### November 6, 2013

NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION MUST BY 

### NOVEMBER 21, 2013 FILE AN ANSWER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVE A COpy ON THE APPLICANT AND ALL OF THE PERSONS SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION. Attorney for Sky Bahamas Airline Pierre Murphy Law Offices of Pierre Murphy 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Randy L. Butler President & CEO Sky Bahamas Airline Lynden Pindling International Airport P.O. Box AP 59215 Nassau, Bahamas Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:



### APPLICA TION OF SKY BAHAMAS AIRLINE FOR AN AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION TO RENEW EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Docket No. DOT-OST-2003-15552 ) Application of: ) ) SKY BAHAMAS AIRLINE ) ) For an Exemption to Engage in ) Scheduled and Charter Air Transportation ) of Person, Property and Mail ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 ) (U.S.-Bahamas; Small Aircraft) ) BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DCSkyBahamas wishes to commence these services as soon as possible. SkyBahamas will conduct a polling of

all interested parties listed on the service list to facilitate early action on this application. 

### SkyBahamas submits the following information: In support of its application and pursuant to the Department's Procedural Regulations, and mail on the additional route: Bimini, Bahamas, and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I 

### to permit SkyBahamas to engage in the scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property application seeking to amend its pending application to renew its authority to the extent necessary Regulations, Sky Bahamas Airline ("SkyBahamas" or "Applicant") hereby submits this Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§40l09, 41301 and Part 211 of the Department's Economic

APPLICATION OF SKY BAHAMAS AIRLINE FOR AN AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION TO RENEW EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Docket No. DOT-OST-2003-l5552 ) 

### Application of: ) ) 

### SKY BAHAMAS AIRLINE ) ) 

### For an Exemption to Engage in ) Scheduled and Charter Air Transportation ) of Person, Property and Mail ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40l09 ) (U.S.-Bahamas; Small Aircraft) ) BEFORE THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC

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2 See: SkyBahamas exemption renewal dated July 29, 2013 at page 2, n. 2. 

### applied for herein. 4. SkyBahamas remains fit, willing, and able to provide the scheduled services United States a Bahamas-flag carrier option in this highly-traveled market. charter passenger services by offering passengers and shippers from both the Bahamas and the such service for many years. SkyBahamas will continue to enhance the existing scheduled and options in the U.S.-Bahamas passenger and cargo market, and SkyBahamas successfully provided 3. SkyBahamas was originally formed, inter alia, to increase the on-demand charter Transport Agreement to which the Commonwealth of the Bahamas accepted in 1973. designated SkyBahamas pursuant to the relevant provisions contained in the Bermuda I Air Further, SkyBahamas understands that the Embassy of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas the United States. See: DCA Scheduled Certificate dated October 7,2013, copy attached. 2013
, SkyBahamas was issued an amended scheduled service license on the above-listed route to 2. By a Bahamas Department of Civil Aviation ("DCA") Certificate dated October 7, existing authority remains in full force and effect pursuant to APA invocation.i its DOT Exemption authority. This application currently remains pending but SkyBahamas 1. 

### By an application filed herein on July 29, 2013, SkyBahamas filed for renewal of APPLICATION OF SKY BAHAMAS AIRLINE FOR AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION TO RENEW EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

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### Attorney for Sky Bahamas Airline Re(pectfully submitted,

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.. . · hy 00 Ne~ampshire Avenue, NW Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com November 6,2013 between Bimini, Bahamas and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. SkyBahamas to engage in the scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail its current exemption authority; and (ii) amend its authority to the extent necessary to permit WHEREFORE, Sky Bahamas Airline respectfully requests that the Department: (i) 

### renew Air Carrier Permits to, respectively, Cherokee Air Ltd. and L.B. Ltd. services on routes not covered by Bermuda I. 

### See Orders 96-5-8 and 95-11-17 issuing Foreign carriers operate charter air services between the U.S. and the Bahamas as well as scheduled services proposed herein are fully supported by comity and reciprocity principles since many U.S. principles of comity and reciprocity. As the Department has consistently found, the charter Bermuda I Agreement. Charter operations between the U.S. and the Bahamas are governed by 5. Scheduled operations between the u.S. and the Bahamas are governed by the APPLICATION OF SKY BAHAMAS AIRLINE FOR AMENDMENT OF APPLICATION TO RENEW EXEMPTION AUTHORITYIssued: October 2,201.1

Reference: MT&A/CAD/3S/(1)/226 P. O

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## SKY BAJ-IAMAS LTD. The Minister responsible for Aviation (hereinafter referred to as "the Minister") in accordance with the provisions of tire Civil Auiation Act
, Chapter 284, Civil Aoiatiou (Licensinq ofAir Services Regulations, 1976 as amended) hereby qrants to 

### PROVISIONAL LICENCE TO PROVIDE SCHEDULED

JOURNEYS/SERVICES 

# CERTIFICATE CIVIL AVIATION (LICENSING OF

. AIR SERVICES) REGULA TIONS TIlE CIVIL AVIATION ACT, CFIAP1'ER284 

# COMMONWEALTH OF THE BAHAMAS

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND A VIA TION DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION

# ~,1)\)Jy=) ~~ IStinK. Leake Edward Sauer EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N

. W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 esauer@ssd.com Howard Kass US AIRWAYS 2345 Crystal Drive Alexandria, VA 22227 howard_kass@usairways

. com Alexander Van der Bellen Sametta Barnett DELTA AIR LINES 1275 K Street, N.W. Washington, D

. C. 20005 sametta.c.barnett@delta

. com sascha

. vanderbellen@delta.com Anita Mosner Jennifer Nowak UPS Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer

. nowak@hklaw.com Dan Weiss Stephen Morrissey CONTINENTALIUNITED Dept. HQSGV P.O. Box 4607 Houston, TX 77210-4607 dan

. weiss@united.com steve.morrissey@united.com Joanne Young SPIRIT 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, D.C. 20004 jyoung@yklaw

. com John Richardson Joan Canny AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL John L. Richardson, PLLC 555 13th Street, N.W. # 420W Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson

. com jcanny@amerijet.com Thomas Ting MN AIRLINES (SUNCOUNTRY) 1300 Mendota Heights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120 thomas. ting@suncountry.com Robert Wirick AMERICAN AIRLINES 1101 17th Street, N. W. #600 Washington, D.C. 20036 Robert. wirick@aa.com Jonathan Hill JETBLUE Dow Lohnes 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036 jhill@dowlohnes.com Leslie C. Abbott AIRTRAN/SOUTHWEST 1901 L Street, N.W. Suite 640 Washington, D.C. 20036 leslie

. abbott@wnco.com I hereby certify that on November 6,2013, a copy of the foregoing Amendment Application of Sky Bahamas Airline was served via email to the following persons: Certificate of Service