BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. ·'v'1I/.\11:23 

Application of 

LONGTAIL AVTIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED Docket OST 2004-19978 

for renewal of an exemption 

under 49 U.S.C. section 40109 

Limited 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

FILED BY LONGTAIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

Communications with respect to 

this document should be sent to: 

Martin S. Amick 

Head of Flight Operations 

Longtail Aviation International 

#6, Southside Road 

St. Davids Parish DD03 

Bermuda 

Telephone 441-293-5971 

Fax 441-293-5972 

Date: 18 December 2010 

Interested persons have 15 days from the date this application 

is filed with the Department to file answers. 
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

LONGTAIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

for an exemption for one year 

under 49 U.S.C. section 40109 

Docket OST 2004-19978 

RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION 

FILED BY LONGTAIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

1) The name and address of the Applicant are as follows: 

Longtail Aviation International Limited 

#6, Southside Road 

St. Davids Parish DD03 

Bermuda. 

The Applicant is a "company limited by shares" organized under 

the laws of Bermuda. (A "company limited by shares" is the 

Bermuda equivalent of a U.S. C corporation). 

2) The name and address of government air transport authority 

having jurisdiction over Applicant is: 

Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation 

P.O. Box GE 218 

St. George's DDBX 

Bermuda 

The Applicant's principal Flight Operations Inspector is 

Inspector Peter N. Adhemar, who can be reached via email at 

pnadhemar@gov.bm , and by telephone at +1 441 293-4994. 

3) The Applicant has been conducting on-demand, passenger 

charter operations between Bermuda and the United States and 

Fifth Freedom charters subject to prior approval under 14 CFR 

Part 212. The Applicant uses business jets in its operation, 

but has not used and does NOT propose to use any aircraft having 

more than 19 passenger seats. The Applicant anticipates that 

the majority of its operations will continue to originate in 

Bermuda, and will involve the carriage of private individuals or 
small groups from Bermuda to one or more destinations within the 

United States. The Applicant will not conduct operations in 

violation of U.S. cabotage rules. The operations that the 

Applicant conducts are not encompassed by a bilateral Agreement. 

However, a large number of U.S. carriers operating under 14 

C.F.R. Part 135 conduct similar operations from the United 

States to Bermuda. The government of Bermuda does not prohibit, 

regulate or restrict these operations. Thus it is the case that 

this application is supported by adequate reciprocity. The 

Applicant seeks an exemption for at least one year under 49 

U.S.C. § 40109. 

4) The Applicant currently has Part 129 Operations 

Specifications in effect with the U.S. Federal Aviation 

Administration issued through and maintained by the New York 

International Field Office, Bldg. No. 75, Room 238, JFK 

International Airport, Jamaica, New York, 11430. The 

Applicant's Foreign Air Carrier (Part 129) Designator and 

Operations Specifications Number are: L64F102F. 

5) Names, addresses and citizenship of all directors, officers, 

and key management personnel remain unchanged except as set 

forth in the following table: 

None of the individuals listed below own or control any other 

aeronautics company, except that Mark J. Byrne owns and controls 

IAL Leasing Ltd., which is the holding company the sole purpose 

of which is to lease aircraft to the Applicant. All aircraft 

operated by the Applicant are owned by IAL Leasing Ltd. and 

leased to the Applicant under a dry lease arrangement. IAL 

Leasing Ltd. does not operate aircraft and is not an air 

carrier. 

Key Management Personnel Appointed Since Applicant's Last Filing 

Name Position Residence Business Cit. Person 

Address Address Replaced 

6) The names and citizenship of stockholders and percentages 

owned have changed, and control of the Company has changed, as 

follows: One hundred percent of the Company is now owned by 
Flagstone Leasing Services Ltd, A Bermuda Company limited by 

shares which is wholly owned by Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings 

Ltd., a publicly traded Bermuda Company limited by shares. 

7) The Applicant has in effect liability insurance which meets 

or exceeds the Department of Transportation insurance 

requirements as delineated in 14 C.F.R. Part 205. A copy of OST 

Form 6411 (which has been completed by the Applicant's insurance 

broker) is attached to this filing. The original has been filed 

with the FAA/AFS-260. 

8) Applicant conducts Public Transport Operations pursuant to 

operating authority issued to Applicant by the Bermuda 

Department of Civil Aviation, which authority is currently in 

effect in the form of Air Operator Certificate Number 

BDA/AOC/0104, which was originally issued in December of 2004, 

and was renewed on 31 March 2009. This operating authority is 

currently valid through 3 February 2010, although Applicant 

expects its governmental authority to reissue certificate prior 

to that date with a new expiration date of March 31, 2011. A 

copy of the current Air Operator Certificate is attached. 

9) Applicant has had no safety violations and has not defaulted 

on any transportation commitments in past three years. 

Applicant has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. 

10) A list of aircraft owned, leased and operated is presented 

in the following table, including each aircraft's registration 

number and country of registration. Applicant currently has no 

plans to acquire or lease additional aircraft and/or to wet 

lease any aircraft. 

JUrcraft Owned, Leased and Operated by the Applicant 

Aircraft Registration Country of Status Notes Number Register 

Dassault VP-BMB Leased from 

Falcon 900B IAL Leasing 

Ltd. and Used for Operated by private ops Bermuda Longtail and public Aviation 

International transport. 

Limited 

(Applicant) . 

IAL Leasing Ltd. is a Bermuda company limited by shares having a mailing 

address at Suite 224, 12 Church Street, Hamilton, HM11, Bermuda. IAL Leasing 

Ltd. is a citizen of Bermuda. 
Aircraft Owned, Leased and Operated by the Applicant 

Aircraft Registration Country of Status Notes Number Register 

Dassault Leased from 

Falcon 900B VQ-BZZ Argo 

Management Used for and Operated private ops Bermuda by Longtail and public Aviation 

International transport. 

Limited 

(Applicant) . 

Argo Management Services, Inc. is a Bermuda company limited by shares having 

a mailing address at #6 Southside Road St. Davids , Bermuda. Argo Management 

Services is a citizen of the United States. 

Aircraft Owned, Leased and Operated by the Applicant 

Aircraft Registration Country of Status Notes Number Register 

Cessna Citation VQ-BFT Leased from 

SII Flagstone 

Citation 

Holdings Used for Limited and 

Bermuda Operated by private ops 

Longtail and public 

Aviation transport. 

International 

Limited 

(Applicant) . 

Flagstone Citation Holdings Limited is a Bermuda company limited by shares 

having a mailing address at Suite 224, 12 Church Street, Hamilton, HMll, 

Bermuda. Flagstone Citation Holdings Limited is a citizen of Bermuda. 
11) All equipment operated by the Applicant has fewer than 60 

seats and has a payload capacity smaller than 18,000 pounds. 

12) Applicant is specifically invoking the automatic-extension 

provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 558 sub c, 

as implemented by 14 CFR Part 377, to keep Applicant's exemption 

authority in effect pending final action by the Department on 

this renewal request. 

Submitted by: 

Longtail Aviation International 

Limited 

,~,~~ 

Martin S. Amick 

Head of Flight Operations 

Date: 15 January 2010 

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SERVICES (M-30), Rm Plaza 401, 400 SEVENTH STREET SW, 

WASHINGTON, DC 20590. There is no filing fee for companies of 

political dependencies of the United Kingdom.) 

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