AFS-11-125-E

November 16, 2012

 Exemption No. 9816B

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-13180

Mr. John Medeiros

Director of Quality Assurance

Ryan International Airlines, Inc.

4949 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 and limitations.

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 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 RIA.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 9816, 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. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator 

has delegated to me, I grant your petition, subject to the conditions and limitations below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. RIA 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 exemption. 

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 program specified in paragraph 2 above must contain:

(a) A requirement that the following statement 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 period of 3 

working days, not including weekends or Federal holidays, following the start 

of the next business day, beginning: TIME: _____ DATE:_____ 20__”

The signature, title, and station location of the person(s) authorized by 

paragraph (b) must be affixed 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 

below will be transmitted to the affected aircraft.

(c) An arrangement whereby those persons within RIA’s organization 

responsible for certificates of airworthiness and registration will maintain a 

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

that may be affected by the exemption. This data must be made readily 
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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 certificate) 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 missing 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 

authorizing its use must be carried on board the aircraft when exercising the privileges 

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 States. 

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 9816, as amended, to 

January 31, 2015 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen

Director, Flight Standards

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