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# AmericanAirlines "

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- ; C^'tRA i ..,-, , .^ yi q ^ ? • \ s Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Docke t Managemen t Syste m 120 0 Ne wJerse yAve . S E Wes t Buildin g Groun d Floo r Roo m W12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 RE : Exemptio n 859 7 Executiv e Airlines , Inc . Certificat e No . TRBA06 1 A , request s extensio n t o Exemptio n 8597 , whic h expire s o n Augus t 3/^ ^ 2011 . Al l Condition s an d limitation s containe d i n th e origina l exemptio n wil l remai n th e same . Shoul d yo u hav e an yquestions , pleas e d o no t hesitat e t o contac t thi s offic e a t 305.870.2969 . Cordially , Captai n Willia m J . Boon e Vic e Presiden t o f Fligh t Operation s Executiv e Airlines , Inc .

Attachment : Exemptio n 859 7

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No . FAA-2003-1480 2 Captai nWilliamJ . Boon e Vic e Presiden t Executiv e Airlines , Inc. , d.b.a . America nEagl e P.O . Bo x 3808 2 San Juan , P R0098 2 Dea r Captai nBoone : Thi s lette r

i s t o informyo u tha t

W e hav e grante dyou r

petitio nt o exten dExemptio n No . 8597 , a s amended . I t explain s th e basi s for

ou r decisio nan ddescribe s it s effect . Th e Basi s fo r

Ou r Decisio n B y lette r date dMay 1 , 2009 , yo u petitione dth e Federa l Aviatio nAdministratio n(FAA ) o n behal f o f Executiv e Airlines , Inc. , d.b.a . America nEagl e (AE ) for a nextensio no f

Exemptio n No . 8597 , a s amended . Tha t exemptio nfrom§ § 121.481 , 121.487 , 121.489 , an d121.49 1 o f Title 14 , Cod e o f

Federa l Regulation s (1 4 CFR ) allow s A Et o conduc t it s operation s ou t

o f Sa nJuan , Puert o Rico , unde r part 121 , subpart

Q , Fligh t Tim e Limitation s an dRes t Requirements : Domesti c Operations , rathe r tha nunde r

part 121 , subpart

R , Fligh t Tim e Limitations : Fla g Operations . I nyou r petition , yo u indicat e iha t ther e ha j bee nn o chang e i nth e condition s an dreason s relative t o publi c interes t an dsafet y that wer e th e basi s for

grantin g th e origina l exemption . Th e FA A ha s determine dth:. t goo dcaus e exist s for

no t publishin g asummary o f th e petitio n inth e Federal Registe r

becaus e th e requeste dextensio no f th e exemptio nwoul dno t se t a precedent , an dan y delay i n actin g o nthi s petitio nwoul db e detrimenta l t o AE . Ou r Decisio n Th e FA A ha s determine dtha t th e justificatio nfor

th e issuanc e o f

Exemptio nNo . 8597 , a s amended , remain s vali dwit hrespec t t o this exemptio nan di s i nth e publi c interest . Therefore , AFS-09-252- Eunder

th e authority provide db y 4 9 U.S.C . 4011 3 an d44701 , whic hth e FA A Administrato r ha s delegate dt o me , I gran t you r petition . Th e Effec t

of Ou r Decisio n Ou r decisio nextend s th e terminatio n dat e o f Exemptio nNo . 8597 , a s amended , t o Augus t 31,2011 , unles s soone r

supersede do r

rescinded . Al l condition s an dlimitation s o f Exemptio nNo . 8597 , a s amended , remai nth e same . Thi s letter mus t b e attache dto , an di s apart of , Exemptio nNo . 8597 . Sincerely , 

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Cheste r D . Dalbe y Actin g Director , Fligh t Standard s Servic e