U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Federal Aviation 

Administration 

SEP 2 0 2016 

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 

Exemption No. 11071B 

Regulatory Docket No. F AA-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 behalf of Row 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 relief from the 

requirements of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 25.571(e)(l). 

Exemption no. 11071 allows the installation of satellite 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 of exemption 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 of a 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 of the 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. 

Federal Register Publication 

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the 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. 

Our Decision 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of exemption 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 of exemption no. 11071 to read as follows: 

This exemption extension terminates March 22, 2017, unless sooner superseded or 

rescinded. On or prior to that date, Row 44 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 of time-limited exemption, 

as described in the paragraph above. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

All other conditions and limitations of exemption 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