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Ms . Jan e Daubo n ^ f3~~ ^ P.O . Bo x 21 6 = S§ ^ Culebra , P R0077 5 ^ j ^'' ^ Dea r Ms . Daubon : Than k yo u for you r lette r o f Novembe r

14 , addresse dt o Secretar y LaHood , supportin g th e applicatio n o f

Ai r Charter , Inc . d/b/ aAi r Flamenc o ("Ai r

Flamenco") , fo r

authorit y t o engag e i n schedule dpassenge r operation s a s acommute r ai r carrier . I a mrespondin g t o you r lette r o n Secretar y LaHood' s behalf. A s yo u ar e aware . Ai r

Flamenc o applie dt o th e U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n for authorit y t o operat e a s aU.S . commute r ai r carrier . Th e Department' s revie w o f thi s applicatio n i s part

o f apubli c proceeding , whic h i s availabl e a t http://www.regulations.go v i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-0260 . A s thi s proceedin g i s pending , I a msur e yo u understan d tha t I canno t

commen t

o n th e merit s o f

th e case . I assur e you , however , tha t th e Departmen t

i s workin g a s expeditiousl y a s possibl e an dwil l giv e full consideratio n t o Ai r Flamenco' s application . A s i s ou r norma l practice , I a mplacin g acop y o f you r lette r an dthi s respons e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-026 0 a s acontac t outsid e th e recor do f

thi s matter . I appreciat e you r interes t i n thi s proceeding . Sincerely ,

Susa n L . Kurlan d Assistan t Secretar y for Aviatio n an dInternationa l Affair sS i 0-101122-00 8



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(4 0 years ) an dsmal l busines s owne r o n th e Islan do f

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h Ai r Flamenc o ha s alway s been <Mi e o f safte y an dprofessionalism . I recommend Air Flamenc o t o al l m

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y family members . I addres s thi s t o yo u wit

h th e hop e tha

t yo u wil l giv e seriou s consideratio n t o authorizin g th e necessaiy permit s whic h wil l allo w AIRFLAMENC O t o provid e th e much-neede dai r servic e t o our Island . Culebrai s a

n off-shor e municipalit

y o f Puert o Rico , an dou r

residents , mos t

o f whomar e U S citizens , mus t

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h ai r an dmarin e service s for

al l o f ou r basi c needs . I n additio n t o thes e need s Culebr ai s a

n Islan dthat

depend s o n touris ma s our mai n industi y an dther e agai n reliabl e transportatio n t o th e Islan di s o f utmos t importance . Sinc e Augus t

w e hav e ha donly sporadi c maritim e servic e du e t o damage s cause db y Tropical Stor mEar i an dbasicall y n o schedule dai r servic e a s aresul t

o f ou r onl y local carrie r

no t havin g th e required permits . I respectfull

y reques t tha t yo u hea r ou r plea s an dgran t

sai dpermit s a s soo n a s possible . Sincerely^ 

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