AFS-13-184-E

July 24, 2013

 Exemption No.10828

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2006-24418

Mr. Michael Daigneault

Director, Flight Standards

CitationShares Management, LLC dba CitationAir

Three American Lane

Greenwich, CT 06831

Dear Mr. Daigneault:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your request for exemption. It transmits our 

decision, explains its basis, and lists the conditions and limitations of the exemption.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 24, 2013, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

on behalf of CitationShares Management, LLC dba CitationAir (CA), for an extension of 

Exemption No. 9797, as amended. That exemption from §§ 47.49 and 91.203(a) and (b) of 

Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations allows CA to temporarily operate US-registered aircraft 

in domestic operations without the registration or airworthiness certificates on board.

However, Exemption No. 9797 expired on January 31, 2013. Therefore, we will treat your 

request as a new petition.

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

in the Federal Register because the requested extension to the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to CA.

The FAA has issued a grant of exemption in circumstances similar in all material respects to 

those presented in your petition. In Grant of Exemption No. 9797, the FAA found that air 

carriers operating in revenue service may be required to delay or cancel flights while 

awaiting certificate processing. An exemption that allows an aircraft to be operated for a 

specific time period, using an alternate method of documenting registration or airworthiness, 

will prevent such interruptions of service, and thereby serve the public interest.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that:

• They are similar in all material respects to relief previously requested in the enclosed 

Grant of Exemption No. 9797;
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• The reasons stated by the FAA for granting the enclosed Grant of Exemption No.

9797 also apply to the situation you present; and 

• A grant of exemption is in the public interest.

Our Decision

The FAA has restructured and edited the conditions and limitations as drafted in Exemption 

No. 9797 for clarity. In addition, although not specifically requested, the FAA has amended 

the conditions and limitations to allow for this relief to be used for operations conducted 

under part 91, subpart K. The FAA finds that Citation Shares, dba CitationAir, Air Carrier 

Certificate No. Z5FA890K, operates in accordance with management specifications required 

by part 91, subpart K; and as such the relief granted in this exemption is appropriate for these 

operations.

 

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I hereby grant CitationShares Management, LLC an exemption from 

14 CFR §§ 47.49 and 91.203(a) and (b) to the extent necessary to allow CA to temporarily 

operate US-registered aircraft in domestic operations without the registration or airworthiness 

certificates on board, subject to the conditions and limitations described below.

Conditions and Limitations

1) CA must apply for and receive from the FAA Flight Standards District Office 

responsible for its air carrier certificate and management specifications an amendment 

to its operations specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this 

exemption.

2) CA must develop a comprehensive program that provides for continued operation of 

its aircraft through use of an appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook when the 

airworthiness certificate or registration certificate is lost, stolen, or mutilated; ensure 

that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement certificate; and provide 

for the temporary operation of the aircraft during the interim required to receive a 

replacement certificate from the FAA and install it on the affected aircraft. The 

instructions for its use must be included in CA’s air carrier manual as required by 14 

CFR §§ 91.1023(a) and 135.21.

3) The comprehensive program specified in Condition No. 2 must contain:

a. A requirement that the following statement be entered into the appropriate 

section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is to be utilized: 

“This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of registration or 

airworthiness under the provisions of Exemption No. ____ from TIME:____ 

DATE:____ 20__ . This relief is valid for a period of no more than 3 working 

days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, beginning with the first 

working day after the date entered above.”

 The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

 paragraph b must be affixed to this statement.
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b. An identification of the designated person(s), including job titles, within CA’s

maintenance 

organization authorized to enter the statement outlined in Condition No. 3a and 

the method or methods wherein the documents required under Condition No. 5 

below will be transmitted to the affected aircraft.

c. An arrangement whereby those persons within CA’s organization responsible 

for certificates of airworthiness and registration will maintain a current record 

of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet that may be 

affected by the exemption. This data must be made readily available to the 

designated person(s) within CA’s maintenance organization identified in 

Condition No. 3b and must be kept current at all times.

d. Procedures to ensure that the FAA principal maintenance inspector with 

responsibility for CA is immediately notified of a missing or mutilated 

certificate and that timely application is made to the FAA for a replacement

certificate (in the case of an airworthiness certificate) or a duplicate certificate 

(in the case of a registration certificate).

e. Procedures that describe specific duties and responsibilities by job title.

4) The privileges of this exemption may be exercised by CA only for temporary 

replacement of a missing or mutilated registration or airworthinesscertificate that is 

current and in effect and only apply to U.S. registered aircraft listed in CA’s FAA

approved operations specifications.

5) A copy of the grant of exemption and a copy of the operations specifications 

authorizing its use must be carried onboard the aircraft when exercising the privileges 

of the exemption.

6) The privileges of the exemption may only be exercised when the affected aircraft is 

operated within the contiguous 48 States of the United States and the District of 

Columbia.

The Effect of Our Decision

This exemption terminates on June 30, 2015, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

Michael J. Zenkovich

Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service

Enclosure
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