UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on May 18, 2015



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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (n o additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant : 

### Sky Bahamas Airline (Sky Bahamas)

Date Filed: November 17, 2014

Relief requested : Renew exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage in the following services using small aircraft:

( a ) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between : 1) Exuma, Marsh Harbour, and New Bight, Baham as and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and 2) Exuma, Marsh Harbour, and New Bight, Bahamas and West Palm Beach, Florida.

( b) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between : 1) Freeport and Arthur’s Town

, Bahamas

and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and 2) Freeport and Arthur’s Town, Bahamas and West Palm Beach, Florida;

( c ) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between: 1) Nassau, Bahamas and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida; and 2) Nassau, Bahamas and West Palm Beach, Florida;

(d) Charter foreign air transport ation of persons, property and mail between a point and points in the Bahamas, on the

one hand , and a point or points in the United States, on the other hand;

( e ) Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Bimini , Bahamas and Ft. Lauderdale, FL;

and

(f) Other charters pursuant to Part 212 of the Department’s regulations.

If renewal, date and citation of last action: December 16, 2013, in this docket

Applicant representative: Pierre Murphy (202) 776

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DOT Analyst: Shelita A. Johnson (202) 366

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Responsive pleadings: None filed

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved Action date : May 18, 2015

Effective dates of exemption authority granted: May 18, 2015

- May 18, 2016

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : U.S.

- UK Agreement of 1946 and comity and r eciprocity

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

X Standard exemption conditions (attached) Foreign air carrier permit ( Order )Special conditions/Remarks: The authority granted to Sky Bahamas is limited to operations involving aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats and a maximum payload capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant is qualified to perform the proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this N otice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR § 385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiv eness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov12/2007 Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department ;

( 2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 9 1, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that wo uld be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the IIR of its plans and

to find out whether the Trans portation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operatio ns under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also s hall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requ irements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and d efenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any

court or other tribunal in the Un ited States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" me ans "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380);

and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable ter ms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall no t be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.