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- E July 29, 2015

Exemption No. 8099 G Regulatory Docket No. FAA

- 2003

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Ms

. Evelyn D. Sahr Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

Eckert Seamans Cherin and M ellott, LLC

1 717 Pennsylvania Avenue , NW., 12th Floor Washington, DC 200 0 6

Dear M s

. Sahr :

This letter is to inform you that we have g ranted your petition to extend Exemption

No. 8099, as amended . It explains the basis for our decision, describes its e ffect, and lists the

conditions and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated July 29, 2015 , you petitioned the Federal Aviation Adm inistration (FAA) on behalf of JetBlue Airways Corporation ( JetBlue ) for an extension of Exemption No. 8099

, as amended. That exemption from § 121.434(c)(1)(ii) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations

allows JetBlue to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PI C) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing

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In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the conditions and reasons relative to public int erest 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 beca use the requested extension of the exemption would not set a

p recedent, and any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to JetBlue.2

Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 8099, as amended, remains valid with respect to this exemption and is in the p ublic interest. Therefore, under the authority provided by 49 U.S.C. §§ 106(f), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, JetBlue Airways Corporation is granted an extension to Exemption No. 8099 for 121.434(c)(1)(ii) that allows J etBlue to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying PIC who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that includes a ta keoff and a landing , subject to the following conditions

and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A JetBlue check airman or aircrew program designee may conduct a

PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector when

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a. The Administrator preapproves that substitution for each observation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in each case. JetBlue, therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check air man or aircrew program designee;

b. The qualifying PIC candidate has completed no less than 10 hours of supervised operating experience (OE) and accomplished no fewer than two takeoffs and landings; and

c. The qualifying PIC candidate is performing PIC duties during a complete flight leg, including flightdeck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist.

2. Each JetBlue check airman or aircrew program designee conducting a PIC observation in place of an FAA inspector must

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a. Be approved by the Administr ator to conduct the observation;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Je tBlue for no less than 6 months; and

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualif ying

PIC candidate being observed.3

3. JetBlue must maintain student, check airman, and aircrew program designee records that demonstrate compliance with the conditions and limitations of this exemption.

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 8099 , as amended, to July 31, 201 8

, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John S. Duncan Director, Flight Standards Service