U.S. Department of Transportation Office ofthe Secretary ofTransportation



### June 10, 2015 Mr. Samuel Raphael Managing Director Aviation Partners ofBoyntonBeach, LLC

d/b/aHummingbirdAir Henry Rohlsen Airport RR1 Box 9911 Kings Hill St. Croix, USVI 00850 Re: DocketDOT-OST-2014-0116 .• i· l 1200 NewJerseyAvenue SE Washington DC 20590



### Application ofAviationPartners ofBoynton Beach, LLC d/b/aHummingbird Air, for authorityto conduct operations as acommuter aircarrier DearMr. Raphael: Thank you for the updated fitness information that you submitted on May 11, 2015, in support of the application filed by Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC d/b/a Hummingbird Air ("Hummingbird Air"), for the determination ofits fitness to conduct scheduledpassenger operations as acommuterair carrierunder49 U.S.C. 

### §41738. We have reviewed the information submitted and find that we continue to require additional and/or clarifying information with respect to the applicant's financial fitness before we can completelyprocess Hummingbird Air's application. The April 30, 2015, balance sheet submitted by Hummingbird Air does not show the company having any current liabilities, that is, total debt payment due payable withinthe next 12 months. However, in Hummingbird Air's March 27, 2015, letter to the Department, the company indicated that it has long-term debt of $994,943, owed to White River Campgrounds, with monthly payments starting on March 31, 2016. The company also indicated that it owes $300,000 to a private individual, Mr. Dan Crimm, with two annual payments ending on April 4, 2016. The payments due within the next 12 months on these two debt obligations should have been reflected in Hummingbird Air'sApril 30, 2015, balance sheet as current liabilities.2 Additionally, in Hummingbird Air's May 11, 2015, letter, the company states that it has added a third debt obligation in the amount of $250,000, also owned to White River Campgrounds, but the terms of this debt were not provided. Thus, we request that Hummingbird Air provide a revised balance sheet reflecting all ofHummingbird Air's debt, including the new $250,000 loan and the currentportions ofdebt due. I ask that you respond fully to this request within 30 days ofthe date ofthis letter. You may upload your response via the web at www.regulations.gov,.or you may mail your response to U.S. Department ofTransportation Dockets, West Building, Ground Floor, (M-30, Room W12-140), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20590. In either case, yourresponse shouldbe filed in Docket DOT-OST-2014-0116. As is the Department's practice, further processing of Hummingbird Air's application will be deferred pending receipt of this material. In addition, please remember that Hummingbird Air 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 underreviewby the Department. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Ifyou have any questions regarding this letter or the requested information, please feel free to contact me at (202) 366-2999 orvanessa.balgobin@dot.gov.

cc: DocketDOT-OST-2014-0116 Mr. JorgeEchegoyen Principal Operations Inspector Federal AviationAdministration