UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on December 21, 2011

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET DOT-OST-2010-0264

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This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no 

additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant: WHITEJETS TRANSPORTES AEREOS LTDA. (Whitejets) Date Filed: December 6, 2011

Relief requested: Removal of the condition placed upon the applicant in Order 2011-3-15 that requires it to obtain 

prior approval in the form of a statement of authorization to conduct Brazil-U.S. charters.

Date and citation of last action: Order 2011-3-15, March 11, 2011, in this Docket.

Applicant representative: Carol Gosain (202) 429-6461

DOT analyst: Brett D. Kruger (202) 366-8025

Responsive pleadings: None.

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved removal of prior approval condition from Order 2011-3-15, dismissed as moot requests for 

exemption and amended foreign air carrier permit.

1 (See remarks below)

Action date: December 21, 20112

Effective date: December 21, 2011.

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement.

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard 

exemption conditions (attached).

Remarks: By Order 2011-3-15, we granted the applicant’s request for a foreign air carrier permit to conduct charter 

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in Brazil and any point or points in the 

United States, subject to the condition that the applicant shall not perform any charter(s) unless specific authority in the 

form of a statement of authorization for such charter(s) has been granted by the Department. 

In light of the further liberalization of the U.S.-Brazil Air Transport Agreement, we have determined that the prior 

approval condition on charters between Brazil and the United States is no longer in the public interest, and we grant 

the applicant’s request by for relief by striking that condition from ordering paragraph one of Order 2011-3-15. The 

applicant must still obtain prior approval from the Department pursuant to Part 212 before conducting other charter 

operations.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

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Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with 

Department policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed operations; (3) grant of the authority was consistent 

 1 To effectuate its request for removal of the prior approval requirement, the applicant requested an exemption and amended 

foreign air carrier permit. In light of our removal of the prior approval condition from Order 2011-3-15, we will dismiss these two

requests as moot.

2 We acted on the request before the expiration of the answer period with the consent of all parties served.
with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and 

Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We

may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 

14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective 

when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

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