AGC-15-808-E

May 6, 2015

 Exemption No. 10063A

 Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2010-0101

Ms. Anita M. Mosner

Counsel for Air Canada

Air Canada

800 17th Street, NW., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20006

Dear Ms. Mosner:

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

No. 10063. It explains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the conditions 

and limitations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated March 3, 2015, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on 

behalf of Air Canada for an extension of Exemption No. 10063. That exemption from 

§ 93.123(a) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) grants Air Canada the 

authority to conduct six commuter operations daily at Ronald Reagan Washington National 

Airport (DCA).

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 Air Canada.
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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 10063,

remains valid 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, 

Air Canada is granted an extension to Exemption No. 10063 to the extent necessary to allow 

Air Canada to continue operating six commuter slots at Ronald Reagan Washington National 

Airport (DCA), subject to the following conditions and limitations.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A maximum of six total daily commuter operations may be conducted under this 

exemption.

2. The six operations authorized by this grant of exemption may be conducted only in the 

following local hours, respectively: 1100, 1200, 1800, 1900, 2000, and 2100. The 

time periods of each operation may be adjusted if necessary for air traffic control 

purposes. 

3. This exemption authorizes operations only by Air Canada (including its regional 

partners), but by no other carrier.

4. Air Canada must use these slot exemptions to continue its scheduled service under the 

previously-leased (lease terminating June 18, 2010) commuter slots. Air Canada must 

contact the FAA Slot Administration Office prior to June 18, 2015, to confirm the 

scheduled operations and their frequencies under this exemption. The Slot 

Administration Office with then provide slot identification numbers.

5. This exemption will be rescinded if Air Canada discontinues scheduled operations at 

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

6. The operations authorized under this exemption are not part of the pool of permanent 

slots at the airport. However, these operations, while in effect, are subject to the 

provisions of 14 CFR part 93, subparts K and S, except that the authority may not be 

bought, sold, leased, or otherwise transferred. Air Canada may engage in temporary 

one-for-one trades of the authority at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to 

meet operational needs subject to the reporting requirements of subparts K and S.
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The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 10063 to June 30, 2020, unless 

sooner superseded or rescinded. 

Sincerely,

/s/

Patricia McNall

Deputy Chief Counsel
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MS. ANITA M. MOSNER

COUNSEL FOR AIR CANADA

AIR CANADA

800 17TH STREET, NW., SUITE 1100

WASHINGTON, DC 20006