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January 28, 2010 

Mr. Joel T. Johnson, Jr. 

Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 

526 Terminal Drive 

Naples Miuiicipal Airport . ' • 

Naples, FL 34104 

RE: Docket DOT-OST-2009-0249 

Application of Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 

for Authority to Conduct Commuter Operations 

Dear Mr. Johnson: - • . 

Thank you for the information you submitted to the Department on January 6, 2009. We 

have completed our review of this additional information along with the information you 

filed on October 5, 2009, on behalf of Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. ("GCA"), for the 

determination of its fitness to conduct commuter operations. We have determined that 

we will need additional and/or clarifying information before we may complete our 

review. The attached Information Request lists the areas where further information 

and/or clarification is necessary. 

I ask that you respond fully to this request within 30 days of the date of this letter. The 

original plus 3 copies of your response should be mailed to U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations (M-30, Room W12-140), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, 

S.E., Washington, DC 20590, or you may electronically file your response at 

vvww.regulations.gov. 

As is the Department's practice, further processing of your application will be deferred 

pending receipt of this material. In addition, please remember that GCA should promptly 

provide the Department with any information regarding changes it may undergo in areas 

affecting its fitness (i.e., management, operating plans or financial condition, compliance 

disposition, or ownership) while its application is under review by the Department. 
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this 

letter or the requested information, please contact me at (202) 366-9998 or via email at 

Catherine.O'Toole@dot.gov. 

Sincerely, 

Catherine J. O'Toole 

Analyst, Air Carrier Fitness Division 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

cc: Docket DOT-OST-2009-0249 

Mr. Felix Molina, FAA 

Principal Operations Inspector for Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. 
GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC. 

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION 

1. In its January 6, 2010, filing, GCA provided Exhibit 5A, a balance sheet dated 

December 18, 2009. However, income statements for GCA for the years 2007 to 

2009, and for a period ending no more than three months prior to the date of 

filing, were not provided. Please provide this data. This information should 

include explanatory footnotes (including a description of the company's 

significant accounting policies, such as for depreciation, amortization of 

intangibles, overhauls, unearned revenues, and cost capitalization). 

2. GCA has provided several financial statements in its January 6, 2010, filing. 

However, we require verification of funds from a third party. Please provide third 

party verification of all lines-of-credit or cash deposits available to support 

GCA's proposed operation. This verification should include the total 

line-of-credit being made available, the amount such credit line has been drawn 

down to date, any conditions that must be met before funds will be advanced, the 

terms of repayment, and the expiration date. Further, if the line-of-credit is being 

supplied by an individual or organization (other than a recognized financial 

institution), copies of the personal or corporate financial statements of the 

individual or organization should also be provided. 

3. In its application, GCA indicates it will be purchasing or leasing an additional 

aircraft. The company then states plans to acquire a third aircraft in the first 

quarter of 2010. Please confirm the amount of aircraft GCA plans to operate in its 

first year of scheduled commuter operations. GCA's cost forecast for the first 

year of operations should reflect any phase-in of planned aircraft. 

4. The resume of Mr. Joel T. Johnson, Jr. states he has been working at GCA since 

1988. Other information provided indicates that the company was not established 

until 1998. Please confirm Mr. Johnson's dates of employment with GCA. 

The information provided pursuant to this Information Request should be accompanied 

by the following certification: 

The contents of this application and the attached exhibit (s) are true and correct to 

the best of my knowledge and belief Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code 

Section 1001, I [the individual signing the application, who shall be a principal 

owner, senior officer, or internal counsel of the applicant], in my individual 

capacity and as the authorized representative of the applicant, have not in any 

maimer knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or failed to disclose any 

material fact or made any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or knowingly 

used any documents which contain such statements in connection with the 

preparation, filing or prosecution of the application. I understand that an 

individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 U.S.C section 1001 

shall be fined or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.