U.S
.Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Admin i stration October 15 , 2015

M s. Diana Ag uil a r Par e nt o f Azu l Ga rdun o 2828 So uth Tripp A ven ue C hi cago, IL 60623 Dear Ms. Agu il ar: Exempt ion No. 13204 800 Indepe ndence Ave
. S W Wash ington
. D
.C 20591

Regu latory D ocket No
. FAA-20 1 5 -4078

Th is l e tter is to inform you that we hav e granted you r r eques t fo r an exe mptio n . 

### It transm i ts ou r d ecisio n , exp l a in s its basis , and li sts the conditio n s and limit atio n s of the exe mpti on , in c ludin g th e d ate it e nd s . 

### The Basi s for Our Deci s ion B y l e tter dated September 30, 2015, you petit ioned the Federal Aviation Ad mini stration (FAA) on behalf of yo ur daughte r Azu l Garduno for an exem pti on from 

### § 121.311 (b) of Ti t l e 14 , Code of F e d e ral Regulatio n s ( 14 CF R). T hat exe mpti on , if g ra nted , wo uld a ll ow Azul to exceed the s p ec ified weight and/or heig ht limit for an FAA-approved c hild restraint syste m (CA ReS , manufactured by AmSafe Co rporation) d u ring u se of th at c hild restraint sys t e m (C R S) aboard a United States (U.S.)-reg is t e r

ed a irc raft
. T h e FAA h as determined th at goo d cause exists for not pub li s hin g a s umm ary of the petition in the Federal Regi s t e r because the reque s ted exe mption wou ld not set a precedent , and any de lay in actin g on thi s petition wou ld be detrim en tal to Azul. T he FAA has issued grants of exemption in ci rcumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your p e tition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9834 (copy e nclosed) , the FAA fo und that numero u s people wi th physica l c h allenges had previously co mpl e t ed flig h ts u si ng res tra int syste m s that addressed uniqu e phy s ica l needs r egardin g safet y , s upport , and security in the sa m e m a nn er of opera tions as desc rib e d in thi s petit ion. The FAA f urt he r f o und that th e pet iti on wo uld not set any new prec e d e nt s regard in g th e u se of restraint systems by perso n s w ith disabilitie s .

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- 4070-E

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

- • they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 

### 9834; • the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 

### 9834 also apply to the situation you present; and • a grant of exemption is in the public interest. 

### Our Dec ision Under the authority contained in 

### 49 U
. S
. C
. 

### §§ 106(t) , 40113 and 

### 44701 , which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me , 

### I hereby grant Azul Garduno an exemption from 

### § 121
. 311 (b)
. In addition, any air carrier or commercial operator operating under part 121 wh i le Azul is aboard its aircraft is granted an exemption from 

### 14 CFR 

### § 121
. 311 (b) to the extent necessary to allow her to use an FAA-approved CRS aboard a U.S-registered a ircraft. All operations under this exemption must be conducted with Azul ' s parent or a caregiver accompanying her. Azul may only occupy a passenger seat with no passenger seated behind her. In addition, Azul ' s parent or caregiver must carry a copy of this exemption and adv i se the air carrier about the contents of the exemption at least 

### 48 hours before the date of each flight. This exemption tenninates on October 31 , 2020 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded
. Sincerely ,

# ~~~ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service



### Enclosure