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JUIXjj- : NOTASSIGNBD ANSWE RAN D AFFIRMATLV EDEFENSE S SkyVVcsi Airlines , Inc . C'SkyWcsl") , b y n ^ counsel , hereb y file s it s Answer , pursiuin i \ o Rul e 20 9 o f

rh c Knlc s or?raolic c (1 4 C. f .R . 13.209) , an dsiaic s a s lotlows : I . SkyWt's i iidmiLs LHLI Li i wa s JcK'ise dduouy haFina l Notic e ol " Propose dCivi l PcnLiiiy \\:\. a th e l-A A pioposu dl o Libsus s acivi l penall y in th e Limoun Lo f S33,000 , ;illdo n Jill y 12 . 20 ) I SkyWcs t submiiic dawiitte n reques l fo r ahearing .08/19/201 1 1 1 3 2 FA X 202493511 2 FA A- OW S gi002/00 5

II , 1 . In respons e t o Paragrap h1 . SkyWes t admit s llui i ii i.-

; no w dw dwa s a t al l lime s maieria l hereto , th e holde r

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CcrlificaieNo . SWIAO I I A , an decinduct: ^ it? ; operation s pursuan t

t o Par t 12 1 o f th e Fcdern l Aviaiiui i RctiuhiUnn s (FAR) . 2 . I n respons e t o Paragr^i|)li 2 . SkyVVci; ! admit s lli:i [ Pdiai:rap hD0S 5 o f SkyWo?;T' ? Operaiion ^ Spccificalion s {Op Specs ) aLilhorize s SkyWes i l o us e N709BR . aBombardie r CI.-('0(J 2B1 9 civi l aivcrnft . i

n th e conduc t

o f SkyWcst' s Pa n 12 1 operations . 3 . Il l respons e ro Paragrap h3 , SkyWes i admit s tha i Paragrap hA()9 8 ol'SkyWcsi' s OpSpec s require s tha t

aircraf t loadin g lo r

Bombardie r

CL-600-2 B 1 9 aircraf

t h e nccoinpliilii, di

n accordanc e withSkyWesl' s Weigh t S c Balanc e Operation s Manual . SP4I0() . Pai t Xil , revisio n Ori g o f

1 AP R1 0 (W& B Manual) . 4 . I n re.-;pons e t o Paragrap h4 . SkyWes t admit s tha i SkyWesr' s W*!i; B Manua l contain s ih e loadin g schedule s an dinsirueiioii s lo r Sky West' s Bombardie r CL-6()()-2Ri: ; aircrall . 5 . I n respons e t o ParaL'rap h5 , SkyWes t admit s tha

t SkyWosi' s WiL B Manual , Chapte r 2 , paragrap h2.A.2 4 doline s "Heav y Checke dBa-^s " a s an y ha g weighin g mor e than 5 0 pounds , bu t

les s than 10 0 pounds . o . I n respuns c t

o Paragrap h6 , SkyWes t admit s that

SkyWcsi' s WS^

B Manual , Cliapie r

3 , paragrap h2.D. 1 require s th e loadin g agen t t o mark th e numbe r

o f standar dan dheav y b-<.v2,s . o n th e Carg o koa dRepor t (CLR) .08/19/201 1 n 3 2 FA X -202493514 2 FA A - OM S 12)003/00 5

'' . I n respons e t o Paragi-ap h7 . SkyWes t adinil s tha t

SkyWest' s W& B Manual , Chapte r 3 , paragrap h2.1. 2 requu'e s th e loadinj i agen t l o verif y th e piec e conn t

o f al l Standar d C'heclced . Heav y Chocked , OJK IplanesiJ u loaded/ScjA'ic e ItemBaggag e upo n complciiu n u J loading .

^ I n respons e t o Paragrap hS , SkyWes t admit s thai SkyWesl' s W& B Manual . Chapte r 4 . pai'agj'ap hS.'

J require s th e loadin g agen t t o writ e ih e tota l numbe r o f Heav y Checke d Baggag e loade di

n eac hcarg o b mo n th e CL Rmth e "Heav y Cheeked' " bloc k 9 . I n respons e l o Paragrap h9 . SkyWes t admit s tha t

SkyWe.st' s W& B Manna! , Chapte r 4 . paragrap h1 1 - Aircraf

i Loading , contain s th e warning :

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n Paragrap h10 , Sk'>'Wes t admit s iha

r on Februar y 11 , 2iJ l 1 . a i Sai l Lake Cit y Iniemaliojia l Airpoj t

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Lak e City , Utah , SkyVV'cs i loade dpa^sengei s an dba^^^iai' t onl u N709BR. . t o b e operate da s Fligh t 445 1 boun dfo

r Caspcr/Natron aCount y hiiernationa l .Airpor

t (CPR) , Casper , Wyoming . H . I n reipons c l o Paragrap h11 , SlcyWes l i s withou t sufrlcien t

informaiioi i o r

knowledg e from whic h10 for

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a.- ? t o th e truthofth e allegatio n tha i SkyWesl' s personne l u i SL C08/19/201 1 113 2 FA X 20249351^1 2 FA A - OM S 121004/00 5

loade don e Heav y Checke dBa g marke dwithaHeav y Ba g Tag , ont o N709BR , an d therefor e denie s th e same . 12 . I n respons e t o Paragrap h12 , SkyWes t admit s that

th e CL Rfo

r Fligh i 44 5 I liste d0 Heav y Cheeke dBag. s o n boar dN70yBR . 13 . I n re.spons e t o Paragrap h13 , SkyWes t admit s tha t

the y operate dN709B Ra s Fhgli t 445 1 t o C:P R

SkyWes t generall y denie s al l remainin g allegation s se t loii hi n th e Complaint . .^JFlRiMATrVT . DEFENSE S 1 . Th e propose dpenalt y i s excessiv e an dviolate s FA A policy . 2 . SkyWes t

ma y hav e othe r

affirmativ e defense s no t currentl y kn(^wn bii l whic hma y becom e know n throug hdiscovery . SkyWes t reserve s th e righ i t

o alleg e suc h affinnativ e defense s a s the y becom e know n DA I t o tin s IS''-da y o f August , 2011 .

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CERTIFICAT EO FSERVIC E Th e undersigne dhereb y certifie s that o n thi s IS " da y o f

August , 2011 , atru e an dcorrec l cop y ofth e foregoni g ANSWE R.AN D AFFIRMATIV EDEFENSE S wa s serve da s iollows : Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n SO U .UidiJpeadene e Avenu e S W Washington , D C 2059 1 Attn : Hearin g Docke t

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