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- E December 10, 2012

Exemption No. 10242A Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. Joseph Houghton Director of Operation, Vice President of Flight Operations Spirit Airlines, Inc.

2 800 Executive Way Miramar, Florida 33025

Dear Mr. Houghton :

This letter is to inform you that we have g ranted your petition to extend Exemption

No. 10242 . It explains the basis for our decision , describes its effect, and lists the conditions

and limit ations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated November 6, 2012, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Spirit Airlines, Inc. ( Spirit ) , for an extension of Exemption No. 10242. T hat exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allow s Spirit to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade trainin g 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 granti ng the original exemption.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition

in the Federal Register beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petit ion would be detrimental to Spirit

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10242 remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, I grant your petition, subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

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

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a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation of qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in each case. Spirit, therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA off ice, in each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program designee;

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of supervised operating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer than two takeoffs and landing; 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 Spirit check airm an or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector must

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a. Be approved by the Administrator to conduct the observation;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Spirit 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. Spirit must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this e xemption.3

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10242 to April 30, 2015, unless

so oner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael Zenkovich Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service