AFS-16-14105-E

September 28, 2016

 Exemption No. 8396G

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2003-15373

Mr. Richard M. Anderson

Vice President, Operations

Ameriflight, LLC

1515 W 20th Street

DFW Airport, TX 75261

Dear Mr. Anderson:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 8396, 

as amended. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions 

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By submission posted to the docket on September 2, 2016, you petitioned the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Ameriflight, LLC (Ameriflight), for an extension 

of Exemption No. 8396, as amended. That exemption from § 135.85 of Title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows Ameriflight and its pilots to transport FAA-certificated 

airmen who are employed as flight crewmembers by another part 121 or part 135 certificate 

holder without complying with certain part 135 passenger-carrying requirements. 

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 extension of the exemption would not set a 

precedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to Ameriflight.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8396, as 

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

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

Administrator has delegated to me, Ameriflight, LLC is granted an extension to Exemption 

No. 8396 that allows Ameriflight and its pilots to transport FAA-certificated airmen who are 

employed as flight crewmembers by another part 121 or part 135 certificate holder without 

complying with certain part 135 passenger-carrying requirements, subject to the following 

conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. Prior to conducting any operations under this exemption, Ameriflight must obtain 

amended operations specifications that include authorization to use this exemption.

2. Prior to issuing amended operations specifications authorizing any operation under this 

exemption, the FAA principal operations inspector (POI) assigned to Ameriflight must 

find that Ameriflight has established approved procedures that will ensure that 

Ameriflight will conduct all operations under this exemption in accordance with Flight 

Standards Information Bulletin for Air Transportation (FSAT) 02-06, effective 

September 24, 2002, and as may be amended or revised.

3. The requirements of § 121.547 are incorporated by reference as a condition and 

limitation of this exemption. Therefore, each operation conducted under this exemption 

must be conducted in accordance with the provisions of that section. 

4. Each operation conducted under this exemption must be conducted in compliance with 

all current and future security programs concerning who may be admitted to the 

flightdeck. This includes, but is not limited to, all applicable safety directives and rules 

and regulations issued by the Transportation Security Administration. 
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5. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, each flight operated under this exemption 

must be operated in compliance with the passenger requirements set forth in § 135.157, 

Oxygen equipment requirements.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 8396, as amended, to 

September 30, 2018, unless sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

John Barbagallo

Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service