U.S. Department 

of Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

of Transportation 

AUG 04 Z014 

Mr. Alexander A. Sablan 

Saipan Chamber of Commerce 

P.O. Box 500806 

Saipan, MP 96950 

Dear Mr. Sablan: 

Assistant Secretary 

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1200 New Jersey Avenue. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Thank you for your letter, addressed to Secretary Foxx, in support of the application filed by 

Dynamic Airways, LLC, on May 9 for authority to provide foreign scheduled passenger service 

between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and points in China. Secretary 

Foxx has asked me to respond on his behalf 

We are cuiTently reviewing the air carrier's application, which is part of a public proceeding that 

provides interested parties the opportunity to comment. As this application is pending before the 

Department, I cannot comment on its merits. 1 assure you, however, that the Department will 

give full and careful consideration to all pleadings filed on the record before we reach a 

determination in this matter. 

As is our normal practice, I am placing a copy of your letter and this response in Docket 

DOT-OST-2014-0069 as a contact outside the record of this matter. You may track the progress 

of this case and view the publicly available documents filed in the docket by accessing the 

Federal Docket Management System at wwvHegulations.gov and searching for Docket 

DOT-OST-2014-0069. 

I hope this information is helpful. 

Sincerely yours, 

Susan L. Kurland 

Assistant Secretary for 

Aviation and International Affairs 
2014 

Board of Directors 

President 

Ale1eA Sablan 

Vice President 

Velma M. Palacios 

Secretary 

Greg MOretti 

Treasurer 

Jinwoo Cho 

Directors 

Chris Concepcion 

Kevin McCale 

Nola K. Hlx 

Ron Smith 

Rosemond B. Santos 

Executive Director 

Jill M. Arenovski 

SAIP AN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 

P.O. Box 500806 Saipan, MP 96950 • Tel: (670) 233-7150 • Fax: (670) 233-7151 

www.saiponchamber.com info@saipanchamber.com 

May 21,2014 

The Honorable Anthony Foxx 

Secretary ofTransportation 

United States Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Ave SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Application of Dynamic Airlines- Docket OST 2014-0069 

HonorabLe Secretary Foxx: 

I am the current President of the Saipan Chamber of Commerce. I am wntmg- on 

behalf of the membership to express the support of our organization for Dynamic 

Airways, LLC's Application for foreign scheduled a:uthority service between China 

and Saipan filed on May 9, 2014. Approval of this application is crucial for the 

continued and sustained economic development of Saipan and the entire 

Commonwealth of the Northern Madana Islands (CNMI). 

Tourism-related industries form a: substantial part of the Saipan, CNMI economy. Our 

islands depend on visitors from mainland China, as well as from Japan, Korea and 

Russia, to provide economic security and a decent standard of living for our people. 

The CNMI is on the cusp of climbing out of a fifteen year recession and our more 

recent growth in tourism has largely been attributed to the China, Korea and Russian 

markets. 

Cun·ently our economic development is hampered by the lack of flights and 

competition from Mainland China. While there is service by Chinese charter airlines 

from a few Chinese cities, the "scheduled service" proposed by Dynamic would 

significantly expand our access to Chinese tourists and would enable our .continued 

"sustainable" growth. Opening up new Chinese markets will not only benefit U.S. 

business interests and our citizens but also provide mainland Chinese residents 

increased options for leisure travel. As any recent visitor can describe, Saipan and the 

greater CNMI has breathtaking scenery and a host of attractions that uniquely position 

us as an appealing destination to Chinese residents. We know that efforts by U.S. 

airlines to operate charter flights .from China have been hindered or prevented by 

special interests in China. 
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The Saipan Chamber of Commerce currently has 142 members ranging from soleroprietors to large resort hotels, service companies, tour agencies, and other tourismdependent businesses. We employ a great many of our citizens and it is our mission to 

promote and protect the commercial, professional, financial and general business 

interests, and the trade and commerce of Saipan, and the greater CNMI. 

In furtherance of our mission and to the benefit of the United States, its citizens, and 

its interests in Saipan, I respectfully urge the Department of Transportation to approve 

Dynamic's request without delay.