BY ELECTRONIC MAIL

'200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

U.S. Department of

Transportation

Office of the Secretary

Of Transportation

May 8~2014

Hank Myers

Principal Consultant

MTC

P.O. Box 7341

Bellevue, WA 98008-1341

Re: Docke DOT-OST-2013-0104

Applic tion of Marco Aviation, Inc.

for See ion 41102 Certificate Authority

Dear Mr. Myers:

On July 12,2013, the Department reques d information from Marco Aviation, Inc. ("Marco"),

to supplement the company'sapplicatio for certificate authority. The company's responses

were due, originally, to the Department n August 11, 2013. Subsequently, on January 23,

2014, we were informed that Marco wo ld be providing an amended application within two

weeks. To date, however, we have not r ceived any additional information or correspondence

from Marco.

It is not the Department's policy to keep ~ncomplete applications open indefinitely. Therefore,

unless Marco provides a complete res onse to our July 12 Information Request (copy

enclosed) or an amended application as he company previously described within 14 days of

the date of this letter, we intend to dismis its application without further notice.

Thank you for your cooperation in this atter. If you have any questions regarding this letter

or the requested information, please feel free to contact Damon Walker of my staff at (202)

366-7785.

Sincerely,

<: Lauralyn J. Remo

Chief, Air Carrier Fitness Division

Office of Aviation Analysis
Enclosure

cc: Docket DOT-OST-2013-0104

Jerry Proenza

Principal Operations Inspector

Federal Aviation Administration

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INFORMlATION REQUEST

GENERALINFO~TION

1. 'Please provided signed and no arized signatory pages for each of the affidavits

and/or signature pages in your a plication.

2. Please provide proof of payment confirmation from www.pay.gov

3. Provided a copy of Marco's F I Air Carrier Certificate and Air Taxi registration

(OST Form 4507).

4. Please provide a copy of Marc's Preapplication Statement of Intent for a Part

135 commuter authority and a schedule of events for Marco's FAA commuter

certification.

OWNERSHIP & MANAGEMENT

1. Please provide a statement fro I the Office of the Secretary of State, or other

agent of the State in which the applicant is incorporated, certifying that the

applicant is in good standing.

2. In your application you state tha Mr. Dellaert holds 51 of Marco's equity and Mr.

Villard holds 49 percent of thb air carrier's equity. Please provide the total

number of share issued by Mar40 and the number of share held by its owners. If

any of Marco's owners hold their shares through one or more intermediately or

holding companies, provided th I state of incorporation of the holding company or

intermediary company, as well a the shareholder information above.

3. Please provide a complete resume for each of the following personnel:

a. Mr. Robert Dellaert

b. Mr. Robert Villard

c. Mr. Richard Lytle

d. Mr. John Swasey

Each resume should include e individual's full name, citizenship, current

address, and telephone number , together with a detailed listing of all previous

employment (both aviation a~d non-aviation) and education and training,

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including FAA certifications and license numbers if applicable. The employment

listing should include the name of employer, location (city, state), type of

business, position(s) held, descbption of responsibilities, and dates employed.

Further, if the employer held a y aviation authority, the type of authority held

should be noted.
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4. Please list the Directors of Marco and unless otherwise provided, identify the

citizenship of each.

FINANCIAL AND OPERATING P s

1. How many passengers will Mateo's aircraft be configured to accommodate?

2. How will Marco accommodat I passengers in the event of irregular operations

given that its fleet consists of 0 e aircraft?

3. Please segregate the consolidated current balance sheet and income statement

provided for Marco and Air Exp1editions, Inc. in its application;

4. Please provide third-party veri cation of all lines-of-credit available to support

Marco's proposed operations. is 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 d~te. Further, if the 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 be proVl1·ded.

5. Please provide third-party verification of all cash deposits available to support

Marco's proposed operations.

6. Section 41113 of the Statute equires certificated air carriers to develop and

submit to the Department and e National Transportation Safety Board a plan

("accident plan") to address the heeds of families of passengers and other victims

.involved in any aircraft accidclnt involving an aircraft of the air carrier and

resulting in major loss of life. ! ection 41113(c) prohibits the Department from

approving an application for a ce1rtificate unless the applicant has filed an accident

plan that meets the requirements of section 41113(b). As a result, the Department

will not be able to issue a final order regarding Marco certification until this

requirement has been met. The lefore we ask that Marco promptly file a copy of

its accident plan in the public docket established for these plans (Docket DOTOST-1996-l960), submit the equired copy of this plan to the National

Transportation Safety Board, and, at the same time, file a notice in DOT-OST2013-0104 stating that it has co plied with the Accident Plan requirements.

7. Section 243.13 requires each dertificated air carrier to file a brief statement

summarizing how it will collect e passenger manifest information and transmit

it to the Department of State fol owing an aviation disaster. If the applicant does

not intend to operate any covered flight segments in the foreseeable future, the

applicant must file a statement 10stating and also stating that the applicant will

not operate any covered flight se gment unless it has filed the summary required

by section 243.13. Therefore we ask Marco promptly file a copy of its passenger