# e -ARTMEN TO F ORTAT!O N • ' 1 US.Departmen t o f ; :. l J run-\liU.''J O 120 0 Ne wjerse yAvenue , S E ItansportOtio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e O f th e Secretar

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17 , 201 0 Mr . Robert

P . Silverberg , Esq . Counse l for

Alask aCentra l Express , Inc . Silverberg , Goldma n & Bikoff , L.L.P . 110 1 30' " Street , N W Washington , D C 2000 7 RE : Docke t

DOT-OST-1996-165 7 Applicatio n o f

Alask aCentra l Express , Inc . for reissuanc e o f

it s certificat e o f

publi c convenienc e an dnecessit y Dea r Mr . Silverberg : W e hav e complete dou r

initia l revie w o f

th e informatio n yo u file do n Novembe r 12 , 2010 , o n behal f o f Alask aCentra l Express , Inc . ("ACE") , for th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o permi t AC E t o operat e schedule dinterstat e ai r transportation . W e hav e determine dthat w e wil l nee d additiona l and/o r

clarifyin g informatio n befor e w e ma y complet e ou r review . Therefore , w e as k

yo u provid e th e followin g FINANCIA LPOSITIO N 1 . Pleas e provid e th e financin g plan s an dacop y of th e Lette r

of Inten t o r Execute dLeas e Agreemen t

outlinin g th e term s an dcondition s o f suc hagreemen t

for th e purchas e o r

leas e of th e additiona l aircraf

t AC E intend s t o ad dt o it s fleet . OPERATIN GPLAN S 2 . Pleas e provid e adetaile d12-mont hcos t forecas t whic hbreak s ou t

th e ai r carrier' s propose dschedule doperation s fro mit s curren t charte r operations , s o that

w e ca n accuratel y asses s ACE' s ability t o mee t ou r financia l fitaes s test . Additionally , suc h forecas t shoul dconformt o th e criteri aoutline di n 1 4 CF R204.3(t)(2) . 3 . Pleas e provid e asummary of an y additiona l hirin g AC E wil l undertak e a s aresul t o f it s propose dschedule doperations .Th e informatio n provide dpursuan t t o thi s hiformatio n Reques t shoul db e accompanie db y th e followin g certification : Th e content s of

thi s applicatio n an dth e attache dexhibit (s ) ar e tru e an dcorrec t t o th e bes t o f m y knowledg e an dbelief . Pursuan t

t o Title 1 8 Unite dState s Cod e Sectio n 1001 , I [th e individua l signin g th e application , wh o shal l b e aprincipa l owner , senio r officer , o r interna l counse l o f

th e applicant] , i n my individua l capacit y an da s th e authorize d representativ e of

th e applicant , hav e no t

i n an y manne r

knowingl y an dwillfull y falsified , conceale do r

faile dt o disclos e an y materia l fac t o r mad e an y false , fictitious , o r fraudulen t statemen t

o r knowingl y use dan y document s whic hcontai n suc hstatement s i n coimectio n withth e preparation , filin g o r prosecutio n o f

th e application . I understan d tha t a n individua l wh o i s foun dt o hav e violate dth e provision s of 1 8 U.S. C sectio n 100 1 shal l b e fine do r

imprisone dnot

mor e tha n fiv e years , o r

both . 1 as k that yo u respon dfull y t o thi s reques t withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e of

thi s letter . Yo u may uploa dyou r

respons e viath e we b a t www.regulations.gov , o r yo u may mai l th e origina l plu s 6 copie s o f

you r respons e t o U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Dockets , Wes t Building , Groun d Floor , (M-30 , Roo mW12-140) , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenu e SE , Washington , D.C . 20590 . In eithe r case , you r

respons e shoul db e file di n Docke t DOT-OST-1996-1657 . A s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g of

you r applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t o f thi s material . In addition , pleas e remembe r tha t AC E shoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t

withan y informatio n regardin g change s i t ma y underg o i n area s affectin g it s fitnes s (i.e. , management , operatin g plan s o r financia l condition , complianc e disposition , o r ownership ) whil e it s applicatio n i s unde r revie w b y th e Department . Than k yo u for you r cooperatio n i n thi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g thi s lette r o r th e requeste dinformation , pleas e contac t m e a t (202 ) 366-9998 . Sincerely ,

Catherin e J . O'Tool e Analyst , Ai r

Carrie r Fitnes s Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s cc : Docke t

DOT-OST-1996-165 7 Ms . De e Ric e FA A Principa l Operation s Inspecto r for Alask aCentra l Express , Inc .