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. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 

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Mr. Kreg Doerr Director, Aircraft Certification Row 44/Global Eagle Entertainment 1050 Oak Creek Drive Lombard, IL 60148

Dear Mr. Doerr: Transport Airplane Directorate 1601 Lind Avenue, S.W. Renton , Washington 98057-3356

ExemptionNo. 11071B Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-0402

This letter is to inform you that we have again amended exemption no. 11071. It explains the basis for our decision and describes its effect. The Basis for Our Decision By letter dated September 6, 2016, Mr. Kreg Doerr, on behalfofRow 44/Global Eagle Entertainment (Row 44), petitioned the FAA to request a second extension to the time limit specified in exemption no. 11071. That exemption provides time-limited relieffrom the requirements ofTitle 14, Code ofFederal Regulations (14 CFR) 25.571(e)(l). Exemption no. 11071 allows the installation ofsatellite antenna radomes, which do not meet FAA bird-strike-damage tolerance requirements, on Boeing Model 777-200 series airplanes. Exemption no. 11071A extended the expiration date ofexemption no. 11071 from September 22, 2015, to September 22, 2016. Your recent petition requests an additional 6-month extension to allow Row 44 time to complete the development ofa full-compliance methodology, as indicated in exemption no. 11071. In your petition, you note that your project's supplemental type certificate (STC) was issued on December 18, 2014, and the updated analysis and testing required to show compliance to § 25 .571( e)(1) has not been completed, adding that an extension will allow Row 44 to complete the required testing and certification ofthe Row 44 design to§ 25.571(e)(l). Your petition further states that Row 44 has been reviewing§ 25

.571(e)(l) compliance options with the Chicago Aircraft Certification Office and the Transport Airplane Directorate for the past year. A coordination meeting held in early November 2013 resulted in a method of showing compliance to§ 25

.571(e)(l) that was tentatively agreed to by all parties present and is summarized in your petition. We acknowledge that you have made progress toward full compliance with the requirements of§ 25

.57l(e)(l) as they relate to bird-strike damage tolerance for the Row 44 satellite antenna radome installation

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Other than requesting an extended time-limit deadline, your petition includes no request for substantive change in the conditions, nor in the reasons relative to public interest and safety, which were the basis for granting the original exemption. FederalRegisterPublication The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary ofthe petition in the Federal Register for public comment because the requested amendment to the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Row 44 operations. OurDecision The FAA has determined that thejustification for the issuance ofexemption no. 11071 remains valid with respect to this amendment and is in the public interest. We are granting an extension until March 22, 2017. Accordingly, the FAA amends the last paragraph ofexemption no. 11071 to read as follows: This exemption extension terminates March 22, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. On or prior to that date, Row44 must demonstrate full compliance to the bird-strike requirements of§ 25.571(e)(l), or the affected STC becomes void. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C

. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant Row 44 an extension oftime-limited exemption, as described in the paragraph above. The Effect ofOur Decision All other conditions and limitations ofexemption no. 11071 remain the same. This letter must be attached to, and is a part of , exemption no. 11071.

Michael Kaszycki Assistant Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate Aircraft Certification Service