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o {^EARIN G DOCKE T FEDERA L AVIATIO N ADMINISTRATIO N OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . I n th e Matte r

o f Diamon dAi r

Charter , Inc . FAA Docke t

No . CP10EA000 4 DM S No . FAA-2010-062 0 Judg e Yoder AGENCY' S MOTIO N T O LIMIT HEARIN G T O ISSU E O F SANCTIO N Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R , Sectio n 13.218(f)(5) , Complainan t (Agency ) move s fo

r decision . Agenc y submit s that ther e i s n o genuin e issu e o f material fac t

an dth e Agenc y i s entitle d t o partia l judgmen t i n it s favor

a s amatte r

o f law , specifically tha

t Diamon d Ai r

Charte r (Respondent ) violate dtiie Federal Aviatio n Regulation s a s allege d i n th e Complainant , an d th e hearin g shoul db e limite dt o th e issu e o f sanctions . UNDISPUTE D FACTS ' I n hi s capacit

y a s a n Aviation Safet

y Inspector

(ASI ) fo r th e Federa

l Aviatio n Administration (FAA) , while reviewing th e we b sit e fo r Diamon dAi r Charter , holde

r of Ai r Carrie r Certificat e No . D9CA276 H (hereinafte r "DAC" ) on or

about Octobe r 29 , 2009 , Loui s Misiano (hereinafte r "AS I Misiano" ) discoveredtha t th e websit

e ha data b t o vie w th e typ e o f

aircraf t operate d b

y DA C i n it s ai r carrie r on deman d(Par t 135 )

' Th e facts state d herein are basedon th e Affidavi t o f Loui s Misiano , attache dherei n a s Exhibi t A-1 .operations . Whe n AS I clicked on tha

t tab , one o f

th e aircraf t tha t cam e up wa s th e Cessna 56 0 aircraft . Exhibi

t A-1 , Paragrap h 2 . O n or about Octobe r 29 , 2009 , AS I Misian

o di dfiirther subsequen t research o n DAC' s websit

e an d discovere d other

item s on th e websit

e and/or it s links indicating tha

t D C A wa s advertising o r

otherwis e offerin

g t o us e aCessn a560 aircraf t i n it s ai r carrie r o n deman d (Par t 13 5 operations) . Exhibi

t A-1 , Paragraph 3 . I

n fact , AS I Misiano' s research revealed suc

h advertisin g pertaining specificall y t o Aircraf

t N365EA . Id . Section D08 5 o f

DAC' s operation s specification s tha t wa s curren

t a s of Octobe r 29 , 200 9 (hereinafte

r "Sectio n D085") , listedal

l th e aircraf

t tha t DA C wa s authorizedt o operat e i n Par t 13 5 operations . Exhibi

t A-1 , Paragraph 4 . Sectio n DOS 5 di dno t list an y Cessna560 aircraft . Exhibi t A-1 , Paragraph 5 . Section D08 5 didno t lis t th e N365E

A aircraft . Exhibi

t A-1 , Paragrap h 6 . Thus , DA C wa s not authorize dt o operate an

y Cessna 56 0 aircraft , including th e N365EA aircraft , i n Par t 13 5 operations . O n or about Decembe r 16 , 2009 , AS I Misian

o wrot e aLette r

of Investigatio n t o Joh n Diamond , Directo r

o f Operation s of

DA C (hereinafte

r "Mr . Diamond") , i

n whic h i t wa s state d tha

t "Informatio n obtaine db

y thi s offic e has show

n tha t you are offerin

g t o perfor mPar t 13 5 operation s wit

h aircraf t tha t ar e no t authorized. " Exhibi

t A-1 , Paragraph 7 ; Exhibi

t LM-8 . O n o r abou t Januar y 29 , 2010 , AS I Misiano receiveda respons e t o th e letter

fi-omMr . Diamond , datedJanuar y 20 , 2010 . Exhibi

t A-1 , Paragraph8 . I

n th e letter , Mr . Diamon

d di d no t den y submitting th e advertisement s t o DAC' s advertising agent , bu t

claime d tha t "th e apparen

t confiisio n occurre dwhe

n th e Advertisin

g Agen t too k i t upo n himsel

f t o submi t th e ad s fo r publication prior

t o an dwithout approva l fi-omth e Directo r

o f Operation s fo

r Diamon dAi r Charter " Exhibi

t LM-8 , pag e 2 of

3 . ISSU E Whether DA C advertise d o r

otherwis e offere dt o us e aCessn a56 0 aircraft , specificall y th e N365E A aircraf t i n Part 13 5 flight

operation s whe n DA C wa s no t authorize d t o us e an y Cessn a56 0 aircraft , includin g th e N365E A aircraf t i n Par t 13 5 operations ? ARGUMEN T DA C advertise d o r

otfaerwis e offere dt o us e aCessn a56 0 aircraft , specificall y th e N365E A aircraf

t i n Par t 13 5 flight operation s whe n DA C wa s no t authorize dt o us e an y Cessn a56 0 aircraf

t includin g th e N365E A aircraft , i n Part 13 5 operations ? Unde r 1 4 CF RSectio n 119.5(k) , n o perso n ma y advertis e o r

otherwis e offe

r t o perfor man operatio n subjec t

t o thi s part

unles s that

perso n i s authorize db y th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n t o conduc t that operation . Unde r

1 4 CF RSectio n 119.1 , Par t 13 5 air carrie r operation s ar e subjec t

t o Part 119 . Unde r

1 4 CF RSectio n 119.7 , a certificat e holder' s operation s specification s mus t contai n (1 ) Th e authorizations , limitations , an d certai n procedure s unde r whic h eac h ki do f

operation , i f

applicable , i s to b e conducted ; an d (2 ) Certai n otiier procedure s unde r

whic h eac h clas s qan dsiz e o f aircraf t i s t o b e operated .

### Sectio n D08 5 of DAC' s operation s specifications , whic h listed all the aircraf

t tha t DA C wa s authorized to us e as of Octobe r 29,200 9 in Par

t 13 5 operations , did no

t lis t aCessna56 0 aircraf

t and , in particular , did not lis t the N365E

A aircraft . Therefore , DA

C wa s no t authorized to conduc

t Par t 13 5 operation s i n an

y Cessn a56 0 aircraft, including th e N365E A aircraft . Therefore , DA C wa s prohibited from advertisin g o r offerin g to perfor mPar t 13 5 operation s in Cessna560 aircraft . Ye t as indicated by the findings of AS I Misiano o

n Octobe r 29 , 2009 , DA

C wa s advertisin

g it s Par t 13 5 service s in Cessna560 aircraft, includin g the N365E

A aircraft, an

d wa s thu s in violation o f

1 4 CF R119.5(k) . WHEREFORE , th e FAA , b y counsel , respectfiill

y request s tiiat

the Administrativ

e La w Judg e ente

r a n orde r finding Responden

t i n violation o

f theFAR s a s allege d i n th e Complain t an dlimi t th e hearin g t o th e issu e o f sanctions . Respectfiilly submitted , Alfre d R . Johnson , Jr . Regiona l Counse l



### By : ;haiy^ . Berman Zac ! Attorne y Federal Aviatio n Administratio n 1 Aviatio n Plaz a Jamaica , N Y 1143 4 71 8 553-325 8 71 8 995-569 9U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F HEARING S WASHINGTON , D.C . I N TH E MATTE RO F DIAMON D AI RCHARTER , INC . FA A DOCKE T NO . CP10EA000 4 (Civi l Penalt y Action ) DM S NO . FAA-2010-062 0 AFFIDAVI T O F LOUI S MISIAN O I , Loui s Misiano , hereb y stat e unde r penalt y o f

perjury a s follows : 1 . I a mcurrentl y employe d a s a n Aviatio n Safet y Inspecto r

(ASI ) a t th e Farmingdal e Fligh t

Standard s Distric t

Offic e (FSDO) , 715 0 Republi c Airport , Administratio n Building , Suit e 235 , Farmingdale , NY , Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) an d hav e bee n i n tha t positio n sinc e xxxx . 2 . O n o r abou t Octobe r 29 , 2009 , i n my capacit y a s an AS I for th e FAA , whil e reviewin g th e we b site for Diamon d Ai r

Charter , holde r

o f Ai r Carrie r Certificat e No . D9CA276 H (hereinafte r "DAC") , I discovere d tha t th e websit e ha d ata b t o vie w th e typ e o f

aircraf t operate d b y DA C i n it s ai r carrie r o n deman d (Par t

135 ) operations . Whe n I clicke d o n tha t tab , on e o f

th e aircraf

t tha t cam e u p was th e Cessn a56 0 aircraft , a s reflecte d i n Exhibi t LM-1 , attache d herein . 3 . O n o r abou t Octobe r 29,2009, 1 di d fiirther

subsequen t

researc h o n DAC' s websit e an d discovere d othe r item s o n th e websit e and/o r it s link s indicatin g that DC A wa s advertisin g o r

otherwis e offerin g t o us e aCessn a56 0 aircraf t i n it s ai r carrie r o n deman d (Par t

13 5 operations) , a s reflecte d i n Exhibit s LM-2 , LM-3 , LM-4 , LM-5 , an d LM-6 , attache d herein . I n fac t ni y researc h reveale d suc h advertisin g pertainin g specificall y t o Aircraf t N365EA , a s reflecte d i n Exhibi t LM-3 . 4 . Sectio n D08 5 o f

DAC' s operation s specification s tha t wa s curren t

a s o f Octobe r 29 , 2009 , attache d herei n a s Exhibi t LM- 7 (hereinafte r

"Sectio n D085") , liste d al l th e aircraf

t tha t DA C wa s authorize d t o operat e i n Part 13 5 operations . 5 . Sectio n D08 5 di d not lis t any Cessn a56 0 aircraft . 6 . Sectio n D08 5 di d no t lis t th e N365E A aircraft . 

### EXHIBI T7 . On o r abou t Decembe r 16,2009, 1 wrot

e aLette r o f Investigatio n t

o Joh n Diamond , Director

of Operation s o

f DA C (hereinafte

r "Mr . Diamond") , a s reflecte d i n Exhibi t

LM-8 , attache dherein . 8 . O n o r abou t Januar y 29 , 2010, 1 receive darespons e to th e lette r fromMr . Diamond , dated Januar

y 20,2010 , a s reflecte di n Exhibit LM-9 , attache dherein .

Dated :



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## 'IJ/amonc/. y co m Charterin g you row n aircraf t fro m Diamon d Ai rCharte r • put s yo u i n complet e contro l o f you rjoumey l An y time...Anywher e - w e handl e eac h minut e detai l o f you rtri p s o tha t you rentir e flyin g experienc e i s absolutel y hassl e free l Ou ri n dept h industr y knowledg e give s ou rcustomer s th e insider' s advantag e i n charterin g a pr|^^||ircraf t fo rbusines s o rpleasure . A t Diamon d Ai rCharte rou rcustomer s ar e guarantee d tl^ilii^^^comfort , an d p,easure.Ha..he,..»TMe . ^ Ou raircraf t networ k

consist s o f a divers e flee t o f jet , turbi^rop , an d tvi/lfTengin e equipment . Customer s ar e matche d t o a particula raircraf t base d o n thei runiqu e need s an d trave l profiles . Diamon d Ai rCharter' s goa l i s t o maximiz e comfort , whil e minimizin g trave l tim e an d overal l cos t }u ri n dept h inc i g a priv^M|ir c 1 tvi/irrengin e e

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Contact : 

### Diamon d Ai rCharte r Anthon y Deban y Aircraf t i s locate d in : 

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1 4 CF RPar t

13 3 usin g th e aircraf

t identifie d o n thi s operation s specification .

Registrmtio n No . N6045 S N21AB N2772 6 2930 Y N708P W Seria l No . BE-6 S 31-805212 2 31-785212 5 34-745009 9 2 9 Aircraf t M/M/ S BE-100-100 PA-31-35 0 PA-31-35 0 PA.34-20 0 TBM-700-70 0

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Date : 10/26/200 9 D085- 1 Diamon d Ai r

Charter , Inc . Certificat e No. : D9CA276 H

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U.S . Departmen t o f Transportatio n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 

### DE C 1 6 200 9 Farmingdal e Fligh t Standard s Distric t Offic e 715 0 Republi c Airpor t Admin . Building , Suit e 23 5 Farmingdale , N Y 1173 5 Tel : (631 ) 755-130 0 Ext . 23 7 Fax:(631)694-551 6

CERTiFIE D l\^AI L - RETUR N RECEIP T REQUESTE D Fil e No . 2010EA11000 8 Mr . Joh n Diamond , Directo ro f Operation s Diamon d Ai rCharte r Westcheste rCount

y Airpor t 8 5 Towe rRoad , Hange rE Whit e Plains , N Y 1060 4 Dea rMr . Diamond : Informatio n obtaine d by thi s offic e ha s show n tha t yo u are offerin g t o perfor m Par t 135 operation s wit h aircraft tha t ar e no t authorized . Operation s o f thi s typ e ma

y b e contrar

y t o Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (FAR) . Thi s lette ri s t o infor m yo u tha t thi s matte ri s unde rinvestigatio n by th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA) . W e woul d appreciat e receivin g an y evidenc e o rstatement s yo u migh t car e t o mak

e regardin g thi s matte rwithi n 1 0 day s o f receip t o

f thi s letter . An y discussio n o r writte n statement s furnishe d b y yo u wil l b e give n consideratio n i n ou rinvestigation . I f we d o no t hea rfro m yo u withi n th e specifie d time , ou rrepor t wil l b e processe d withou t th e benefi t o f you r statement . Sincerely , 

# Origina l Signe d B y Loui s Misian o Aviatio n Safet

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Mai l Inspecto r Loui s Misian o Federa l Aviatio n Administration . Fligh t Standard s Distric t

Office 715 0 Republi c Airport , Rout e 11 0 Farmingdale , Ne w Yor

k 1173 5 Re : Fil e #2010EA11000 8 Dea r Inspector Misiano : Thi s wil l serv e a s afollow-u p t o ou r conversation s regardin g th e abov e file number . Accordingly , thi s letter

i s writte n i n respons e t o your reques t fo r furthe r explanatio n o f th e circumstance s surroundin g advertisement s recently place db y Diamon dAi r

Charte r concernin g aCessn aCitatio n aircraft , registratio n numbe r N365EA . Pleas e b e advise d tha t th e advertisement s i n questio n were intende dt o b e release dt o th e publi c only whe n th e aircraf t wa s formally authorize dfo r charte r servic e o n th e DiamondAi r Charter certificate . A s yo u ar e aware , 1 4 C.F.R . §119.5 , entitle dCertifications , authorizations , an d prohibitions , state s th e following , i n part , regardin g advertisin g o r otherwis e offering to perfor man operatio n subjec t

t o Par t 119 : (k ) N o perso n ma

y advertis e or

otherwis e offe

r t o perfor ma n operatio n subjec t

t o thi s par t unles s tha t perso n i s authorize dby th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n t o conduc t that operation . (1 ) N o perso n ma

y operat e a n aircraf t imde r thi s part , par

t 12 1 o f thi s chapter , or par t 13 5 o f thi s cluste r

i n violatio n o f

a n air carrie r operating certificate , operatin g certificate , or

appropriat

e operation s specification s issue dunder thi s part .

Westcheste r County Airport 8 5 Tower Road , Hange r

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t wa s schedule d t o conduc t

provin g or

validatio n test s i n Decembe r 200 9 (pursuant t o 1 4 C.F.R . §135.145) , DiamondAir Charter ha dprepare dadvertisin g material s in anticipatio n o f announcin g th e additio n o f Cessn aCitatio n charter

service s t o th e company . Onc e th e aircraf t hadbeen approve dfo

r charter operation s by th e FAA , the advertisement s wer

e t o b e submitte dfo

r publication . Nevertheless , unde r n o circumstance s di d Diamond Ai r Charte r inten dt o advertis e or

otherwis e offe

r to perfor m a n operatio n subjec t

t o Federa l Aviatio n Regulation s (FARs ) Par t 11 9 o r Par t 135 , unles s th e aircraf t wa s authorize d b y th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n (FAA ) t o conduct suc h operations . Furthermore , Diamon dAir Charte r never operate dth e Cessn aCitation , N365EA , unde

r Par t 13 5 i n violatio n o f

it s operatin g certificat

e or operation s specifications . When th e aircraf

t wa s initiall y schedule dfo

r provin g test s in Decembe

r 2009 , th e propose d advertisement s were submitte dt o Anthon y Debany , Advertisin g Agent fo r Diamon d Air

Charter , Avit

h explici t instruction s t o hol dth e ad s unti l further wor dfrom th e compan

y concernin g th e statu s o f

FA A approva l fo r th e Cessn aCitatio n i n Par t 13 5 charter services . However , th e apparent confusion occurre dwhen th e Advertisin g Agen t too k i t upo n himsel f

t o submit th e ad s fo r publicatio n prio r

t o andAvithou

t approva l from th e Director

of Operation s fo

r Diamon dAir

Charter . Upo n furthe

r investigation , i t

wa s discovere d tha

t advertisement s fo

r th e Cessn aCitatio n wer

e combine dwit h simila

r ad s that were alread

y listin g th e Citatio n a s "comin g soon" , anda s aresul t wer e inadvertentiy release d fo

r publicatio n withou t

m y knowledg e o r

consent . All advertisement s wer e pulle d and stoppe d upo n th e receip t o f you r correspondence . Moreover , th e Advertisin g Agent wa s appropriately covmsele dandreprimande d Nevertheless , a s th e Directo r o f Operation s fo

r DiamondAi

r Charter , I hav e ultimat

e Operationa

l Contro l authorit

y o f th e air carrier . A s aresult , a

t n o tim e di dDiamondAir Charter offe r t o perfor ma n operatio n subject

t o FA RPar t 11 9 or Par t 135 , unles s th e aircraf t wa s authorize d by th e FAA t o conduc t such operations . Furthermore , Diamond Ai r Charte r neve r operate d Citatio n N365E

A unde r Par t 13 5 i n violatio n o f

it s operatin g certificat e or operation s specifications . I trus t tha t thi s letter sufficientiy explain s th e circumstance s unde r investigation . Accordingly , I understan d tha t thi s matte r wil l b e close dwithou

t furthe r action . However , i f

m y understandin g i s incorrect , kindly advis e m e in writin g otherwise . Westcheste r

Count y Airpor t 8 5 Towe r Road , Hange r

E Whit e Plains , N.Y . 1060 4<$

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### inc . Executiv e Ai r Charte r an d Aircraf t Managemen t Inspector Loui s Misian o Januar y 27,201 0 Pag e 3 I f yo u hav e an

y questions , pleas e do no t

hesitat e t o contac t

me . Than k you i n advanc e fo r you r anticipate d cooperation . « Sincerely , '

Joh n Diamond Jr . Director o f Operation s cc : Gregor

y S . Winton , Esq . The Aviatio n La

w Fir m

Westcheste r

County Airport 8 5 Towe r Road , Hange r

E White Plains , N.Y . 1060

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y tha t th e foregoin

g Agency' s Motion to Limit Hearing t o Issue of Sanction s ha s bee

n sen t vi afirst clas s mail an

d facsimile t

o the following : Gregor y S . Winto n Aviatio n La

w Expert s , LL

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e 45 0 Rockville , MD 2085 0 Telefax : (301)294-252 5 Th e Honorabl e Ronni e A . Yode r Chief Administrativ e La

w Judg e U.S . Departmen

t o f Transportatio n Office o f Hearings , M-2 0 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E . Eas t Buildin g Groun d Floor , RoomE12-32 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Telefax : (202)366-753 6 I hereby certif

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g Agency' s Motion t

o Limi t Hearing t o Issue of Sanction s ha s been sen

t vi afirst clas s mai l t

o the following : Attention : Hearing Docke

t Clerk , AGC-43 0 Wilbu r Wrigh t Building , Suit

e 2W1000 Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Roo m924 A Washington , D.C . 2059 1

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