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U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management Facility 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

SE West Building- Ground Floor- Room W12-140 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

Flexjet, LLC, Air Carrier Operating Certificate #J7SA150H, represented by Mr. John C. Sell, 

Director of Operations, 26180 Curtiss-Wright Parkway, Cleveland, OH 44143 petitions for 

exemption from 14 CFR Part 91 §91.203(a), §91.203(b), and Part 47 §47.49. This petition 

requests relief to permit temporary operation of the Company's U.S. registered aircraft in 

domestic operations without the registration or airworthiness certificates on board. 

14 CFR Part 91 §91.203(a) states, in pertinent part, that no person may operate a civil aircraft 

unless it has within it: 

(1) An appropriate and current airworthiness certificate. 

(2) An effective U.S. registration certificate issued to its owner or, for operation within 

the United States, the second copy of the Aircraft registration Application as provided 

for in §47.31(c), or a registration certification issued under the laws of a foreign country. 

14 CFR 91.203(b) states that no person may operate a civil aircraft unless the airworthiness 

certificate required by paragraph (a) of this section or a special flight authorization issued under 

§91.715 is displayed at the cabin or cockpit entrance so that it is legible to passengers or crew. 

14 CFR Part 47 5 §47.49 states that if the original Certificate of Aircraft Registration, AC Form 

8050-3, is lost, stolen, or mutilated, the registered owner may submit to the Registry a written 

request that states the reason a replacement certificate is needed and the fee required by 

§47.17. The Registry will send a replacement certificate to the registered owner's mailing 

address or to another mailing address if requested in writing by the registered owner. 

Flexjet, LLC makes every effort to secure all documentation required to be kept onboard each 

aircraft. However, a risk exists for a registration and/or airworthiness certificate to become lost, 

stolen or damaged and unusable. 

Due to the limited hours of operations of both the FAA Aircraft Registration Branch and local 

Flight Standards District offices, the inability to resolve a lost, stolen, or damaged registration or 

airworthiness document outside of normal business hours would create unnecessary delays and 

disruption of revenue generating service. 

Accordingly, Flexjet, LLC petitions for exemption from 14 CFR Part 91 §91.203(a), §91.203 (b) 

and 14 CFR Part 47 §47.49 to the extent necessary to permit temporary operation of its U.S. 

registered aircraft in domestic operations without the registration, certificate of airworthiness, 

or both on board until such time as the lost, stolen, or mutilated certificate(s) can be replaced. 

Exemptions similar to this petition have been granted, amended, and extended, for air carriers 

operating within the 48 contiguous United States and adhering to the procedures and policies 

described within the exemption (Ref. Grant of Exemption No. 8662). 

Dallas Office 

3400 Waterview Parkway, Suite 400 

Richardson, TX 75080 

Cleveland Office /Headquarters) 

26180 Curtiss Wright Parkway 

Cleveland, Ohio 44143 
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Flexjet, LLC proposes that an exemption from 91.203(a), 91.203(b), and 49.41 be granted with 

the following conditions and limitations: 

1. Flexjet, LLC will apply for and receive from the FAA district office responsible for its Air 

Carrier Certificate an amendment to its operations specifications authorizing it to 

exercise the privileges of the exemption as granted. 

2. Flexjet, LLC will develop a comprehensive program that provides for continued 

operation of the aircraft through use of an appropriate entry in the aircraft logbook 

when the certificate of registration or airworthiness for such aircraft 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. This program will be FAA approved and instructions for its use shall be included 

in the Flexjet, LLC Flight Operations Manual and/or other FAA-accepted company 

manual. 

3. The comprehensive program specified in paragraph 2 will 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 certificate of registration (or airworthiness, 

as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. for a period of 3 

working days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, following the start of the 

next business day beginning: Time: ___ Date: " 

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

shall be affixed to this statement. 

b) An identification of the designated person or persons within the air carrier's 

maintenance organization authorized to enter the statement outlined in paragraph 3(a) 

and the method, or methods wherein the documents required under paragraph 5 will 

be transmitted to the affected aircraft. 

c) An arrangement whereby those persons within the air carrier's organization 

responsible for certificates of registration and airworthiness will maintain a current 

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

affected by this exemption. This data must be made readily available to that element 

within the air carrier's maintenance organization identified in paragraph 3(b) and must 

be kept current at all times. 

d) Procedures to ensure that the FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector with 

responsibility for Flexjet, LLC is immediately notified of a missing or mutilated 

certificated 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, which will describe specific duties and responsibilities by job title. 

Dallas Office 

3400 Waterview Parkway, Suite 400 

Richardson, TX 75080 

Cleveland Office {Headquarters) 

26180 Curtiss Wright Parkway 

Cleveland, Ohio 44143 
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4. The privileges of this exemption may only be exercised by Flexjet, LLC for temporary 

replacement of a missing or mutilated certificate, which is current and in effect and only 

applies to U.S. Registered aircraft listed in Flexjet, LLC FAA-approved Operations 

Specifications. 

5. A copy of the granted exemption and a copy of the Operations Specification authorizing 

its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges of this 

exemption. 

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

operated totally within the contiguous 48 states of the United States. 

This exemption would be in the public interest since delays or cancellations resulting from loss 

of certificates would interrupt Air Carrier services provided. The requested exemption would 

mitigate these occurrences. 

Flexjet, LLC further requests the FAA to waive publication and comments on this proposal and 

expedite consideration of the petition. In support of this request, Flexjet, LLC maintains that 

Exemption 8662, as amended, was granted to NetJets Aviation. Flexjet, LLC petitions for a 

similar exemption to that of 8662, as amended, to prevent any inconvenience to our customers 

and/or loss of revenue. Waiving publication will not have an adverse effect on safety or affect 

the public interest. Granting of this requested exemption would not set a precedent and any 

delay in acting on this petition could adversely affect Flexjet, LLC flight operations. 

Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information. 

Sincerely, 

Flexjet, LLC 

John Sell 

Director of Operations 

972-720-2528 

john.sell@flexjet.com 

Dallas Office 

3400 Waterview Parkway, Suite 400 

Richardson, TX 75080 

Cleveland Office {Headquarters) 

26180 Curtiss Wright Parkway 

Cleveland, Ohio 44143