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Exemption No. 18511A, Regulatory Docket FAA-2020-0308 (grant of Airlines for America's petition to extend and amend Exemption No. 18511)

Exemption 18511A: COVID-19 relief from part 121 recurrent training, qualification and checking timeframes for A4A member airlines

Federal Aviation Administration, Aviation Safety · United States (Federal Aviation Administration) (Federal)

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The record

Jurisdiction
United States (Federal Aviation Administration)
Level
Federal
Authority
49 U.S.C. § 44701(f)
Issued
2020-06-01 June 1, 2020
Effective
2020-06-01
End
2020-09-30 (grace periods to Dec. 31, 2020 for some items); further extended by 18511B and 18511C (Ex. 019) (read as 2020-12-31)
In force
June 1, 2020 to Dec. 31, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4
Limitation types
Workplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • part 121 air carriers that are A4A members; pilots, flight attendants, dispatchers, ground personnel
Functions reached
  • HR airline crew and dispatcher training and checking
  • OP
  • WF
Collection
Aviation and surface-transport regulators AGY-AVIATION-SURFACE

Operative words

"This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to extend and amend Exemption No. 18511.... By letter dated May 4, 2020, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on behalf of Airlines for America (A4A) and its members for an extension of Exemption...." Relief tables: requirements due in the listed months extended "through July 31, 2020," "through September 30, 2020" and "through December 31, 2020."

Enforcement

conditions and limitations of the exemption; 14 C.F.R. part 13

Notes

The FAA's determination that the major airlines could not complete recurrent training in the ordinary course during the COVID-19 emergency.

Retrieval note

Issue date approximate (capture date).