AFS-10-340-E Aug 16 2010

Exemption No. 10061A Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0185

Ms. Lori M. Kingsley Supervisor, Flight Test Engineering The Boeing Company

P.O. Box 3707 Seattle, WA 98124

Dear Ms. Kingsley:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to amend Exemption No. 10061. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the revised

conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated July 20, 2010, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of The Boeing Company (Boeing) for an amendment to Exemption No. 10061. That exemption from §§ 61.75(d)(2) and 61.117 of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations allows certain pilots to operate Boeing models B787 and B747-8 aircraft while conducting evaluation flights on behalf of their respective agencies within the U.S. The amendment you request would revise the list of pilots who may operate under this exemption.

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.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a summary of the petition in the Federal Register because the requested amendment to the exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Boeing.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10061 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 delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the revised conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. This exemption is limited to the following persons:

Name Agency Licensing Country Sun, Chang Hua CAAC China Wu, Cheng Chang CAAC China Fabre, Francois EASA France Temme, Gerard EASA Netherlands Buckland, Terry CAA UK Grüber, Stuart EASA UK Mitchell, Rod EASA UK Nicholl, John EASA UK Pass, Graham EASA UK Shaw, Peter EASA UK Ebiike, Akio JCAB Japan Ishii, Masayuki ANA Japan Kawashima, Jitsuro JCAB Japan Kumada, Takuya JCAB Japan Sato, Hidenori JCAB Japan

2. The flight must be for aircraft flight test, Flight Standards Board or Flight Operations Evaluation Board evaluation flights of Boeing models B787 or B747-8.

3. No person or property may be on board the aircraft, other than necessary for conduct of the flight.

4. Each person listed in Condition No. 1 must make application for a private pilot certificate in accordance with § 61.75. Any person authorized to issue a § 61.75 private pilot certificate may place an instrument rating on the certificate without the knowledge test required by § 61.75(d)(2). Any person authorized to issue a § 61.75 private pilot certificate must state the certificate is for SIC privileges only under the authority of § 61.75(e)(2).

The Effect of Our Decision

The termination date of Exemption No. 10061 remains May 31, 2012, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.3

This letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption No. 10061.

Sincerely,

/s/
John W. McGraw Acting Director, Flight Standards
Service