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August 30, 2010 

Mark W. Atwood 

Elizabeth J. Wadsworth 

Sher & Blackwell LLP 

1850 M St., NW, Suite 900 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

Dear Mr. Atwood: 

Re: Dockets DOT-OST-2010-0181 and 

DOT-OST-2010-0215, Applications of National 

Air Cargo Group, Inc., d/b/a National Airlines for 

Section 41102 Certificate Authority 

We have reviewed the information filed by National Air Cargo Group, Inc., d/b/a National 

Airlines ("National Airlines"), in support of its application for interstate and foreign charter 

authority and identified additional areas in which the applicant needs to provide further 

information and/or clarification before the Department can fully process National Airlines' 

applications. Those areas are set out in the enclosed Information Request. I ask that you 

respond fully to this request within 30 days of the date of this letter. The original plus 6 

copies of your response should be filed in Dockets DOT-OST-2010-0181 and DOT-OST2010-00215. 

As is the Department's practice, further processing of National Airlines' applications will be 

deferred pending receipt of this material. In addition, please remember that National 

Airlines 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 feel free me at (202) 366-9721. 

Sincerely, 

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Damon D. Walker 

Transportation Industry Analyst 

Air Canier Fitness Division 
cc: Dockets DOT-OST-2010-0181 and DOT-OST-2010-0215 

Mr. Chet Cybulski 

Aviation Safety Inspector 

Dupage FSDO 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Dupage Airport 

31W775 North Avenue 

West Chicago Illinois 60185 
INFORMATION REQUEST 

NATIONAL AIR CARGO GROUP, INC. 

1. When did Mr. Joseph A. Stroud join National Airlines as its Chief Financial 

Officer? 

2. When did Lieutenant General John R. Baker (retired) join National Airlines as a 

board member? 

3. Please provide the information required by section 204.3(p) for any relevant 

corporations.' 

4. Section 41113 of the Statute requires certificated air carriers to develop and submit 

to the Department and the National Transportation Safety Board a plan ("accident 

plan") to address the needs of families of passengers and other victims involved in 

any aircraft accident involving an aircraft of the air carrier and resulting in major 

loss of life. Section 41113(c) prohibits the Department from approving an 

application for a certificate unless the applicant has filed an accident plan that meets 

the requirements of section 41113(b). As a result, the Department will not be able 

to issue a final order regarding National Airlines certification until this requirement 

has been met. Therefore we ask that National Airlines promptly file a copy of its 

accident plan in the public docket established for these plans (Docket DOT-OST1996-1960), submit the required copy of this plan to the National Transportation 

Safety Board, and, at the same time, file a notice in DOT-OST-2010-0181 stating 

that it has complied with the Accident Plan requirements. 

5. Section 243.13 requires each certificated air carrier to file a brief statement 

summarizing how it will collect the passenger manifest information and transmit it 

to the Department of State following an aviation disaster. If the applicant does not 

intend to operate any covered flight segments in the foreseeable future, the applicant 

must file a statement so stating and also stating that the applicant will not operate 

any covered flight segment unless it has filed the summary required by section 

243.13. Therefore we ask National Airlines promptly file a copy of its passenger 

manifest plan in the public docket established for these plans (Docket DOT-OST1998-3305) and file a statement in DOT-OST-2010-0181 confirming that it has 

complied with the requirements of Part 243. 

Section 204.2(k) of our rules (14 CFR 204.2(k)) defines a relevant corporations as the air 

carrier, any subsidiary thereof, any predecessor thereof (i.e., any air carrier in which any directors, 

principal officers or persons having a substantial interest have or once had a substantial interest), 

and any company (including a sole proprietorship or partnership) which has a significant financial 

or managerial influence on the applicant or air carrier. The latter includes any company (including a 

sole proprietorship or partnership) holding more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting stock of 

the air carrier; and any company (including a sole proprietorship or partnership) holding between 20 

percent and 50 percent of the outstanding voting stock of the air carrier and which has significant 

influence over the air carrier as indicated, for example, by 25 percent representation on the board of 

directors, participation in policy-making processes, substantial inter-company transactions, or 

managerial personnel with common responsibilities in both companies. 
6. Please provide receipt confirmation of National Airlines payment of application fees 

for interstate and foreign charter authority. 

7. Please accompany your response to this request with the certification required by 

Title 18 United States Code Section 1001.