AFS-11-125-E Jan 31 2011 Exemption No. 9816A 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.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated January 6, 2011, 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 RI A to permit temporary operations without the registration or airworthiness certificates on boa rd. The previous exemption, however, expired on January 31, 2009; therefore, you request was treated a new request and assigned a new exemption number.

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.

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 FAA2

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 th e 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 to be 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 certif icates of each aircraft within its fleet that may be affected by the exemption. This data must be made readily 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 replacement3

certificate (in the case of an airworthin ess 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 liste d 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, 2013 unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ Raymond Towles Acting Director, Flight Standards

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