BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Docket No. OST-2000-7842 Air Ambulance Services Ltd. ) ) for an exemption for one year ) under 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 ) ) ________________________________ )

Application of AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES LTD. For Renewal Of Exemption Communications concerning this do cument may be served upon:

Dr. Franklin W. Walkine P.O. Box N 4302 Nassau, Bahamas Tel.: 242-326-7562 Fax: 242-322-5382

President Air Ambulance Services Ltd. May 09 th , 2011BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Docket No. OST-2000-7842 Air Ambulance Services Ltd. ) ) for an exemption for one year ) under 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 ) ) ________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES LTD.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION (1) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 and the Department’s regulations, Air Ambulance Services Ltd., hereby applies for renewal of its exemption under 49 U.S.C.

40109 which authorizes Air Ambulance Services to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small aircrafts between the United States and The Bahamas, subject to prior department approval, between other

countries and the United States. Air Ambul ance Services Ltd., also request stopover privileges and renewals of its relief from th e requirement to obtain advance approval for each Bahamas U.S. flight. The department granted the above authority to Air Ambulance Services Ltd by Notice of Action taken dated December 4 th , 2001. Air Ambulance Services requests that this authority, which is scheduled to expire on June 9 th , 2011 be renewed for a period of at least one year.Air Ambulance Services Ltd., invokes the au tomatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R, Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in eff ect pending a final department determination on this renewal application. In support of this application, Air Ambulan ce Services Ltd., states as follows:

1. Air Ambulance Services Lt d., continues to be fit, w illing and able to provide the small aircraft passenger charter serv ices/Air Ambulance Services, for which it requests renewed authority. The relevant circumstances under which Air Ambulance Services Ltd., received its initial gran t of exemption authority are unchanged. 2. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., third a nd forth freedom charter authority is authorized by Annex II to the U.S. – Baha mas Air Transportation Agreement, and is therefore presumptively in the public interest. Air Ambulance fifth freedom charter authority is based on principles of comity ad reciprocity, as is its relief from the advance approval requirement for transborder charter flights and a ny grant of stopover privileges. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., s ubmits that continuation of these extrabilateral authorizations is warranted given the harmonious state of aviation relations

between the United States and The Bahamas. In addition, the services provided by Air Ambulance Services Ltd. satisfy a continuing need and otherwise serves the public interest by fostering commerce between The Bahamas and the United States consistent with the objectives of the North Amer ican Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Consequently, renewal of all elements of Air Ambulance Services Ltd.’s authority

would be consistent wi th the public interest.3. Air Ambulances Services Ltd., renewal application is limited in scope and

non-controversial. The services Air Ambulan ce Services Ltd. proposes to operate are substantially identical to those it performed during the past year, i.e. highly personalized transport services to executives and their invitees/Air Ambulance Services to ill or injured patients, using small business type aircraft. Air Ambulance Services Ltd.’s Bahamas authority to engage in transborder pa ssenger charter services remains in full force and effect, as does it U.S. author ity pursuant to its FAA Part 129 Operations specifications.

WHEREFORE, Air Ambulance Services Ltd., respectfully requests renewal of its authority to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their accompanying baggage with small aircrafts as se t forth herein, and such other relief as may be in the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Franklin Walkine President

May 09, 2011