AFS-15-780-E March 24, 2015

Exemption No. 7143I Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2001-9032

Mr. Jeffrey A. Miller Vice President, Operations Ameriflight, LLC

1515 W 20 th Street DFW Airport, TX 75261

Dear Mr. Miller:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 7143, as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions and limitations of the exemption, including the date it ends.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter posted to the Federal Docket on March 10, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Ameriflight, LLC (Ameriflight) for an extension of Exemption No. 7143, as amended. That exemption from §§ 61.3(a) and (c), 91.203(a) and (b), 121.153(a)(1), and 121.383(a)(2) of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Ameriflight to temporarily operate its aircraft in accordance with 14 CFR parts 121 and 135 without airworthiness and re gistration certificates onboard (and properly displayed, in the case of airworthiness certificates) while obtaining replacements, subject to certain conditions and limitations. This exemption also permits Ameriflight’s pilots to temporarily operate Ameriflight aircraft in accordance with parts 121 and 135 without those pilots having their pilot and medical certificates in their personal possession, subject to

certain conditions and limitations.

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 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 Ameriflight.2

Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 40113, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby grant Ameriflight the requested extension of exemption from 14 CFR §§ 61.3(a) and (c), 91.203(a) and (b), 121.153(a)(1), and 121.383(a)(2) to the extent necessary to allow Ameriflight to continue operating its aircraft, with an issued company-provided facsimile of pilot and medical certificates to its pilot crewmembers and following incidental loss or mutilation of an aircraft’s airworthiness or registration certificate, subject to the conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption is issued for the purpose of preventing cancellation of air carrier flights in situations where:

a. A pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot certificate and/or FAA medical certificate are valid but physically unavailable; or,

b. An aircraft’s airworthiness certificate a nd/or aircraft’s registration certificate are valid but physically unavailable.

Relief from §§ 61.3(a) and (c), and 121.383(a)(2)

2. The privileges of this exemption are intended for situations where pilots have no access to airman services at the faa.gov website for receiving via fax or internet download FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges.

3. This exemption allows Ameriflight to develop and issue to a pilot flight crewmember a document confirming his/her FAA-issued pilot and medical certification. The document issued by Ameriflight must be in the pilot flight crewmember’s physical possession when exercising the privileges of the exemption and must contain the following information:

a. The pilot flight crewmember’s certification information from his/her pilot and medical certificates;

b. The exact text or a photocopy of this exemption; and

c. The Ameriflight confirmation document must include the following

statements:

i. “Issued under the authority of Exemption No. xxxx;”

ii. “Expires [insert date/time 72 hours after issuance];”3

iii. “The privileges of this exemption may be exercised only for flights within the District of Columbia and the 48 contiguous United States, or is an intrastate operation that does not involve flight through international airspace;” and

iv. “The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised for scheduled or unscheduled air carrier flights. The privileges of this exemption may not be exercised for operations under part 91 or part 91 subpart

K.”

4. Before conducting operations under this exemption, Ameriflight must receive approval from its FAA principal operations inspector (POI) for the procedures Ameriflight intends to employ in issuing a confirmation document to pilot flight crewmembers who do not have in their personal possession the required pilot and/or medical certificate or photo identification. These procedures must include a method to ensure positive identification of the pilot flight crewmember when the pilot no longer has photo identification.

5. Each pilot flight crewmember who operates a flight under this exemption must:

a. As soon as practicable, obtain from airman services at the faa.gov website a document containing temporary authority to exercise certificate privileges;

b. If the pilot flight crewmember’s FAA pilot and medical certificate are permanently lost or destroyed, the pilot flight crewmember must comply with the requirements of § 61.29 and ensure that a request for a replacement

certificate from the FAA is made within 72 hours of the initiation of any flight conducted under this exemption. Ameriflight is authorized to make this application to the FAA on behalf of the pilot flight crewmember; and

c. The pilot flight crewmember must provide a copy of FAA-issued documents containing temporary authority to exerci se certificate privileges to Ameriflight within 24 hours of the receipt of that document.

Relief from §§ 91.203(a) and (b), 121.153(a)(1)

6. The privileges of this exemption may be exercised by Ameriflight only for temporary replacement of a missing or mutilated airworthiness or registration certificate that is current and in effect and applies only to US-registered aircraft listed in Ameriflight’s operations specifications.

7. For replacement of an aircraft’s airworthiness certificate and registration certificate, Ameriflight must develop a comprehensive program that provides for the continued operation of the aircraft by: (1) making appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook when the airworthiness or registration certificate for the aircraft is lost, stolen, or mutilated; (2) ensuring that immediate application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; and (3) providing for the operation of the aircraft during the interim period required to receive a replacement certificate4

from the FAA and install it on the aircraft. This program must be approved by the FAA certificate holding district office a nd instructions for its use must be included in the air carrier’s manual required by 14 CFR § 121.133(a). The comprehensive program must contain:

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered in the appropriate section of the aircraft logbook before the provisions of this exemption are

exercised:

“This aircraft is being operated without an airworthiness or registration certificate, as applicable, under the provisions of Exemption No. [xxxx] for a period of 3 working days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, following the start of the next business day, beginning:

Time:______ Date:______”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by Condition No. 7(b) below must be affixed to this statement.

b. The name and contact information of the designated person(s) within Ameriflight’s maintenance organization authorized to enter the statement outlined in Condition No. 7(a) above and the method(s) by which the documents required under Condition No. 7 will be transmitted to the affected

aircraft.

c. An arrangement wherein those person(s) within Ameriflight’s organization responsible for airworthiness and registration certificates will maintain a

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within Ameriflight’s fleet that may be affected by this exemption. These data must be made readily available to those person(s) within Ameriflight’s maintenance organization identified in condition No. 7(b) above and must be kept current

at all times.

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with responsibility for Ameriflight is notified immediately of missing or mutilated certificates and that immediate application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate, in the case of the airworthiness certificate, or a duplicate certificate, in the case of a registration certificate.

e. Procedures describing specific duties and responsibilities by job title.

8. A copy of this exemption and a copy of the procedures in Ameriflight’s operations specifications authorizing its use must be carried onboard the aircraft when exercising the privileges of this exemption.5

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 7143, as amended, to March 31, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service