AFS-16-14146-E 

December 9, 2016 

 Exemption No. 8827E 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2004-19374 

Ms. Caitlin M. Randles 

Supervisor, Flight Test Engineering 

FAA Coordination 

The Boeing Company 

P.O. Box 3707 

Seattle, WA 98124-2207 

Dear Ms. Randles: 

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 8827, 

as amended. 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 August 30, 2016, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for a two year extension of Exemption No. 2718, 

dated October 21, 2004, identified in your petition as reference (b). In addition, you 

referenced Exemption No. 8227, amended, in your petition, under reference (c). The FAA 

understands this to mean that you are requesting a two year extension to Exemption No. 8827, 

as amended, dated September 11, 2014. That exemption from § 91.529(b) of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) permits flight engineers, employed by Boeing, to serve as 

flight engineers on B707 and B747 aircraft if they have logged a minimum of 20 hours in lieu 

of the required 50 hours of flight time as flight engineers on the particular type aircraft within 

the preceding 12 months, provided the combined flight time in any B707 or B747 aircraft, or 

Level B, C, or D simulator that represents any B707 or B747 aircraft, is at least 100 hours in 

the preceding 12 calendar months. 

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. 
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The Conditions and Limitations contained under the “Our Decision” section in the previous 

version of Exemption 8827, as amended, have been moved to a “Conditions and Limitations” 

section of this exemption for standardization purposes and to reduce confusion. 

In your original petition you noted that this exemption is being used for the purposes of 

highly specialized flight (Boeing Flight Test) and no revenue passengers are carried. 

Therefore, non-carriage of passengers has been added as Condition and Limitation No. 2. 

In addition, since you did not request operation outside of the United States, Condition and 

Limitation No. 3 was added in accordance with 14 CFR § 11.83. 

Our Decision 

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 Boeing. 

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8827, as 

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

Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the 

FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I grant The Boeing Company (Boeing) an exemption 

from 14 CFR § 91.529(b) to allow flight engineers, employed by Boeing, to serve as flight 

engineers on B707 and B747 aircraft, subject to the Conditions and Limitations described 

below: 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Boeing is granted the authority to conduct flight operations that utilize flight engineers on 

B707 and B747 aircraft if they have logged a minimum of 20 hours in lieu of the required 

50 hours of flight time as flight engineers on the particular type aircraft within the 

preceding 12 months, provided the combined flight time in any B707 or B747 aircraft, or 

Level B, C, or D simulators that represent any B707 or B747 aircraft, is at least 100 hours 

in the preceding 12 calendar months. 

2. No Boeing flight engineer may act as a required crew member during passenger carrying 

operations while operating under the provisions of this exemption. 
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3. This exemption is not valid for operations outside of the United States. 

The Effect of Our Decision 

This exemption terminates on January 31, 2019, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

John S. Duncan 

Director, Flight Standards Service