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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 31 st day of January , 20 1 3

Served: April 3

, 20 1 3

Application of

ISLANDER ENTERPRISES SAMOA LTD. d/b/a

SAMOA AIR Docket DOT

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- 0198

for a foreign air carrier permit under 49 U.S.C. §41301

FINAL ORDER

By Order 20 1 3

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, we directed all interested persons to show cause why

we sh ould not make final our tentative findings and conclusions stated therein and award a foreign air carrier permit in the form attached to the Order and subject to the conditions attached thereto. We gave interested persons 21 days to file objections to the Order. We said that if no objections were filed, all further procedural steps would be deemed waived, and the Department would enter an order (subject to Presidential review under 49 U.S.C. §41307) which would make final the findings and conclusions of t he Order.

No objections were received within the time period provided.

ACCORDINGLY,

1. We make final our findings and conclusions as stated in the Order and award to Islander Enterprises Samoa Ltd. d/b/a Samoa Air t he foreign air carrier permit with associated conditions attached to the Order (and attached as the Appendix to the present order);

2. Unless disapproved by the President of the United States under 49 U.S.C. §41307, this order

shall become effective on the 61 st day after its submission fo r section 41307 review or upon the date of receipt of advice from the President or his designee under Executive Order 12597 and2

implementing regulations that he or she does not intend to disapprove the Department’s order under that section, whichever occur s earlier; 1

3. To the extent not acted upon above, we dismiss all remaining requests for relief in Docket

DOT

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- 0198 ; and

4 . We will serve a copy of this order on Islander Enterprises Samoa Ltd. d/b/a Samoa Air

, the Embassy of Samoa in New York , NY , the Department of State, and the Federal Aviation

Administration.

By:

PAUL L. GRETCH

Director

Office of International Aviation

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Appendix

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

1 This order was submitted for review under 49 U.S.C. §41307 on January 31 , 20 1 3

. The 61 st day is

A pril 2 , 2013 . S ince the President or his designee did not disapprove this order before that date, it became effective

on A pril 2 , 201 3

.Issued by

Order 20 13

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.



### -------------------------------------------------------- PERMIT TO FOREIGN AIR C ARRIER



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Islander Enterprises Samoa Ltd. d/b/a Samoa Air

A Foreign Air Carrier of Samoa

is authorized, subject to the following provisions, the provisions of Title 49 of the U.S. Code,

and the ord ers, rules, and regulations of the Department of Transportation, to engage in:

S cheduled and charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail: (i) from points behind the Independent State of Samoa, via the Independent State of

Samoa and i ntermediate points, to any point or points in American Samoa and beyond; and (ii) for all

- cargo service or services, between American Samoa and any point or points;

In the conduct of these operations, the holder may only use aircraft capable of carrying n o more than 60 passengers and having a maximum payload capacity of no more than 18,000 pounds.

This permit and the exercise of the privileges granted in it shall be subject to the terms, conditions and limitations in both the order issuing this permit and the attachment to this order, and to all applicable provisions of any treaty, convention or agreement affecting international air transportation now in effect, or that may become effective during the period this permit remains in effect, to which the Unit ed States and the holder’s homeland are or shall become parties.

This permit shall be effective on April 2, 2013. Unless otherwise terminated at an earlier date pursuant to the terms of any applicable treaty, convention or agreement, this permit shall

termi nate (1) upon the dissolution or liquidation of the holder to whom it was issued; (2) upon the effective date of any treaty, convention, or agreement or amendment, which shall have the effect of eliminating the bilateral right for the service authorized by this permit from the service which may be operated by airlines designated by the Government of Samoa (or, if the right is partially eliminated, then the authority of this permit shall terminate in like part); (3) upon the effective date of any permit gran ted by the Department to any other carrier designated by the Government of Samoa in lieu of the holder; or (4) upon the termination or expiration of the applicable air services agreement between the United States and Samoa. However, clause (4) of this par agraph shall not apply if prior to such termination or expiration, the foreign air transportation authorized herein becomes the subject of another treaty, convention or agreement to which the United States and Samoa become parties.The Department of Trans portation has executed this permit and affixed its seal on January 31,

2013.

By:

PAUL L. GRETCH

Director

Office of International Aviation



### (SEAL)Foreign Air Carrier Permit Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shal l:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Avi ation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the

United States , contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the I IR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served ;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the fo rm of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under t his authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Exce pt as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based o n a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Compl y with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's r ules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations o f other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold o r otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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