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Exemption No. 7504G Regulatory Docket No. FAA

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Mr. David Wilson Director, Flight Operations

Endeavor Air , Inc. 7500 Airline Drive, M.S . 01P Minneapolis, MN 55450

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Dear Mr. Wilson :

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

No. 7504, as amended . It expl ains the basis for our decision, describes its effect, and lists the

conditions and limi tations.

The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated February 5, 2015

, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

on behalf of Endeavor Air , Inc. ( Endeavor )

, for an extension of Exemption No. 7504, as

amended . That exemption from § 121.434(c )(1)( ii ) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14CFR) allows Endeavor to substitute a qualified and authorized check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upg rade training specified in § 121.424 during at least on e flight leg that includes a takeoff and a landing.

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 basi s 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 precedent, and any delay in acting o n this petitio n would be detrimental to Endeavor

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Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of Exemption No. 7504 , 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. §§ 106( f ), 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has delegat ed to me, Endeavor Air is granted an extension to Exemption

No. 7504 for § 121.434(c) (1)(ii) that allows Endeavor to substitute a qualified and authorize d check airman or aircrew program designee for an FAA inspector to observe a qualifying pilot in command (PIC) who is completing initial or upgrade training specified in § 121.424 during at least one flight leg that i ncludes a takeoff and a landing , subjec t to the conditions and

limitations listed below.

Conditions and Limitations

1. A Endeavor 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 obse rvation of a qualifying PIC candidate, thus reserving first right of refusal to the FAA in

each case. Endeavor , therefore, must contact an appropriate FAA office, in each instance, before substituting that check airman or aircrew program designee ;

b. The qua lifying PIC candidate has completed no le ss than 10 hours of supervised operating e xperience (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 f l ight deck preparation, before starting engines checklist, taxi, takeoff, all other flight phases, landing, taxi, and securing checklist.

2. Each Endeavor 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 Administrator to conduct the observation ;

b. Have served as a check airman or aircrew program designee for Endeavor for

no less than 6 months ; and

c. Not supervise the OE or conduct the initial line check for the qualifying PIC

candidate bein g observed.

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

The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Ex emption No. 7504, as amended, to April 30, 201 8 , unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

Sincerely,

/s/ John Barbagallo Acting Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service