& <US.D«pcrtnwntO f - 120 0 Ne wjerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Of f ic e O

f th e Secretcjr

y ofTronspcxlotio n January 28 , 201 0 Mr . Joe l T . Johnson , Jr . Gul f Coast Airways , Inc . 52 6 Termina l Driv e Naple s Miuiicipal Airport . ' • Naples , FL 3410 4 RE : Docke t

DOT-OST-2009-024 9 Applicatio n o f

Gul f Coast Airways , Inc . for Authorit y t o Conduc t

Commute r

Operation s Dea r Mr . Johnson : - • . Than k yo u for th e informatio n yo u submitte dt o th e Departmen t o n Januar y 6 , 2009 . W e hav e complete dou r

revie w o f

thi s additiona l informatio n alon g withth e informatio n yo u file do n Octobe r

5 , 2009 , o n behal f

o f Gul f Coas t Airways , Inc . ("GCA") , for th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o conduc t

commute r

operations . W e hav e determine dthat w e wil l nee dadditional and/o r clarifyin g informatio n befor e w e ma y complet e ou r review . Th e attache dInformatio n Reques t list s th e area s wher e further informatio n and/o r clarificatio n i s necessary . I as k tha t yo u respon dfully t o thi s reques t withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e o f

thi s letter . Th e origina l plu s 3 copie s of you r respons e shoul db e maile dt o U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation , Docke t

Operation s (M-30 , Roo mW12-140) , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E. , Washington , D C 20590 , o r yo u may electronicall y fil e you r respons e a

t vvww.regulations.gov . A s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

you r applicatio n wil l b e deferre d pendin g receip t

o f thi s material . I

n addition , pleas e remembe r tha t GCA shoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t

wit han y informatio n regardin g change s i t may underg o in area s affectin g it s fitnes s (i.e. , management , operatin g plan s o r financial 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 ) 366-999 8 o r

vi aemai l a

t Catherine.O'Toole@dot.gov . 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-2009-024 9 Mr . Feli x Molina , FA A Principa l Operation s Inspecto r for Gul f Coast Airways , Inc .GUL FCOAS T AIRWAYS , INC . REQUES T FO RINFORMATIO N 1 . I n it s Januar y 6 , 2010 , filing , GC A provide dExhibi t 5A , abalanc e shee t

date d Decembe r

18 , 2009 . However , incom e statement s for GCA fo r th e year s 200 7 t o 2009 , an dfor

aperio dendin g n o mor e than thre e month s prio r t o th e dat e of filing , wer e not

provided . Pleas e provid e thi s data . Thi s informatio n shoul d includ e explanator y footnote s (includin g adescriptio n o f th e company' s significan t

accountin g policies , suc ha s fo r depreciation , amortizatio n o f intangibles , overhauls , unearne drevenues , an dcos t capitalization) . 2 . GC A ha s provide dsevera l financial statement s i n it s Januar y 6 , 2010 , filing . However , w e requir e verificatio n o f fund s fro mathir dparty . Pleas e provid e thir d part y verificatio n o f

al l lines-of-credi t

o r cas hdeposit s availabl e t o support GCA' s propose doperation . Thi s verificatio n shoul dinclud e th e total line-of-credi t

bein g mad e available , th e amoun t suc hcredi t

lin e ha s bee n draw n dow n t o date , an y condition s that mus t b e me t before fund s wil l b e advanced , th e term s o f repayment , an dth e expiratio n date . Further , i f th e line-of-credi t

i s bein g supplie db y an individua l o r organizatio n (othe r

than arecognize dfinancial institution) , copie s o f

th e persona l o r

corporat e financial statement s o f th e individua l o r

organizatio n shoul dals o b e provided . 3 . In it s application , GCA indicates it wil l b e purchasin g o r

leasin g an additional aircraft . Th e compan y the n state s plan s t o acquir e athir daircraf t i n th e firs t quarte r o f 2010 . Pleas e confirmth e amoun t of aircraf t GCA plan s t o operat e i n it s firs t yea r o f schedule dcommute r

operations . GCA' s cos t forecas t fo r th e firs t year of operation s shoul dreflec t an y phase-i n o f

planne daircraft . 4 . Th e resum e o f

Mr . Joe l T . Johnson , Jr . state s h e ha s bee n workin g a t GC A sinc e 1988 . Othe r

informatio n provide dindicates that th e company was no t

establishe d unti l 1998 . Pleas e confirmMr . Johnson' s date s of employmen t

withGCA . Th e informatio n provide dpursuan t t o thi s Informatio n Reques t shoul db e accompanie d b 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 dbelie f

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 , who shal l b e aprincipa l owner , senio r

officer , o r

interna l counse l o f

th e applicant] , in my individua l capacity an da s th e authorize drepresentativ e of th e applicant , hav e no t in an y maimer knowingl y an dwillfull y falsified , conceale do r faile dt o disclos e an y materia l fac t

o r mad e any 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 connectio n withth e preparation , filin g o r

prosecutio n of

th e application. I understan dtha 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 dno t

mor e than fiv e years , o r

both .