AFS-13-187-E

May 13, 2013

 Exemption No. 10295A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9924

Mr. William G. Bozin

Vice President, Safety and Technical Affairs

Airbus Americas, Inc. 

1909 K Street NW., Suite 720 

Washington, DC 20006-1169

Dear Mr. Bozin:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No.10295. 

It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions and 

limitations. 

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 18, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of Airbus Americas, Inc. (Airbus), for an extension of Exemption No. 10295. That 

exemption from § 61.77(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Airbus 

pilots and flight engineers to be eligible for the issuance of special purpose pilot and flight 

engineer authorizations, under parts 61 and 65, as appropriate for the purpose of performing 

delivery flights of U.S.-registered airplanes between foreign countries and from a foreign 

country to the United States. 

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons 

relative to public interest and safety that were the basis for granting the original exemption.

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

in the Federal Register because the requested extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Airbus.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10295

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the 

authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has 

delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Each assigned pilot flight crewmember must hold a valid and current foreign pilot 

license that has been issued by the aeronautical authority of a contracting State to the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation from which the person holds citizenship or 

resident status, and that license must contain the appropriate airplane’s category, class, 

instrument rating, and type rating when that pilot exercises the privileges of his or her 

pilot license under the terms of this exemption.

2. Each assigned pilot crewmember must hold a valid and current foreign medical license 

that has been issued by the aeronautical authority of a contracting State to the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation from which the person holds citizenship or 

resident status when that crewmember exercises the privileges of his or her pilot 

license under the terms of this exemption.

3. Airbus must furnish the following documentation to those U.S. air carrier companies 

that it provides pilot services for under the terms of this exemption before 

commencing any ferry flight operation:

a. The name of each pilot flight crewmember who will be allowed to exercise the 

privileges of this exemption;

b. Documentation that shows the pilot flight crewmember satisfactorily has 

accomplished ground and flight training in the airplane type that qualifies that 

crewmember to perform his or her assigned duties;

c. Photocopies of each crewmember’s pilot license and medical license that show

the crewmember meets the pilot certification standards and medical standards 

for the issuance of that person’s foreign pilot license from the aeronautical 

authority of the contracting State to the Convention on International Civil 

Aviation where the applicant holds citizenship or resident status; and

d. Documentation that shows the pilot crewmembers meet the recent flight 

experience requirements of § 61.57(a), (b), and (c) [i.e., daytime takeoff and 

landing recency in the airplane type, nighttime takeoff and landing recency in a 

multiengine airplane].
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4. Airbus may not permit the carriage of persons or property for compensation or hire 

under the terms of this exemption.

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards

Service