InthematterofBEFORETHEFEDERALAVIATIONADMINISTRATIONWASHINGTON,D.C.))AinvorthinessDirective:TheBoeingCompanyAirplanes)DocketFAA-2014-0780)DirectorateID2014-NM-168-AD)NoticeofProposedRulemaking)MOTIONOFKALITTAL.L.C.FOREXTENSIONOFCOMMENTPERIODCommunicationswithrespecttothisdocumentshouldbeaddressedto:January6,2015MarkW.AtwoodCozenO'ConnorTheArmy&NavyClubBldg.1627ISt.,N.W.Washington,D.C.20006(202)463-2513matwood:lilcozcn.comCounselfurKalittaAir,L.L.C.BEFORETHEFEDERALAVIATIONADMINISTRATIONWASHINGTON,D.C.InthematterofAinvorthincssl>ircctivc:TheBoeingCompnnyAirphmcsNoticeofProposedRulemaking)))DocketFAA-2014-0780)DirectorateID2014-NM-168-AD))MOTIONOFKALITTAAIR,L.L.C.FOREXTENSIONOFCOMMENTPERIODPursuantto14CFR§11.47,Ka1ittaAir.L.L.C.("'Kalina")herebyrequeststhattheAdministratorgrantanadditional30daysforJilingofpubliccommentsontheabove-referencedproposedAirworthinessDirective.Insupportofthisrequest,Kalittastatesasfollows:I.OnDecember1,2014.theFAApublished(79Fed.Reg.71037,elseq.)aNoticeofProposedRulemakingproposingtoadoptanAirworthinessDirectivepertainingtoBoeing747cargoaircraftequippedwithmaindecksidecargodoors.ThisproposedADwouldrequireoperatorstoamendtheirairplaneflightmanualstoincorporatelimitationsforcarryingcertainpayloads,andwouldformalizerestrictionsthathavebeeninlormallyimposedbytheFAAon747cargooperatorssincelastyear.2.KalittaoperatesalleetcomposedentirelyofBoeing747cargoaircraft-22ofthem.Itisoneoftheworld'smajortransportersoflargeandheavycargobyair,andperlormsvitalservicesforvariousU.S.Governmentagencies.suchastheAirMobilityCommand.Itthuswillbesignilicantlyimpactedbytherulethathasbeenproposed.3.KalittahasbeenworkingcloselyloroverayearwithotheroperatorsofBoeing747cargoaircraft,suchasAtlasAirCargo,SouthernAir.UPS.andWesternGlobaltoaddresstheagency's concerns about loading

of cargo

on these aircraft. Kalitta

is now working
with these carriers

and with the National

Air Carrier Association (NACA)

to understand

the impact

of the proposed

AD on their operations,

their ability

to service important clients,
and on the competitiveness

of U.S. cargo

air carriers. Operators

of other types

of cargo aircraft

as well have expressed
great concern about
the precedent

that would

be set by language

in the preamble

to the proposal.

and these concerns
need

to be developed

and articulated

. This work

is still ongoing, and the 45 days allowed

for comment

on such

a complex matter will not be suflicient

to enable the carrier

to adequately prepare

and present

its positions

on this proposal.

An additional period of at least
30 days will
be necessary

if Kalitta

is to provide

the kind
of meaningful

input that will help the agency make
the best decision

in this matter. 4. There

arc

a number

of statements contained

in the proposed

AD that Kalitta believes to be factually inaccurate,

and will. ifleft unchallenged,

lead

to an incorrect result. Moreover, Kalitta believes

the FAA has failed

to comply with
its legal obligation

to accurately assess

the economic

cost of compliance

with the proposed

AD. The NPRM's economic impact analysis considers

only the cost of doing
the paperwork

for an amendment

of the Airplane Flight Manual - a mere $85 per aircraft.

On the contrary.

the restrictions represented

by the AD and the policy position taken

by the FAA over the past year have already
cost the industry millions

of dollars

in lost revenues,

and will cost many millions more. 5.

It is incumbent

upon the FAA

in undertaking

what

is. in li.tct,

a very significant change in the way U.S

. cargo carriers

do business.

to allow
the most aiTected stakeholders adequate
time 2to assist
the agency

in coming

to the best result

. Thus

, Kalitta requests

that the deadline

for comm

e nts on this proposed

AD be dclcrrcd

to February

16

. 2015

. Dated: Januar

y 6. 2015

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