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Airbus SAS

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Registered office:

1, rond-point Maurice Bellonte

31700 Blagnac, France

John MONKS 

T +33 561930426 

F +33 567190009 

E john.monks@airbus.com 

Our Reference: M11025440 

13 October 2011 

FAA 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

Docket Management System, 

400 7th Street, SW., 

Room PL 401, 

Washington, DC 20591-0001 

United States of America

Copy: 

C. CUNNINGHAM FAA FIFO Unit 7580 

D. LUX - S 

Petition for renewal of Exemption N° 6029G 

Docket: FAA-2001-11170 

Specific sections of 14 CFR from which we seek an exemption (ref §11.81 (b) & (c)) 

AIRBUS petitions for renewal of the most recent extension of Exemption N° 6029 (issue G) 

granted in February 2010. This exemption continued to provide relief from the requirements 

of FAR 145.103 and FAR 145.107(c) to permit the facilities of the national companies of 

AIRBUS to be collectively certified under “AIRBUS” as a US foreign repair station to support 

the operation of US registered A300, A310, A318, A319, A320, A321, A330, A340 and A380 

series aircrafts 

AIRBUS therefore requests continued relief from: 

FAR 145.103 that prescribes that a certified repair station must provide housing, facilities, 

equip-ment, materials and data that meet the applicable requirements for the issuance of the 

certificate and ratings the repair station holds. The relief requested and the extent of the relief 

is to permit the use of housing and facilities that are under the ownership of our national 

companies being under the governance of AIRBUS SAS. 

FAR 145.107(c) that prescribes that a satellite repair station may not be located in a country 

other than the domicile country of the certificated repair station with managerial control. The 

relief re-quested is because the Airbus Repair Station has certain satellite’s not located in the 

France where the Headquarters of AIRBUS SAS and the AIRBUS Repair Station is located 

at AIRBUS SAS, 1 Rond Point Maurice Bellonte, 31707 BLAGNAC CEDEX, France. 
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The facilities used under the AIRBUS REPAIR STATION (ARS) and central control of the 

AIRBUS management are located as follows: 

FRANCE 

BLAGNAC ST ELOI 

1 rond point Maurice Bellonte, 57 Chemin du Sang De Serp 

31707 Blagnac, 31200 Toulouse 

France France 

NANTES 

Rue de l’aviation 

44340 Bouguenais 

France 

GERMANY 

HAMBURG HAMBURG 

Kreetslag 10 Material, Logistics and Suppliers 

21129 Hamburg Weg beim Jaeger 150 

Germany 22335 Hamburg 

 Germany 

SPAIN 

GETAFE 

Paseo John Lennon 

28906 Getafe 

Madrid 

Spain 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

Airbus North America Customer Services, Inc. 

21780 Filigree Court 

Ashburn, Virginia 20147-6205 

U.S.A. 

Reasons why granting this request is in the public interest and to the benefit of the 

public as a whole (ref §11.81 (d)) 

This is unchanged from the previously approved exemptions. Components installed in assemblies and on the final AIRBUS products are manufactured by companies in the United 

States, Canada, Australia and the Far East as well as in Europe. AIRBUS spends a large 

percentage of its procurement budget with American suppliers. Hundreds of companies in 

more than 40 U.S. states produce hardware for AIRBUS, ranging from engines to window 

glass. 
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We consider that this exemption is necessary to ensure that our US customers have access 

to the AIRBUS maintenance system. We also believe it would be in the public interest 

because it would allow U.S. carriers to use the AIRBUS maintenance facilities which have 

the means, qualifications, and experience that provide a level of safety equal to that intended 

by the rules from which the exemption is sought. 

The reasons why granting the exemption would not adversely affect safety, or how the 

ex-emption would provide a level of safety at least equal to that provided by the rule 

from which you seek the exemption (§11.81(e)) 

AIRBUS maintenance facilities and its governing quality organization have been devised to 

match the unique aspects of AIRBUS’s multinational activities and assure safety. The system 

gives the operators direct access to the best means and expertise available for each type of 

work without compromising the consistency of the safety standards and procedures, and it 

preserves the key principle of central responsibility for the quality organization. 

The organisation of AIRBUS is based upon the 40 years of experience building on the systems of the old AIRBUS consortium, strengthened by integrated management across all locations under central control. 

The AIRBUS Repair Station Quality Manager is responsible to ensure the deployment of the 

quality control system in accordance with FAR 145 through the quality organization. The 

AIRBUS Repair Station Quality Manager, under the direct authority of the Accountable Manager, has direct access to all AIRBUS Maintenance Facilities Quality Managers. 

The AIRBUS quality organization designates a sufficient number of authorized personnel 

among the inspectors of each site or spares centre who have the required training and experience. The authorized personnel individually are responsible to the AIRBUS Repair Station 

Quality Manager and act on behalf of AIRBUS within their scope of qualification. 

The certification is accomplished, as appropriate to the work done, the records available, and 

the instructions of the customer, by a sites or spares centre chief inspector or by the quality 

manager, in accordance with FAR 145, as applicable. 

Final inspections are performed by inspectors trained and qualified in accordance with the 

applicable AIRBUS Quality requirements and 14 CFR 145.157(b) and (c). 

A summary we can publish in the Federal Register (§11.81(f)) 

AIRBUS petitions for renewal of the most recent extension of Exemption N° 6029 (issue G) 

granted in February 2010. This exemption continued to provide relief from the requirements 

of FAR 145.103 and FAR 145.107(c) to permit the facilities of the national companies of 

AIRBUS to be collectively certified under “AIRBUS” as a US foreign repair station to support 

the operation of US registered AIRBUS aircraft. 
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Any additional information (§11.81(f)) 

AIRBUS is in process to further integrate the repair station and is working both with DGAC 

and FAA in order to move the approval under BASA. As a first step the St Martin Avionics 

repair station is removed as it has moved to be a standalone unit and will have a separate 

certificate and then move to its own BASA agreement. 

When we have completed the transition to BASA then this Exemption will no longer be 

needed. 

 If you want to exercise the privileges of your exemption outside the United States, the 

rea-son why you need to do so (§11.81(h)) 

By definition we will exercise the privileges of our exemption outside the United States as 

AIRBUS is certified as a foreign repair station with facilities located outside the United States 

as described above. 

We remain at your disposal to provide any further information necessary in relation to this 

request. 

Yours faithfully, 

John MONKS 

Repair Station Quality Manager 

Vice President Lean & Quality, Customer Services 

AIRBUS SAS 

1, Rond Point Maurice Bellonte 

31707 BLAGNAC CEDEX 

FRANCE