject to any conditions and limitations specified in this exemption

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For augmented flightcrew member operations there are three elements that must be conside red when determin ing a flightcrew member’s maximum applicable flight duty period (FDP) limit

. These elements include the flightcrew member’s scheduled time of start (acclimated), the number of pilots assigned to the FDP, and the class of r est facility used. During an FAA evaluation of the certificate holder’s Airbus 330

- 200 class 1 rest facilities it was determined that both of the two installed rest facilities in each of the certificate holder’s Airbus 330

- 200 airplanes did not fully meet the criteria for a class 1 rest facility. The certificate holder seeks , through data collection and analysis, and subsequent FAA validation, to demonstrate that the non

- compliant bunk s (rest facility) provides an equivalent level of safety to that of the compliant bunk by demonstrating the quality of rest in the non

- compliant bunk is equivalent to that quality of rest obtained in the compliant bunk. As such , the certificate holder will constantly monitor (through data collection and analysis) the affected rest facilitie s through fatigue report data

, flightcrew member surveys and actigraphy, compile and analyze this data and submit this analysis to the FAA for validation. To demonstrate equivalence, the certificate holder will designate the lower bunk (class 1 rest facility) on the Boeing 777

- 200 as the comparative bunk. T hrough data collection and analysis

, the certificate holder will attempt to demonstrate the A

- 330

- 200 bunks ( rest facilities ) may be considered equal to the comparative bunk

. T o accomp lish this data collection and analysis requirement, the certificate holder seeks to have the both A

- 330

- 2002 bunk s considered an equivalent class 1 rest facility and use the class 1 FDP limits prescribed in Table C of part 117 to determine the flightcrew me mber’s maximum applicable FDP limit.

Conditions and Limitations:

1) This exemption authorizes the certificate holder to conduct data collection pertinent to its Airbus 330

- 200 onboard rest facilities for the purpose of comparing a non

- compliant bunk to another class 1 bunk (B

- 777

- 200 lower bunk) that is compliant with part 117

. 2) This exemption to collect data will have a unique number assigned to that exemption

. The certificate holder, when conducting operations under this exemption , must designate thi s exemption number on the dispatch/flight release for each flight segment operated under the exemption

. 3) While conducting operations under this exemption , the rest facility being monitored will
be considered a class 1 rest facility. Accordingly, the applicable FDP limits for a class 1 rest facility may be used to determine the flightcrew member’s maximum applicable FDP
limit for augmented flightcrew member operations

. 4) Data, for the purpose of this exemption, will include actigraphy, fatigue repor ts and flightcrew member surveys analyzed by the certificate holder during the data collection period . This exemption is contingent on the certificate holder conducting data collection and analysis. The certificate holder must submit this data analysis to the FAA (AFS

- 200) at the end of each calendar month beginning on February 4 , 2014 and continue this process until otherwise instructed by the FAA. The analysis will be submitted to the FAA no later than 30 days following the end of the calendar month in which the data was
collected via e

- mail at 9

- AFS

- 200

- FRMP

- FRMS/AWA/FAA@FAA.GOV

. 5) The certificate holder must collect and analyze all data submitted by flightcrew members using the rest facilities installed on each airplane type listed in Condition and Limitation #1 of this exemption. The certificate holder will use the data from the compliant bunk (comparative) as the baseline, and com pare the data collected from the non

- compliant
bunks to the baseline bunk. The certificate holder will inform the FAA of the specific flight pairings chosen for the comparison of non

- compliant and compliant bunks. 6) The certificate holder must inform the aff ected flightcrew members using rest facilities
under this exemption that the rest facilities are being monitored for data collection and analysis

. 7) A copy of this exemption must be kept onboard the airplane and made available to all affected flightcrew members while operating under this exemption. 8) The affected flightcrew member must consent to participate in a data collection under this exemption . If an affected flightcrew member does not provide voluntary informed

consent prior to participating in the data collection

, the affected flightcrew member may not participate in the data collection

. 9) The certificate holder must ensure the privacy and confidentiality of data provided by participating flightcrew members. Any data submitted to the FAA must be de

- identified.3 In consideration of the foregoing, under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant US Airways Inc. an exemption from 14 CFR § 117.3 (Rest Facilities) to the extent necessary to conduct the data collection approved under its proposed FRMS, subject to the conditions and limitations described above . This exemption expires on 0 8 /3 1 /2014 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 4 , 201 4

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service