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o f th e petitio n o f TH E BOEIN G COMPAN Y fo r a n exemptio n from§ § 6L75(d)(2 ) an d61.11 7 o f

Titl e 14 . Cod e o f Federa l Regulation s Regulator y Docke t No . FAA-2010-01S5 "

GRAN T O F EXEMPTIO N B y lette r date d Januai y 28 , 2010 , Lor i M . Kingsley , Superviso r Fligh t Tes t engineering . Th e Boein g Compan y (Boeing) , P.O . Bo x 3707 , Seattle . W A 9812 4 petitione d th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) o n behal f o f Boein g for

a n exemptio n from § 61.77(a)(l ) o f Titl e 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR) . Th e propose d exemption , i f granted , woul d allo w non-Unite dState s (U.S. ) citizens , t o obtai n aSpecia l Piupos e Pilo t Atithorizatio n i n orde r t o allo w the mt o ac t

a s arequire d pilo t

flight crcwmembe r

i n Boeiji g model s B787 . an d B747- 8 aircraf

t whil e conductin g evaluatio n flights o n behal f o f thei r respectiv e Civi l Aviatio n Authoritie s (CAA ) withi n ih c Unite d Slate.s . Th e petitione r

request s relie f

fro mth e followin g regulation : Sectio n 61.77(a)(1 ) prescribe s that : Specia l purpos e pilo t

authorization : Operatio n o f acivi l aircraf

t o f th e Unite d State.< ; an dlease db y anon-U.S . citize n th e holde r o f aforeig n pilo t

hcens e i.ssued b y a contractin g Stat e t o th e Conventio n o n Inteniationa l Civi l Aviatio n wh o meet s th e requirement s o f

thi s sectio n ma y b e issue d aspecia l pui-pos c pilo t aulhori^.atio n b y th e Admini-rtrato r

for th e purpos e o f

performin g pilo t

dutie s o n acivi l aircraf

t o f If-S . registr y tha t

i s lea.se d t o aperso n wh o i s no t acitize n o f

th e Unite d States , Th e petitione r

support s it s reques t

wit h th e followin g information :

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Th e Boein g Company , amanufaciure r o f transpor t categor y civi l aircraft , i s seekin g a n exemptio n from § 61.77(a)(1 ) s o tha t pilot s holdin g pilo t

license s issue d b

y foreig n ail-worthines s authoritie s ma y participate i

n flights o n U.S.-registere d civi l aircraf t tha t ai- c owne dan doperate db

y Boeing . Dependin g o

n the configuratio n o f

th e airplan e and th e purpos e o f

th e flight bein g conducted , flights ma y b e flown wit

h th e airplan e carryin g on e of tw o type s o f

specia l airworthines s certificate : 1 , A Specia

l Flight Permit fo r the purpos e o f

productio n flight

testin g an d cu.stome r demonstrations ; an

d 2 . Experimenta

l fo r th e purpos e o f

Marke t Survey . Boein g believe s tha

t agrant of exemptio n wil l benefit

th e public . A

n exemptio n will enhanc e Boeing- s abilit

y t o demonstrate , marke t

and obtai n airworlhincs B authorit y approva l o f it s product . I n addition , agrant

o f exemptio n ha s th e potential t o favorabl y affect th e balanc e o f trad e fo r th e Unite dState s throug h increase d sale s t o foreig n operators . Th e petitioner

believe s that

agran t o f exemptio n woul d no t

adver-sel y affect th e leve l o f safety . Boein g state s tha

t th e pilot s wil l b e require d to hol d atranspor t pilof s licens e an

d clasi s I medical certificate issue db y the airworthines s authorit y of eac h pilot' s country . Thos e pilot s wil l als o b e require dt o provid e evidenc e o f appropriate flight

and groun d instructio n an drecent flight experience . Th e FA A ha s determine dtlia

t goodcaus e exist s fo

r waivin g th e requiremen t

fo r Federal Registe r publication . Th e FA

A ha s publishe d asummar y fo r petitio n fo

r exemptio n tha

t i s simila r in al l material respect s t o tha t presente d i

n yoti r petitio n (7 6 F

R536) . N o comment s wer e received . Th e FAA' S analy.si s i s a s follows : Th e FA A ha s considere dfull

y th e petitioner' s reques t

an d finds tha

t agrant o f exemptio n woul db e in th e publi c interes t an dwould provid e alevel o f safely equivalen t

t o th e ciin-en

t regulations . All o f the pilot s liste dposses s a

n airlin e transpor

t pilo t licens e grante d b

y a n Internationa ] Civi l Aviatio n Organizatio n membe r state . Also , Boein g employee s holdin g aU.S . pilo t certificate will ac t

a s pilo t in commanddurin g all flights o n whic h th e liste d foreig n pilot s wil l b e actin g a s acrevvmember . A s amembe r o f th e evaluatio n team , tlie

y will receiv e groun d trainin g prio r

to flight. Th e FA

A believe s tlm

t the petitioner

ha s sufficiently demonstrate d tha t grantin g a

n exemptio n wouldnot

adversel y affect

safety . Tlioug h Boein g i s requestin g relie f fro m§ 61.77(a)(1) , th e scop e o f relie f tha t mus t b e grante d i n substantiali y broader

a s it actuall y include s mos t

o f § 61.77 . Therefore , th e FA A mus t conside r th e broader

implications . Th e FA A note s that

there ar e lega l issue s tha

t woul d proliibi t

the issuanc e of

aSpecia l Purpos e Pilo t

Authorisatio n fo

r th e purpose d exempte d us e of U.S . registere d aircraf

t fo r07/30/201 0 11:2 4 202267507 5 OFFIC E O F RULEMAKING PAG E 0 4

evaluatio n flights withi n th e U.S . Tha t said , the FA

A wil i gran t th e pilot s relie f

fro mcertai n provision s o f

§ 61.7 5 andissu e Uier

aaprivate pilo t

certificat e withou t th e requiremen t

t o compl y witl i tli e knowledg e tes t requirement s o f

§ 61.75(d)(2 ) base d o

n thei r CA A license . Thi s approac h woul daddres s tli e problemati c lega l issue s .surrounding relie f

fro m§ 61.7 7 an

d allo w th e conduc t

o f the evaluatio n flights. Th e I-'A A als o note s tha

t th e pilot s wil l receiv e compensatio n to provid e thei r respectiv e agencie s arepor

t o n th e aircraf

t tha t wil l b e tested . I

t i s th e FAA' s intent

t o limi t th e privilege s t o secon di

n comman d(SIC ) privilege s a s provide d in § 61.75(e)(2) . Fo r th e purpose s of

evaluatio n participation , actin g a s acrewniembe r I s incidenta

l t o th e require d tasks . Therefore , sinc e th e foreig n pilot s ar e indirectl y receivin g compensatio n to fly th e aircraft , th e FA

A ha s determine di t

i s appropriate to gra

mrelie f fro m§ 61.117 , whic h specifie s private pilo t

limitation s whil e actin g a s secon d i n comman d o f

a n aircraf t that require s mor

e tha n on e pilot . Th e FAA' s Decisio n I n consideratio n o f

th e foregoing , I find tha

t agrant o f exemptio n i s i

n th e publi c interest . Therefore , pursuant

t o th e authorit

y containe d in 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4011 3 an d 44701 , delegate d to m e by th e Administrator , th e pilot s liste d i n conditio n 1 ar e grante d a

n excmptit

mfro m 1 4 CF R§ § 61.75(d)(2 ) an d61.11 7 t o th e extent necessar y to allo w themt o operat e Boein g model s B78 7 an

dB747- 8 aircraf

t whil e conductin g evaluatio n flights o n behal f o f thei r respectiv e agencie s withi n th e U'.S. , subjec t to th e condition s and limitation s liste d below . Condition s an dLimitation s 1 . Thi s exemptio n i s limite dt o the followin g persons : Nam e Sun , Chan g Hu a Wu , Chen g Chan g Fabre , Francoi s Temrae , Gerar d Grilber , Stuar t Mitchell , Ro d Nicholl , .Toh

n Pass , Graha m Shaw , Pete r Ebiike . Aki o Kumada , Takuy a Agenc y CAA C CAA C EAS A EAS A EAS A EAS A EAS A EAS A EAS A JCA B JCA B Licensin g Countr y

Chin a Chin a Franc e Netherland s 1 

### U K 1 U- K U K U K U K Japa n i .lapan ] Th e flight mus t b e fo r aircraf t flight tes t Flight Standard s Boar

d o r Fliglit Operation s Evakiaiian Board , cvajuatio n flight s of Boein g model s B78 7 o r

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."? . N o perso n o

r propert y ma y b e o n boar d the aircraft , othe

r tha n necessar y for conduc t of th e flight. 4 , Eac h perso n liste din Conditio n No . 1 mus t mak e applicatio n fo

r aprivate pilo t certificate in accordanc e wit h § 61.75 . .An

y perso n authorize d to issu e a§ 61.7 5 privat e pilo t

certificate ma

y plac e a n instrumen

t ratin g o n th e certificate withou t

tli e knowledg e les t

require db

y § 61.75(d)(2) . An

y perso n authorize d t o issu e a§ 61.7 5 private pilo t

certificate mus t

stat e th e certificat

e i s fo r SI C privilege s only under

th e authorit y of §61.75(c)(2) . Thi s exemptio n terminate s on Ma y 31 , 201 2 unles s soone r supersede d or

rescinded . Issue din Washington , DC , o n ^p ^ (

) 7 201 0

Jett i M , Alle n Director , Fligh t Standard s Servic e