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Exemption No. 6473I Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. J. Mark Hansen

Lead Counsel Federal Express Corporation

3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3 rd Flo or Memphis, TN 38125

Dear Mr. Hansen :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 6473

, as amended . It expl ains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter date d April 28, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on

behalf of Federal Express Corporation (FedEx) for an extension of Exemption No. 6473, as amended. That exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) o f Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows FedEx to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman in place of an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing the initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing.

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 origina l 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 d etrimental to FedEx

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 6473 , 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 delegat ed to me, Federal Express Corporation is granted an extension to its exemption from 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii), which allows FedEx to substitute a qualified and

authorized check airma n in place of an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying PIC who is completing the initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg

that i ncludes a takeoff and a landing , subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A FedEx check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector when

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a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reservi ng first right of refusal to the FAA in

each case. FedEx , therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check air man or aircrew program designee;

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hou rs of supervised operating experience ( OE ) and accomplished no fewer than two takeoffs and landings; and

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist , taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist.

2. Each FedEx check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector must

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a. Be approved by the Administr ator to conduct the observat ion;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for FedEx for no less than 6 months; and

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying

PIC candidate being observed.

3. FedEx must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this exemption.3

Our decision extends the termination date to June 30, 201 7

, unless sooner superseded or

rescinded.

Sincerely,

/S/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service