AFS-15-3979-E

 Exemption No. 11200A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2014-1036

Mr. Kevin Brickner

Vice President, Tech Ops Integration

American Airlines

P.O. Box 619616, MD 5614

DFW, TX 75261

Dear Mr. Brickner:

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 September 3, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of American Airlines for an extension of Exemption No. 11200. That exemption 

from § 121.291(b)(1) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows American 

Airlines to add airplanes to its operating certificate without first conducting a partial 

demonstration of the emergency evacuation procedures. 

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.

However, you request an extended timeframe for completion of the required demonstrations 

based on updated timing of American’s post-Single Operating Certificate scheduling efforts 

and discussions with your FAA certificate management office regarding scheduling 

efficiencies.

In your September 3, 2015 petition, you request that the exemption be applicable to the ERJ -

190-100, 757-200 and A330- 243 aircraft that were previously operated by US Airways. The 

FAA has determined that the 757-200 should have been included in the original grant of 

exemption. Therefore, we have amended the conditions and limitations accordingly. 
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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 American Airlines. 

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 11200 

remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the 

authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(g), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, American Airlines is granted an extension and amendment to Exemption 

No. 11200 for § 121.291(b)(1) which allows American Airlines to add three airplane types to 

its operating certificate without first conducting a partial demonstration of the emergency 

evacuation procedures, subject to the conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations 

1. American Airlines must submit an updated plan to complete the Partial Evacuation 

Demonstration to the FAA in accordance with the guidance in 8900.1, Volume 3, 

Chapter 30, Section 1, paragraph 3-2464, for ERJ-190-100, 757-200, and A330-

243 no later than July 1, 2016. The plan must include a schedule of events that 

ensures that all evacuation demonstrations are completed by January 5, 2017.

2. All crew member operating manual revisions, Aircraft Qualification (AQ), 

differences training will be completed and training qualification records updated 

prior to commingling flight attendant crewmembers.

3. Until the partial evacuation demonstrations are completed on these aircraft, no 

cross-utilization of flight attendant crewmembers on the ERJ-190-100, 757-200,

and A330-243 will be permitted. American Airlines flight attendants will not be 

scheduled on the ERJ-190-100, 757-200, or A330-243 until the partial evacuation 

demonstrations have been completed. 

This exemption terminates on January 05, 2017, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service