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- E June 18, 2014

Exemption No. 6783H Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Ms. Ellen Birmingham Senior Manager, Flight Operations Regulatory Compliance United Airlines, Inc.

23 3 South Wacker Drive, Floor 23 WHQFO Chicago, Il 60606

Dear Ms. Birmingham :

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

No. 6783, as amended . It explains the basis for our decision , describes its effect, and list s the

conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 14, 2014 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA) on behalf of United Airlines, Inc. (United) for an extension of Exemption No. 6783, as amended

. That exe mption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows United 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

com pleting 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 s afety 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 reques ted extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, a nd any delay in acting on this pe tition would be detrimental to United.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 6783, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the public interes t. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113

, and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, United Airlines, Inc. is granted an extension to the exemption from 14 CFR 121.434(c)(1)(ii) that allows United to subst itute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observ e a PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing , subje ct to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A United 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 observ ation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in each case. United, therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program designee;

b. The qualify ing PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours 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 flight deck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist.

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

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

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

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

PIC candidate being obser ved.3

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

This exemp tion terminates on June 30, 2017 , unless sooner superseded or rescinde d.

Sincerely,

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