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- E March 18, 2016

Exemption No. 15538 Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Michael A. Citrano, Jr.

Assistant to the Director of Operations Atlas Air, Inc.

101 F orest Road Fanwood, NJ 07023

Dear Mr. Citrano :

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 dat e it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By the docket comment submission dated December 22, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Atlas Air, Inc. (Atlas Air), for an exemption from § 121.689(a)(6) of Title 14, Code of F ederal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent to allow

Atlas Air to use a minimum fuel supply designated in kilograms on its flight release forms, consistent with the unit of measurement used in the aircraft’s fuel system and weight and

balance calculations

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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.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a s ummary 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 Atlas Air

.

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

. 10273 (copy enclosed), the FAA

found that granting this exemption would be in the public interest because it would decrease2

the possibility that an airplane would take off wi th the incorrect fuel load. By eliminating the need to convert from kilograms to pounds in order to satisfy the requirements of § 121.689(a)(6), the chances of an error occurring in fuel load are decreased

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Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that

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• they are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10273;

• the reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No. 10273 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. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701
, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, Atlas Air is granted an exemption from

14 CFR § 121.689( a)(6) to the extent necessary to allow Atlas Air to use a minimum fuel supply designated in kilograms on its flight release forms, consistent with the unit of measurement used in the aircraft’s fuel system and weight and balance calculations , subject to

th e conditions and limitations described below

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Conditions and Limitations

1. Provide pound/kilogram and kilogram/pound conversion tables to all personnel involved with flight planning, fuel, and cargo loading of aircraft configured using kilograms as a weigh t measure.

2. Assure all crewmembers and persons who prepare fueling and weight and balance forms are trained in kilogram and pound conversion tables.

3. Operations manuals must include procedures for cross checking correct kilogram/pound and pound/kilogram

- co nverted weights prior to takeoff.

This exemption terminates on March 31, 2018 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosu re