AFS-11-328-E 

June 22, 2011 

 Exemption No. 10295 

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9924 

Mr. William G. Bozin 

Vice President, Safety and Technical Affairs 

Airbus Americas, Inc. 

1909 K Street NW., Suite 720 

Washington, DC 20006-1169 

Dear Mr. Bozin: 

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 May 26, 2011, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Airbus Americas, Inc. (Airbus), for an extension of Exemption No. 6850, as 

amended. That exemption from § 61.77(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 

allows Airbus pilots and flight engineers to be eligible for the issuance of special purpose 

pilot and flight engineer authorizations, under parts 61 and 65, as appropriate for the purpose 

of performing delivery flights of U.S.-registered airplanes between foreign countries and from 

a foreign country to the United States. Please note that your previous exemption has expired; 

therefore, we will treat your request as a new petition. Additionally, your exemption number 

has changed. 

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 Airbus. 

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. 6850 (copy enclosed), the FAA 
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found that the rationale in promulgating § 61.77 was to permit the issuance of a special 

purpose pilot authorization “for the purpose of performing pilot duties on a civil aircraft of 

U.S. registry that is leased to a person who is not a citizen of the United States and for 

carrying persons or property for compensation or hire on that aircraft.” Because these 

airplanes are newly manufactured and US Airways does not have enough qualified pilots to 

fly these airplanes, the petitioner sought assistance from the manufacturer to ferry these 

airplanes to the United States. 

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. 6850; 

 the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 6850 

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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant Airbus Americas, Inc., an exemption from 

14 CFR § 61.77(a) to the extent necessary to allow Airbus pilots and flight engineers to be 

eligible for the issuance of special purpose pilot and flight engineer authorizations, under 

parts 61 and 65, as appropriate for the purpose of performing delivery flights of U.S.-

registered airplanes between foreign countries and from a foreign country to the United 

States, subject to the conditions and limitations described below. 

Conditions and Limitations 

1. Each assigned pilot flight crewmember must hold a valid and current foreign pilot 

license that has been issued by the aeronautical authority of a contracting State to the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation from which the person holds citizenship or 

resident status, and that license must contain the appropriate airplane’s category, class, 

instrument rating, and type rating when that pilot exercises the privileges of his or her 

pilot license under the terms of this exemption. 

2. Each assigned pilot crewmember must hold a valid and current foreign medical license 

that has been issued by the aeronautical authority of a contracting State to the 

Convention on International Civil Aviation from which the person holds citizenship or 

resident status when that crewmember exercises the privileges of his or her pilot 

license under the terms of this exemption. 

3. Airbus must furnish the following documentation to those U.S. air carrier companies 

that it provides pilot services for under the terms of this exemption before 

commencing any ferry flight operation: 
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a. The name of each pilot flight crewmember who will be allowed to exercise the 

privileges of this exemption; 

b. Documentation that shows the pilot flight crewmember satisfactorily has 

accomplished ground and flight training in the airplane type that qualifies that 

crewmember to perform his or her assigned duties; 

c. Photocopies of each crewmember’s pilot license and medical license that show 

the crewmember meets the pilot certification standards and medical standards 

for the issuance of that person’s foreign pilot license from the aeronautical 

authority of the contracting State to the Convention on International Civil 

Aviation where the applicant holds citizenship or resident status; and 

d. Documentation that shows the pilot crewmembers meet the recent flight 

experience requirements of § 61.57(a), (b), and (c) [i.e., daytime takeoff and 

landing recency in the airplane type, nighttime takeoff and landing recency in a 

multiengine airplane]. 

4. Airbus may not permit the carriage of persons or property for compensation or hire 

under the terms of this exemption. 

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2013, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely, 

/s/ 

Melvin Cintron 

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards 

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Enclosure