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, DC
SkyBahamas 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
2

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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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 AUTHORITY
Issued: October 2,201.1

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

P. O. BOX AP-.592IS

NASSAU, BAIlAMA..6)

BETWEEN

BIMINI ON HIE ONf: HAND ANI) 1"1',LAUDERIMLE ON THE O'J'HER.

3. SKY BAHAMAS. is herein] empowered to operate thefollousinq scheduled passenger, mail and

freiqh! air services:-

:2. This prooisional Iicence is effective OCl'OBE..R7, :UU3

(hel'einu,/ter referred to as "the Compunq")« lice/Ice La operute scheduie.l (IiI' services as spf:'ci/iecli.',

paraqraph 3 herein, subject In the terms and conditions set out in Sehedulc "A", hereto, which 8c/wi/1I/C>

sliul! be decmed to Iorni par! oftliis licence.

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
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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