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Dea r Mr . Atwood: Re : Docket s DOT-OST-2010-018 1 an d DOT-OST-2010-0215 , Application s o f Nationa l Ai r Carg o Group , Inc. , d/b/ aNationa l Airline s for Sectio n 4110 2 Certificat e Authorit y

W e hav e reviewe dth e informatio n file db y Nationa l Ai r Carg o Group , Inc. , d/b/ aNationa l Airline s ("Nationa l Airlines") , i n suppor t o f it s applicatio n for

interstat e an dforeig n charte r authorit y an didentifie dadditional area s i n whic h th e applican t need s t o provid e furthe r informatio n and/o r

clarificatio n befor e th e Departmen t ca n full y proces s Nationa l Airlines ' applications . Thos e area s ar e se t ou t i n th e enclose dInformatio n Request . I as k tha t yo u respon dfull y 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 6 copie s o f you r respons e shoul db e file di n Docket s DOT-OST-2010-018 1 an dDOT-OST

2010-00215 . A s i s th e Department' s practice , furthe r processin g o f

Nationa l Airlines ' applications wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t o f thi s material . I n addition , pleas e remembe r that Nationa l Airline s shoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t with an y informatio n regardin g change s i t may 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 fee l fre e m e at (202 ) 366-9721 . Sincerely ,

ai^u^^TTT } Damo n D . Walke r Transportatio n Industry Analys t Ai r Canie r Fitnes s Divisio ncc : Docket s DOT-OST-2010-018 1 an dDOT-OST-2010-021 5

Mr . Che t Cybulsk i Aviatio n Safet

y Inspecto r Dupag e FSD O Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n Dupag e Airport 31W77 5 North Avenu e Wes t Chicag o Illinoi s 6018 5INFORMATIO N REQUES T NATIONA L AI RCARG O GROUP , INC . 1 . Whe n di dMr . Josep h A . Strou djoi n Nationa l Airline s a s it s Chie f Financia l Officer ? 2 . Whe n di dLieutenan t Genera l Joh n R . Bake r (retired ) joi n Nationa l Airline s a s a boar dmember ? 3 . Pleas e provid e th e informatio n require db y sectio n 204.3(p ) for an y relevan t corporations. ' 4 . Sectio n 4111 3 o f

th e Statut e require s certificate dai r carrier s t o develo p an dsubmi t t o th e Departmen t

an dth e Nationa l Transportatio n Safety Boar daplan ("acciden t plan" ) t o addres s th e need s o f familie s o f

passenger s an dothe r

victim s involve di n an y aircraf

t acciden t involvin g a

n aircraf t o f th e ai r carrie r an dresultin g i n majo r los s o f life . Sectio n 41113(c ) prohibit s th e Departmen t fro mapprovin g a

n applicatio n for

acertificat e unles s th e applican t ha s file da

n acciden t

plan that meet s th e requirement s o f

sectio n 41113(b) . A s aresult , th e Departmen t wil l no t b e abl e t o issu e afinal orde r

regardin g Nationa l Airline s certificatio n unti l thi s requiremen t ha s bee n met . Therefor e w e as k that Nationa l Airline s promptl y fil e acop y o f it s acciden t plan i n th e publi c docke t establishe dfor

thes e plan s (Docke t

DOT-OST

1996-1960) , submi t

th e require dcop y o f

thi s pla n t o th e Nationa l Transportatio n Safet y Board , and , a

t th e sam e time , fil e anotic e i n DOT-OST-2010-018 1 statin g that i t ha s complie dwit

h th e Acciden t

Pla n requirements . 5 . Sectio n 243.1 3 require s eac h certificate dai r carrie r t o fil e abrie f

statemen t summarizin g ho w it

wil l collec t

th e passenge r

manifes t informatio n an dtransmi t it t o th e Departmen t

o f Stat e followin g a

n aviatio n disaster . I

f th e applican t

doe s no t inten dt o operat e an y covere dfligh t segment s i n th e foreseeabl e future , th e applican t mus t fil e astatemen t

s o statin g an dals o statin g tha t th e applican t

wil l not operat e an y covere dfligh t

segmen t unles s it

ha s file dth e summar y require db y sectio n 243.13 . Therefor e w e as k Nationa l Airline s promptl y fil e acop y o f it s passenge r manifes t pla n i n th e publi c docke t establishe dfo r

thes e plan s (Docke t

DOT-OST

1998-3305 ) an dfil e astatemen t i n DOT-OST-2010-018 1 confirmin g that it ha s complie dwith th e requirement s o f Part 243 . Section 204.2(k

) o f ou r rule s (1 4 CF

R204.2(k) ) define s arelevan t corporation s a s the ai

r carrier , an y subsidiar

y thereof , an y predecessor

thereof (i.e. , an y ai r carrie r i n whic h an y directors , principa l officers o

r person s having asubstantia l interes t have o r onc e ha dasubstantia

l interest) , an dan y compan y (includin g asol e proprietorship o r partnership ) whic

h has asignifican

t financia l o r manageria

l influenc e o

n the applican

t or ai r carrier . The latte

r include s an

y compan y (includin g a sol e proprietorshi

p o r partnership ) holding mor

e tha n 5 0 percen

t o f the outstanding voting stoc k o f the ai r carrier ; an

dan y compan y (includin g asole proprietorship o r partnership ) holding betwee n 20 percen t an d5 0 percen

t o f the outstandin g voting stoc k o f the ai r carrie r an dwhic h ha s significan

t influenc e ove

r the ai r carrie r a s indicated , fo

r example , b

y 25 percen

t representatio n o

n the boar do f directors , participatio n i

n policy-makin g processes , substantia l inter-compan

y transactions , o

r manageria l personnel wit

h common responsibilitie s i n bot h companies .6 . Pleas e provid e receip t confirmatio n o f

Nationa l Airline s paymen t o f applicatio n fee s fo r interstat e an dforeig n charte r authority . 7 . Pleas e accompan y you r respons e t o thi s reques t wit h th e certificatio n require db y Title 1 8 Unite dState s Cod e Sectio n 1001 .