Us. Deporrment ofTransportation Federal Aviation Administration

Mr. 

### Jim Winkelman Exemption No. 

### t 1047 800 Independence Ave

. . S W Wash 1 ngtoo. O
. C 20591

Regulatory Docket No. F AA-20 14-0200

Director, Regulatory Compliance, Quality Management, Technical Publications, and Flight Operations Alaska Airlines, Inc. 265 l South l92 11d Street Seattle, WA 98188 Dear Mr. Winkelman: 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 ofthe exemption, including the date it ends. 

### The Basis for Our Decision 

### By letter dated March 24, 2014, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Alaska Airlines, lnc. (Alaska Airlines) tor an exemption from§ 119.49(a)(4)(ii) of Title 14, Code ofFederal
. Regulations ( 14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow Alaska Airlines to apply domestic and flag rules while conducting non-scheduled supplemental operations to airports not listed in its operations specifications (OpSpecs), provided certain conditions and limitations are met. 'Ilte FAA has detennined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary ofthe 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 Alaska Airlines. The FAA has issued a grant ofexemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. II 036 (copy enclosed), the FAA found that this would be necessary to allow a certificate holder to specifY an airport other than


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one listed in the certificate holder's OpSpecs as a regular, provisional or refueling airport, as a destination for the purpose oforiginal dispatch or release. Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that- • they are similar in all material respects to reliefpreviously requested in the enclosed Grant ofExemption No. 11 036; • the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant ofExemption No. 11036 also apply to the situation you present; and • a grant ofexemption is in the public interest 

### Our Decision Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 

### §§ 1 06(t) , 40113, and 4470 l , which the 

### FAA Administrator has delegated to

**me~** Alaska Airlines, Inc. is granted an exemption from 14 CFR 119.49(a)( 4)(ii ) to the extent necessary to allow Alaska Airlines to apply domestic and flag rules while conducting non-scheduled supplemental opera tions to airports not listed in its OpSpecs, subject to the conditions and limitations described below. 

### Conditions and Limitations l
. The certificate holder must maintain economic and operations spec ification authority to conduct domestic, flag and supplemental operations. 2. Each night must be operated in accordance with all part 121 domestic or flag regulations , as applicable to the kind ofoperation being conducted. 3. In addition to the requirements of 14 CFR 

### § 121.105, when conducting o perations at airports not listed in the certificate holder's operations specifications, the certificate holder must also comply with the requirements of§ 121.139. 4. Prior to departure, for tlights conducted at airports that are not listed in the certificate holder' s operat ions specifications, the certificate holder and the pilot in command must verifY that appropriate aeronautical charts containing adequate inf o nuation concerning navigation aids and instrument approach procedures are aboard the aircr aft for each flight 5. Prior to departure, the certificate holder must ensure all required ground handling needs will either 

### be available upon arrival or be provided by equipment and personnel traveling with the aircraft. 6. When conducting operations at foreign airports, flights must be conducted in accordance with flag regulations unl ess otherwise specified in the certificate holder· s operations specifications.7. When conducting operations outside of the United States, and the District of Columbia, or any territory or possession ofthe United States, the certificate holder wilJ ensure that foreign airports meet the international civil aviation organization (ICAO) Annex 14standards and recommended practices (SARPS). 8. The certificate holder must comply with the destination and alternate airport requirements of§ 121.619 or§ 121.62 1 , depending on the kind ofoperation being conducted. 

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9. In addition to the requirements of§§ 121.619 and 121.621 as applicable, when conducting operations to airports not listed in the certificate holder's operations specifications, the certificate holder shall list at least one alternate airport for each destination airport in the dispatch release, unless the requirements ofsubparagraphs a and b ofCondition No. 9 can be met. This requirement mitigates the risk involved when conducting operations to airports not listed in the certificate holder's operations specifications , without a destination alternate airport. This requirement also complies with ICAO Annex 6 , part 1, SARP 4.3
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. 1, which applies to destination alternate aerodromes (airports).-
a. Two separate runways are usable at the estimated time ofarrival at the destination airport. For the purposes ofthis exemption, separate runways are two or more runways at the same airport, configured such that ifone runway is closed, operations to the other runway(s) can be conducted; and b. At least one ofthe usable runways has an operational instrument approach procedure. 1 0. The certificate holder may only exercise this exemption when conducting operations within the territory and airspace ofa foreign country with the permission of the foreign civil aviation authority. This exemption does not exempt the certiticate holder from any regulations imposed by the foreign state . II. When operating under the provisions ofthis exemption, the certificate holder shall list this exemption number in the dispatch release.4 

### This exemption terminates on September 30, 2016, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. Sincer ely,



# rro~~ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service Enclosure