BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

APPLICATION OF: ) )

SOUTHER N AIR CHARTER CO.., LTD ) Docket DOT – OST – 2010 – 0027 )

FOR EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO ) 49 U.S.C. §40109(c) ) ____________________________________)

APPLICATION OF SOUTHER N AIR CHARTER CO., LTD

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communication with respect to this application may be served upon:

Kevin M. McMaster
McDONALD, TINKER, SKAER, QUINN & HERRINGTON, P.A. 300 W. Douglas, Suite 500 Wichita, Kansas 67202 T: (316) 263

- 5851 F: (316) 263

- 4677 Counsel for Southern Air Charter Co., LTD

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of th e answer on counsel of Southern Air Charter Co., LTD and upon per son served with this application no later than, April 2 9

, 201 1

.

DATED: April 14 , 201 12 BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

APPLICATION OF: ) )

SOUTHER N AIR CHARTER CO.., LTD ) Docket DOT – OST – 2010 – 0027 )

FOR EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO ) 49 U.S.C. §40109(c) ) ____________________________________)

APPLICATION OF SOUTHER N AIR CHARTER CO., LTD

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109(c) Southern Air Charter Co. Ltd, respectfully

request renewal of the above

- captioned exemption form 49 U.S.C. §41301, granted by

the NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN dated May 17, 2010, for an additional one

- year

period. The notice permits Southern Air Charter Co., LTD to engage in charter air

transportation of persons, propert y and mail between the Bahamas and United States of

America and other charters subject to Part 212 of the Department ’ s rules, using small

aircraft. By the filing of this application Southern Air intends to invoke t h e automatic

extension provisions of 5 U. S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department ’ s Special

Regulations.

In support of its request for renewal of the exemption application, Southern Air

Charter Co., Ltd states the following:

1. Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd remains a company organized and exi sting

under the laws of t he Bahamas. Its main office continues to be located at the Nassau

International Airport, P.O Box N

- 9812, Nassau, Bahamas.3 2

. Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd continues to provid e air transportation

services pursuant to an Air Operat or Certificate issued by the Commonwealth of the

Bahamas. It remains licensed by the Bahamian Department of Civil Aviation and

governed by the principals of reciprocity as set forth in the next paragraph.

3

. The requested authority and exemption is consis tent with the U.S. –

Bahamas authority granted with the 1946 Air Transport Agreement between the United

States and the United Kingdom, to which the Government of the Bahamas acceded upon

its independence, and with the overall state of aviation relations be tween the United

States and the Bahamas.

4. The owner and operation of Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd has not

changed since the application filed February 1, 2010.

5

. Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd has not been involved in any safety

violations or tariff vio lations or fatal accidents in the past five years.

6. Under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), the Department my grant an exemption if it

finds that such grant is consistent with the public interest. In issuing the NOTICE OF

ACTION TAKEN dated May 17, 2010, to Southe rn Air the Department of

Transportation recognized that the licensing of Southern Air by its homeland government

to operate as a charter air carrier is sufficient under the U.S.

- Bahama s aviation

relationship to justify exemption authority. The same findin gs remain warranted today

and the public interest is clearly served by maintaining a variety of competitive air

service options between the United States and the Bahamas.

WHEREFORE, Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd., respectfully request s that the

Department of Transportation renew the above

- captioned exemption for one additional4 year. Th e requested renewal would be for the time period of May 17, 2011 through May

17, 2012.

Respectfully submitted,

McDONALD, TINKER, SKAER, QUINN & HERRINGTON, P.A. 300 W. Doug las, Suite 500 Wichita, Kansas 67202 (316) 263

- 5851 (316) 263

- 4677 fax

By :

___ s/ Kevin M. McMaster

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Counsel for Southern Air Charter Co., LTD

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this _ 14 th _ day of April , 201 1 a true and accurate copy of

the above and forgoing was served upon those required by 14 CFR §302.203(b)(2)(ii) by

depositing same in the United States Mail, postage prepaid to:

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520

and electronic transmis sion to:

Mr. Thomas A. Gillies tgillies@southernair.com Southern Air, Inc

___ s/ Kevin M. McMaster

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