## BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. In the matter of the application of ISLANDER ENTERPRISES SAMOA LTD. d/b/a SAMOA AIR for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C 40109 and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S. 41302 

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## RESPONSE OF INTER ISLAND AIRWAYS, INC. TO APPLICATION OF ISLANDER ENTERPRISES SAMOA LTD. D/B/A SAMOA AIR FOR AN EXEMPTIO N AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Alex Sene, Jr. President P.O. Box 4929 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Tel: 1+684+633
- 7002 Fax : 1+684+633
-5727 Ema il: alex.sene@interislandair.com
December 5, 2012

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## BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. In the matter of the application of ISLANDER ENTERPRISES SAMOA LTD. d/b/a SAMOA AIR f or an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C 40109 and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S .C . 41302 

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## RESPON SE TO APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT Inter Island Airways, Inc. supports the request by Islander Enterprises Samoa Ltd. d/b/a Samoa Air (“Samoa Air” ) for exemptions fro m the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 41302 and any other applicable statues and regulations of the Department of Transportation (the ”Department”) permitting Samoa Air to perform schedule and charter flights for the following: 1. The Independent State of Samoa is a party to the Multilateral Agreement of the Liberalization of International Air Transportation (“MALIAT”), broadening air transport services between the United States and Samoa . This route is within the scope of the MALIAT and is open to United States Ca rriers . 2. Inter Island Airways, Inc. supported Polynesian L td. application for exemption s from 49 U.S.C 4130 2 and any other applicable statutes of the Department under Docket OST
- 2004 - 19283 , which was consistent with the scope of the MALIAT. 3. Inter Is land Airways , Inc., a United States C arrier, is operating 19 - seater Dornier 228 - 212 and 30
- seater Dornier 328 - 100 aircr afts providing air service to the Independent State of Samoa within the scope of the MALIAT. In view of the above, Inter Island Airways, Inc. request s the Department to revisit these Exemption s under D ocket s OST- 2004 - 19283 and OST- 2012 - 0198 in the event Inter Island Airways, Inc. is denied access to this route .

### 3 Wherefore, Inter Island Airways, Inc. request s the Department that th is application be granted based on compliance with MALIAT Agreement including Exemption restrictions. Respectfully submitted,

__________ __________ _____ ALEX SENE, JR. President

### 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I have on thi s 5 th day of December 2012, the fore going Response of Inter Island Airways, Inc. to SAMOA AIR’s Application for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit has been serviced on this day on each of the following individuals via email.

____ ___________________ Alex Sene, Jr. President Christopher S. Langton Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director ISLANDER ENTERPRISES SAMOA LTD. D/B/A SAMOA AIR APB Complex, Matafagatele Road Apia Park, Box 2894, Samoa Robert P.Silverberg, Esq. L. Jeffrey Johnson, Esq. SILVERBERG, GOLDMAN & BIKOFF, L.L.P. 1101 30 th Street, N.W. Suite 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 Tel: (202)944
- 3300 Fax:(202)944
-3306 Email: rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com Charles F. Donley II Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey L.L.P 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20004 

### CDonley@ssd.com Counsel for Polynesian Ltd. Matagi R.M. McMoore , Director Department of Port Administration P.O. Box 1539 Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799