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- E November 16, 2012 Exemption No. 9816B Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. John Medeiros

Dir e ctor of Quality Assurance Ryan International Airlines, Inc.

494 9 Harrison Avenue Rockford, IL 61108

Dear Mr. Medeiros :

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend Exemption No. 9816

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

conditions a nd limitations

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The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 31, 2012 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Ryan International Airlines (RIA) for an extension of Exemption No. 9816 , as amended. That exemption from § § 91.203(a), 91.203(b), and 121.153(a)(1 ) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) allows RIA to permit temporary operations without the registration or airworthiness certificates on board.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no c hange 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 RIA

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9816 , as amended, remai ns 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 conditions and limitations below

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Conditions and Limitations

1. R IA must apply for and receive from the FAA Flight Standards District Office responsible for its air carrier certificate an amendment to its operations specifications authorizing it to exercise the privileges of this exem ption.

2. RIA 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 . This program must be FAA

- approved, and instructions for its use must be included in RIA’s air carrier manual as required by 14 CFR § 121.133.

3. The comprehensive p rogram specified in paragraph 2 above must contain:

(a) A requirement that the following statem ent be entered into the appropriate

section of the aircraft logbook whenever this exemption is used: “This aircraft is being operated without a certificate of registration (or airworthiness, as applicable) under the provisions of Exemption No. ____ for a p eriod of 3 working days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, following the start of the next business day, beginning: TIME: _____ DATE:_____ 20__”

T he signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by paragraph (b) must be aff ixed to this statement.

(b) An identification of the designated person(s) within RIA’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

bel ow will be transmitted to the affected aircraft.

(c) An arrangement whereby those persons within RIA’s organization responsible for certificates of airworthiness and registration w ill maintain a

current record of the data from the certificates of each aircraft within its fleet

t hat may be affected by the exemption. Th is data must be made readily3

available to that element within RIA’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 RIA 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 certific ate) 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 RIA only for temporary replacement of a mi ssing or mutilated certificate that is current and in effect and only apply to U.S.

- registered aircraft listed in RIA’s FAA

- approved operations specifications.

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

authorizi ng its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the p rivileges of the exemption.

6. The privileges of the exemption may only be exercised when the affected aircraft is operated totally within the contiguous 48 States of the United State s.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9816 , as amended, to January 31, 201 5 unless sooner superseded or rescinded

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Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen Director, Flight Standards

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