Order 2013-4-2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation

on the 31st day of January, 2013

Served: April 3, 2013

Application of

ISLANDER ENTERPRISES SAMOA LTD. d/b/a 

SAMOA AIR

Docket DOT-OST-2012-0198

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

FINAL ORDER

By Order 2013-1-7, issued January 8, 2013, we directed all interested persons to show cause why 

we should 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 the 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 the 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 61st day after its submission for section 41307 review or upon the 

date of receipt of advice from the President or his designee under Executive Order 12597 and 
2

implementing regulations that he or she does not intend to disapprove the Department’s order 

under that section, whichever occurs earlier;1

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

DOT-OST-2012-0198; 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

(SEAL)

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, 2013. The 61st day is 

April 2, 2013. Since the President or his designee did not disapprove this order before that date, it became effective 

on April 2, 2013.
Issued by

Order 2013-4-2

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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PERMIT TO FOREIGN AIR CARRIER

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

Scheduled 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 intermediate 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 no 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 United 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 

terminate (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 granted 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 paragraph 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 Transportation 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) shall:

(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 Aviation 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 IIR 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 form 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 this 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) Except 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 on 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) Comply 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 rules 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 of 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 or otherwise transferred without explicit Department 

approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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