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Applicatio n o f LONGTAI L AVTIATIO NINTERNATIONA L LIMITE D fo r renewa l o f a nexemptio n unde r 4 9 U.S.C . sectio n 4010 9 Docke t OS T 2004-1997 8

APPLICATIO NFO RRENEWA L O F A NEXEMPTIO N FILE D B YLONGTAI L AVIATIO NINTERNATIONA L LIMITE D

Limite d Communication s wit hrespec t t o thi s documen t shoul d b e sen t to ; Marti nS . Amic k Hea d o f Fligh t Operation s Longtai l Aviatio nInternationa l #6 , Southsid e Roa d St . George' s Paris hDD0 3 Bermud a

Date : 2 0 Apri l 201 0 Telephon e 441-293-597 1 Fa x441-293-597 2

Intereste d person s hav e 1 5 day s fro mth e dat e thi s applicatio n i s file d wit hth e Departmen t t o fil e answers .BEFOR E TH E UNITE D STATE S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f LONGTAI L AVIATIO NINTERNATIONA L LIMITE D fo r a n exemptio nfo r on e yea r unde r 4 9 U.S.C . sectio n4010 9 Docke t OS T 2004-1997 8

RENEWA L APPLICATIO NFO RANEXEMPTIO N FILE D B YLONGTAI L AVIATIO NINTERNATIONA L LIMITE D 1 ) Th e nam e and addres s o f th e Applican t ar e a s follows : Longtai l Aviatio n Internationa l Limite d #6 , Southsid e Roa d St . George' s Paris hDD0 3 Bermuda . Th e Applican t i s a "companylimite d byshares " organize d unde r th e law s o f Bermuda . ( A"companylimite d b yshares " i s th e Bermud a equivalen t o f a U.S . C corporation) . 2 ) Th e nam e and addres s o f governmen t ai r transpor t authorit y havin g jurisdictio n ove r Applican t is : Bermud a Departmen t o f Civi l Aviatio n P.O . Bo xG E 21 8 St . George' s DDB X Bermud a Th e Applicant' s principa l Fligh t Operation s Inspecto r i s Inspecto r Pete r N . Adhemar , wh o ca n b e reache d vi a emai l a t pnadhemar@gov.bm, an d bytelephon e a t + 1 44 1 293-4994 . 3 ) Th e Applican t ha s bee n conductin g on-demand , passenge r charte r operation s betwee nBermud a an d th e Unite d State s an d Fift hFreedo mcharter s subjec t t o prio r approva l unde r 1 4 CF R Par t 212 . Th e Applican t use s busines s jet s i nit s operation , bu t ha s no t use d an d doe s NO T propos e t o us e anyaircraf t havin g mor e tha n1 9 passenge r seats . Th e Applican t anticipate s tha t th e majorit yo f it s operation s wil l continu e t o originat e i n Bermuda , and wil l involv e th e carriag e o f privat e individual s o rsmal l group s fro mBermud a t o on e o r mor e destination s withi nth e

Unite d States . Th e Applican t wil l no t conduc t operation s i n violatio no f U.S . cabotag e rules . Th e operation s tha t th e Applican t conduct s ar e no t encompasse d bya bilatera l Agreement . However , a larg e numbe r o f U.S . carrier s operatin g unde r 1 4 C.F.R . Par t 13 5 conduc t simila r operation s fro mth e Unite d State s t o Bermuda . Th e governmen t o f Bermud a doe s no t prohibit , regulat e o r restric t thes e operations . Thu s i t i s th e cas e tha t thi s applicatio ni s supporte d byadequat e reciprocity . Th e Applican t seek s a n exemptio n fo r a t leas t on e yea r unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 40109 . 4 ) Th e Applican t currentl yha s Par t 12 9 Operation s Specification s i n effec t wit hth e U.S . Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n issue d throug hand maintaine d byth e Ne wYor k Internationa l Fiel d Office , Bldg . No . 75 , Roo m238 , JF K Internationa l Airport , Jamaica , Ne wYork , 11430 . Th e Applicant' s Foreig nAi r Carrie r (Par t 129 ) Designato r and Operation s Specification s Numbe r are : L64F102F . 5 ) Names , addresse s an d citizenshi p o f al l directors , officers , an d ke ymanagemen t personne l remai n unchange d excep t a s se t fort hi n th e followin g table : Non e o f th e individual s liste d belo wowno r contro l anyothe r aeronautic s company , excep t tha t Mar k J . Byrn e own s and control s lAL Leasin g Ltd. , whic hi s th e holdin g companyth e sol e purpos e o f whic hi s t o leas e aircraf t t o th e Applicant . Al l aircraf t operate d byth e Applican t ar e owne d bylAL Leasin g Ltd . and lease d t o th e Applican t unde r a dr yleas e arrangement . lAL Leasin g Ltd . doe s no t operat e aircraf t an d i s no t a nai r carrier .

Ke yManagement Personne l Appointe d Sinc e Applicant' s Las t Filin g Nam e Positio n Residenc e Addres s Busines s

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6 ) Th e name s an d citizenshi p o f stockholder s an d percentage s owne d hav e changed , an d contro l o f th e Companyha s changed , a s follows : On e hundre d percen t o f th e Compan yi s no wowne d byFlagston e Leasin g Service s Ltd , ABermud a Companylimite d by

share s whic hi s wholl yowne d byFlagston e Reinsuranc e Holding s Ltd. , a publicl ytrade d Bermud a Compan ylimite d byshares . 7 ) Th e Applican t ha s i neffec t liabilit yinsuranc e whic hmeet s o r exceed s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio ninsuranc e requirement s a s delineate d i n1 4 C.F.R . Par t 205 . Acop yo f OS T Form641 1 (whic hha s bee ncomplete d byth e Applicant' s insuranc e broker ) i s attache d t o thi s filing . Th e origina l ha s bee nfile d wit hth e FAA/AFS-260 . 8 ) Applican t conduct s Publi c Transpor t Operation s pursuan t t o operatin g authorit yissue d t o Applican t byth e Bermud a Departmen t o f Civi l Aviation , whic hauthorit yi s currentl yi n effec t i n th e for mo f Ai r Operato r Certificat e Numbe r BDA/AOC/0104 , whic hwa s originall yissue d i nDecembe r o f 2004 , and wa s renewe d o n3 1 Marc h2009 . Thi s operatin g authorit yi s currentl yvali d throug h3 Februar y2010 , althoug hApplican t expect s it s governmenta l authorit yt o reissu e certificat e prio r t o tha t dat e wit ha ne wexpiratio ndat e o f Marc h31 , 2011 . A cop yo f th e curren t Ai r Operato r Certificat e i s attached . 9 ) Applican t ha s ha d n o safet yviolation s and ha s no t defaulte d o n anytransportatio n commitment s i npas t thre e years . Applican t ha s neve r bee nth e subjec t o f a bankruptc yproceeding . 10 ) Alis t o f aircraf t owned , lease d and operate d i s presente d i n th e followin g table , includin g eac haircraft' s registratio n numbe r an d countr yo f registration . Applican t currentl yha s n o plan s t o acquir e o r leas e additiona l aircraf t and/o r t o we t leas e anyaircraft .

Aircraft Owned , Lease d an d Operate d byth e Applicant Aircraf t Dassaul t Falco n 900 B Cessn a Citatio n SI I Kin g Ai r 20 0 Registratio n Numbe r VP-BM B VQ-BZ Z VQ-BF T VP-BY R Countr yo f

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Use d fo r privat e op s an d publi c transport .

lAL Leasin g Ltd . i s a Bermud a compan ylimite d b yshare s havin g a mailin g addres s a t Suit e 224 , 1 2 Churc hStreet , Hamilton , HMll , Bermuda . lAL Leasin g Ltd . i s a citize n o f Bermuda.11 ) Al l equipmen t operate d byth e Applican t ha s fewe r tha n6 0

seat s and ha s a payloa d capacit ysmalle r tha n18,00 0 pounds . 12 ) Applican t i s specificall yinvokin g th e automatic-extensio n provision s o f th e Administrativ e Procedur e Act , 5 US C 55 8 subc , a s implemente d by1 4 CF RPar t 377 , t o kee p Applicant' s exemptio n authorit yi neffec t pendin g fina l actio nbyth e Departmen t o n thi s renewa l request . Submitte d by :

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