## Corrected Copy

AFS - 15 - 234 - E This letter corrects the March 10, 2015, letter we sent granting your petition for Exemption No. 11200. A c orrection was made to reflect a change to the aircraft ty pes listed in condition number 3. We removed “EM B - 145” which was inadvertently inserted. Bel ow is the amended Exemption No. 11200 that includes the aforementioned change. We have made the correction in our records as of March 12, 2015. MAR 1 0 , 2015 Exemption No. 11200 Regulatory

Docket No. FAA
- 20 14 - 1036 Mr. Al Madar Managing Director of Operations Safety and Compliance American Airlines 4601 Highway

360 MD 843 Fort Worth, TX 76155 Mr. Ronald Thomas Managing Director of Flight Operations US Airway s 4601 Highway

360 MD 843 Fort Worth, TX 76155 Dear Messrs. Madar and Thomas : This letter is to inform y ou that we have granted your request for exemption. I t transmits our decision, explains its basis, and gives y ou the conditions and limitations of th e exemption, including the date it ends. **The Basis for Our Decision** By letter dated December 9 , 2014 , y ou petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of American Airlines and US Airway s ( American Airlines ) for an exemption from § 121.29 1(b)(1) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to2

allow American Airlines to add airplanes to its operating certificate without first conducting a partial demonstration of the emergency evacuation procedures. The FAA ha s determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to American Airlines . The FA A has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in y our petit ion. I n Grant of Exemption No. 9979 (copy enclosed), regarding the purchase of Northwest Airlines, Inc. by Delta Air Lines , Inc., the FAA f ound that the surviving certificate holder would be required to conduct the partial demonstrations. In exemption 9979 , t he FAA found that an equivalent level of safety would be maintained during the period of time between issuance of a single operating cer tificate and the conduct of the partial evacuation demonstrations, because only qualified Northwest Airlines flight attendants would serve these aircraft until the demonstrations were completed. Having reviewed y our reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

—  they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the e nclosed Grant of Exemption No . 9979 ;  the reasons stated by

the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 9979 also apply to the situation y ou present; and  a grant of exemption is in the public interest. **Our Decision** 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 American Airlines an exemption from 14 CFR 121.291(b)( 1) to the extent necessary to allow American Airlines to add two airplane s to its operating certificate without first conducting a partial demonstration of the emergency

evacuation procedures , subj ect to the conditions and limitations described below. **Co nditions and Limitations**  1. American Airlines must submit a plan to complete the Partial Evacuation Demonstration to the FAA in accordance with the guidance in 8900.1, Volume 3, Chapter 30, Section 1 , paragraph 3
- 2464, for ERJ - 190 - 100 and A330
- 243 no later than April 6, 201 5 . The plan must include a schedule of events that ensures that all evacuation demonstrations are completed within 24 months of January 4, 2014 or by January 04 , 20 1 6. 2. All crew member operating manual revisions, Aircraft Qualification (AQ ), differences training will be completed and training qualification records updated prior to commingling flight attendant crewmembers.3

3. Until the partial evacuation demonstrations are completed on these aircraft, no cross - utilization of flight attendant crewmembers on the ERJ - 190 - 100 and A330
- 243 will be permitted. American Airlines flight attendants will not be scheduled on the ERJ - 190 - 100 or A330 - 243 until the partial evacuation demonstrations have been completed. Thi s ex emption terminates on January 05, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. Sincerely , /s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy

Director, Flight Standards Service