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U.S. Deportmen t of 1200 New jersey Avenue, SE 

Transportatio n .. Washington, DC 20590 

Off ice Of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

March 29, 2010 

Mr. Joel T. Johnson, Jr. 

Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 

526 Terminal Drive 

Naples Municipal Airport 

Naples, FL 34104 

RE: Docket DOT-OST-2009-0249 

Application of Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 

for Authority to Conduct Commuter Operations 

Dear Mr. Johnson: 

Thank you for the information you submitted to the Department on February 18, 2010. 

We have completed our review of this additional information along with the information 

you filed on October 5, 2009, and January 6, 2010, on behalf of Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 

("GCA"), for the determination of its fitness to conduct commuter operations. We have 

determined that we will need attached Information Request lists the areas where further 

information and/or clarification is necessary. 

I ask that you respond fully to this request within 30 days of the date of this letter. The 

original plus 3 copies of your response should be mailed to U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations (M-30, Room W12-140), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

S.E., Washington, DC 20590, or you may electronically file your response at 

www.regulations.gov. 

As is the Department's practice, further processing of your application will be deferred 

pending receipt of this material. In addition, please remember that GCA should promptly 

provide the Department with any information regarding changes it may undergo in areas 

affecting its fitness (i.e., meinagement, operating plans or financial condition, compliance 

disposition, or ownership) while its application is under review by the Department. 
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this 

letter or the requested information, please contact me at (202) 366-9998 or via email at 

Catherine.O' Toole @ dot.gov. 

Sincerely, 

Catherine J. O'Toole 

Analyst, Air Carrier Fitness Division 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

cc: Docket DOT-OST-2009-0249 

Mr. Felix Molina, FAA 

Principal Operations Inspector for Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 
GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC. 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 

1. Please provide an updated resume for Chief Pilot Mr. John E. Fuller that indicates 

his employment history past 2005. Please also provide a resume for Mr. Joel 

Johnson that includes his position as Director of Operations for GCA. In the 

event GCA has hired a new Director of Operations, please provide that person's 

resume. 

2. GCA's application and subsequent amendments to its application discusses the 

addition of a second aircraft to GCA's fleet. Historic financial statements 

provided on February 18, 2010, indicate fixed assets of $90,000 for "Aztec 

Piper#2" for 2007-2009. Please provide clarification of this data by providing 

itemized costs associated with each aircraft, by registration number, that GCA is 

operating, or plans to operate, in newly submitted financial statements for 2007-

2009, and a newly provided profit and loss forecast (see question 4). 

3. Additionally, GCA's balance sheet provided on February 18, 2010, includes a line 

item entitled "Goodwill", in the amount of $1,514.00 which is defined in notes to 

the financial statements as "Intangibles-Misc Start up Costs". Please clarify this 

cost. Please see question 4 for further instruction on a pre-operating expense 

forecast. 

4. In its application, GCA has provided Exhibit 4A, entitled "Pre-operating Expense 

Forecast, Profit and Loss Projections January 2010 through December 2010". 

Please provide two separate documents related to GCA's intent to provide 

scheduled service: (1) a forecast profit and loss statement broken down by month 

or quarter for the first twelve full months of actual flight operations including any 

phase-in of aircraft or additional flights, and (2) a detailed pre-operating expense 

forecast for the proposed scheduled operation. This pre-operating forecast should 

include any aircraft lease deposits and rents, legal expenses, training, and 

expenses related to FAA certification. Additionally, such forecast should 

distinguish between pre-operating expenses that have been paid, and those which 

remain to be paid, if any. 

5. A letter dated February 17, 2010, from Caldwell, Bombard & Soldavini 

accoimting firm states that GCA is mainly funded from the personal funds of Mr. 

Joel T. Johnson. Please provide a statement from Mr. Johnson of the amount of 

such available resources and the terms or conditions under which such funds will 

be provided. Copies of the current (i.e., within three months) personal financial 

statements of the individual should also be provided. Such documentation should 

clearly establish the capability of the individual(s) to fulfill any financial 

commitment made to or on behalf of the applicant. In this connection, the 

liquidity of any assets other than cash contained in these documents should be 

made clear through appropriate footnotes, (e.g., the current value of stocks and 
bonds that can be readily converted to cash should be noted). A letter from the 

applicant's bank confirming the amount on deposit and bank loans and lines-ofcredit if any, should be provided and should be dated on the same day in order for 

the Department to verify the amounts being pledged. Additionally, whenever 

possible, third-party verification of any assets and values should be provided (e.g., 

letters from banks or stockbrokers holding liquid assets, or recent appraisals of 

real assets). 

The information provided pursuant to this Information Request should be accompanied 

by the following certification: 

The contents of this application and the attached exhibit (s) are true and correct to 

the best of my knowledge and belief. Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code 

Section 1001, I [the individual signing the application, who shall be a principal 

owner, senior officer, or internal counsel of the applicant], in my individual 

capacity and as the authorized representative of the applicant, have not in any 

manner knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or failed to disclose any 

material fact or made any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or knowingly 

used any documents which contain such statements in connection with the 

preparation, filing or prosecution of the application. 1 understand that an 

individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 U.S.C section 1001 

shall be fined or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.