AFS-15-1445-E

June 25, 2015

 Exemption No. 11922

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2015-1084

Ms. Rachel Anesi

Director of Quality Systems

Flight Options

26180 Curtiss Wright Parkway

Cleveland, OH 44143

Dear Ms. Anesi:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and gives you the conditions and limitations of the exemption, 

including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated April 13, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of the Flight Options for an exemption from §§ 91.203 and 47.49 of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Flight Options to temporarily 

operate certain U.S.-registered aircraft in domestic airline operations without the airworthiness

certificate or certificate of aircraft registration, or both, onboard the aircraft. 

The FAA has 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 Flight Options.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 11498 (copy enclosed), the FAA 

found that the loss of aircraft registration and/or airworthiness certificates presents a unique 

problem to those operators using their aircraft in air carrier operations. The FAA concluded 

that an equivalent level of safety could be met by the petitioner’s use of temporary substitute 
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documentation, issued under an approved program containing suitable controls and 

safeguards.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that—

 they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the 

enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 11498;

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 

11498 also apply to the situation you 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 Flight Options an exemption from 

14 CFR §§ 91.203(a) and (b) and 47.49 to the extent necessary to allow Flight Options to 

temporarily operate certain U.S.-registered aircraft without the airworthiness certificate or 

certificate of aircraft registration, or both, onboard the aircraft, subject to the conditions and 

limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Flight Options must apply for and receive approval from its FAA principal 

operations inspector (POI) for an amendment to its operations specifications 

authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this exemption.

2. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised by Flight Options only for 

temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated airworthiness or registration 

certificate that is current and in effect and applies only to U.S-registered aircraft 

listed in Flight Options’ operations specifications.

3. For replacement of an aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and registration 

certificate, Flight Options must develop a comprehensive program that ensures:

a. An appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook for continued operation of its 

aircraft when the airworthiness certificate or registration certificate is lost, 

stolen, or mutilated; 

b. Timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; and 

c. A replacement certificate from the FAA is installed on the affected aircraft.

This program must be FAA-approved, and instructions for its use shall be included 

in Flight Options’ air carrier manual as required by 14 CFR § 135.21.

4. The program specified in Condition/Limitation No. 3 must contain:
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a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be utilized:

“This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of [registration, 

airworthiness] under the provisions of Exemption No. 11922 for a 

period of 3 working days, not including weekends or federal holidays, 

following the start of the next business day, beginning:

Time:______ Date:___ 20___”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

Condition No. 4(b) below must be affixed to this statement.

b. Identification of the designated person(s) by name, including job titles and 

responsibilities within Flight Options’ maintenance organization authorized to 

enter the statement outlined in Condition/Limitation No. 4(a) and the method 

or methods wherein the documents required under Condition/Limitation No. 4

will be transmitted to the affected aircraft;

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within the organization responsible for 

Flight Options’ certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a 

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet 

which may be affected by this exemption. This data must be made readily 

available to those persons identified in Condition/Limitation No. 4(b) and must 

be kept current at all times;

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for Flight Options would be immediately notified of a missing or 

mutilated certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a 

replacement certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or a 

duplicate certificate (in the case of a registration certificate).

5. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the operations specifications authorizing 

its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges of this 

exemption.

6. The privileges of the exemption may only be exercised when the affected flight is 

operated totally within the contiguous 48 States of the United States, including the 

District of Columbia. 
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This exemption terminates on July 31, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards service

Enclosure[s]

Exemption No. 11498
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