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u.s.Departmentof Transportation OfficeoftheSecretary ofTransportation April·19, 2012 

### Mr. Robert Cohn Mr. JonathanEchmalian Counsel for PeopleExpress Airlines, Inc. HoganLovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St. NW Washington, DC 20004 Re: DocketDOT-OST-2012-0042 ApplicationofPeopleExpress Airlines, Inc. 

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for aCertificate ofPublic Convenience and Necessity Dear Sirs: 1200 NewJersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC 20590

We have completed a review of the application filed on March 19, 2012, by People Express Airlines, Inc. ("PEX"),. for a certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to conduct scheduled interstate airtransportation ofpersons, property, and mail. We have determined that we will need additional and/or clarifying information before we may complete our review. The attached InformationRequest lists the areas wherefurther information and/or clarificationis necessary. I askthatyou respond fully to this requestwithin 30 days ofthe dateofthis letter. In the meantime, as is the Department's practice, further processing of your application will be deferred pending receipt ofthis material. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Ifyou have any questions regarding this letter or the requested information, please feel free to contact me at (202) 366-9721. Sincerely,

Catherine O'Toole Air CarrierFitness Division Office ofAviation Analysis Enclosurecc: DocketDOT-OST-2012-0042 Mr. WilliamDusold WashingtonDulles FSDO 13873 ParkCenterRoad Suite475 Herndon, VA 20171 2

### INFORMATIONREQUEST PEOPLEEXPRESS AIRLINES,INC.
GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Pleaseprovide a copy ofPEX's Articles ofIncorporation and by-laws. 2. Section 41113(c) prohibits the Department from approving an application for a certificate unless the applicant has filed an accident plan that meets the requirements ofsection 41113(b). As a result, the Department will not be able to issue a final order regarding PEX certification until this requirement has been met. Therefore we ask that PEX promptly file a copy ofits accident plan in the public docket established for these plans (Docket OST-96-1960), submit the required copy of this plan to the National Transportation Safety Board, and, at the same time, file a notice in DOTOST-2012-0042 stating that ithas complied with the Accident Planrequirements. 3. Please provide a status update of P.EX's Part 121 certification process with the Federal Aviation Administration. 

### ,MANAGEMENT AND KEY TECHNICALPERSONNEL

1. Please provide an updated resume for Mr. Douglas Allington that accounts for his employmenthistory from 2006-2012. 2. ForMr. BryanThompson:

a. His resume indicates that he was employed with Global Airline Services, Inc. during the time that the Department issued Consent Order 2011-6-3 against Global Airline Services, Inc. and Mr. Harold Pareti, concerning unauthorized air transportation. Please fully describe Mr. Thompson'sjob responsibilities, whether he was involved in any of the particular transactions covered by the Consent Order, and his relationship to Mr. Harold Pareti. b. His resume and Key Personnel questionnaire indicates two different start dates for his position ofVice President of Operations with Glqbal Airline Services, Inc. Please provide updated information or an explanation ofthis discrepancy. 3. Please provide fitness questionnaires and resumes for PEX's Chief Executive Officer, Director ofSafety, and ChiefInspector at your earliest convenience.2 4. The resume of Mr. Jose M. Pereira contains a gap in employment history from December 2007-July 2008. Please explain and provide an updated resume to account for this gap.
OPERATIONS AND FINANCIALPOSITION 1. Page 8 of PEX's application states it plans a pre-launch offering of common stock. Pleaseprovide information, such as aprospectus, about this plan. 2. Please provide a detailed explanation ofthe agreements to finance the acquisition and/or lease ofaircraft andprovide copies ofthe agreements. 3. Please provide documents related to the funding of the applicant, including any commitment letters, stockholder agreements, and financing agreements. 4. Please provide third-party verification of all lines-of-credit available to support PEX's proposed operations. This verification should include the total line-ofcredit ·being made available, the amount such credit line has been drawn down to date, any conditions that must be met before funds will be advanced, the terms of repayment, and the expiration date. Further, ifthe line-of-credit is being supplied by an individual or organization (other than a recognized financial institution) copies of the personal or corporate financial statements of the individual· or organization should also beprovided. 5. Please clarify the amount of shares of company stock that is owned or to be acquiredbyMs. Brittany Colberg. COMPLIANCEDISPOSITION The information provided pursuant to this Information Request should be accompanied by the following certification: The contents ofthis application and the attached exhibit (s) are true and correct to

. the best of my knowledge and belief. Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code

Section 1001, I [the individual signing the application, who shall be aprincipal owner, senior officer, or internal counsel ofthe applicant], in my individual capacity and as the authorized representative of the applicant, have not in any manner knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or failed to disclose any material fact or made any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or knowingly used any documents which contain such statements in connection with the preparation, filing or prosecution of the application. I understand that an individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 U.S.C section 1001 shall befined or imprisoned not more than five years, orboth.