BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of ) ) Cherokee Air, Ltd. ) Docket DOT-OST-2012

-0062 ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 ) (Bahamas- U.S. Charters; Small Aircraft) )



### APPLICATION OF CHEROKEE AIR, LTD. FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Faron Sawyer President Pierre Murphy Law Offices ofPierre Murphy I

Cherokee Air, Ltd. P.O. Box AB 20485 Marsh Harbour Abaco 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Suite 590
Bahamas Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Attorney for Cherokee Air, Ltd.



### NOTICE: ANY PERSON MAY SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION BY FILING AN ANSWER NO LATER THAN APRIL 27,2015 AND SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON COUNSEL FORCHEROKEE AIR, LTD., AND UPON PERSONS SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION. April 13, 2015BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of ) ) Cherokee Air, Ltd. ) ) For an Exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 ) (Bahamas- U.S. Charters; Small Aircraft) ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-0062
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### APPLICATION OF CHEROKEE AIR, LTD. FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109(c), Cherokee Air, Ltd. ("Cherokee Air" or "Applicant"), a flag-carrier ofthe Commonwealth ofthe Bahamas, respectfully requests renewal ofits Exemption from the provisions of49 U.S.C. § 41301 to the extent necessary to permit it to engage in charter foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, and mail between a point or points in the Bahamas and a point orpoints in Florida, and other charters subject to Part 212 of the Department's Economic Regulations, using small aircraft as defined in 14 C.F.R. §298.2.

In support ofthis application, Applicant states as follows:



### 1. ByNotice ofAction Taken ("NOAT") dated May 12, 2014, the Department granted Cherokee Air renewal ofits exemption authority for a period ofone (1) year, and will, therefore,

1expire by its ownterms onMay 12, 2015. 1 Cherokee Air requests that its authority to conduct combination charter service be extended by a year.

2. Cherokee Airremains fit, willing, and able to provide charter foreign air transportation to and from the United States.
WHEREFORE, Cherokee Air, Ltd. respectfully requests that the Department of Transportation expeditiously grant the Exemption described herein and such other reliefas may be necessary or appropriate.

April13, 2015

# Resp~ly submitted, 

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j rreM aw Offic ofPierre Murphy 1200 Ne Hampshire Avenue, NW Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: (202) 776-3980 Facsimile: (202) 776-3975 Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com Attorney for Cherokee Air, Ltd.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. §558(c), as implemented by Part 377 ofthe Department's Regulations, Cherokee Air requests that the authority granted bythe May 12, 2014 Notice ofaction Taken indicated above remain in force until the disposition ofthis renewal application.
2Certificate ofService I hereby certify that on Aprill3, 2015, a copy ofthe foregoing Application

**ofCheroke~** Air, Ltd. was served via email to the following persons: Leslie C. Abbott AIRTRAN/SOUTHWEST 1901 L Street, N.W. Suite 640 Washington, D.C. 20036 leslie.abbott@wnco.com Robert Wirick AMERICAN/USAIRWAYS PO Box 619619, MD 5635 DFW Airport, TX 75261 robert.wirick@aa.com John Richardson AMERIJET lNTERNATIONAL John L. Richardson, PLLC 555 13th Street, N.W. #420W Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com Dan Weiss CONTINENTAL/UNITED Dept. HQSGV P.O. Box4607 Houston, TX 77210-4607 dan.weiss@united.com steve.morrisey@united.com Alexander Van der Bellen Chris Walker DELTA AIR LINES 1275 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com chris.walker@delta.com Jonathan Hill Parker Erkmann JETBLUE CooleyLLP 1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20004 jhill@cooley.com perkman@cooley.com Thomas Ting MN AIRLINES (SUNCOUNTRY) 1300 Mendota Heights Road Mendota Heights, MN 55120 thomas.ting@suncountry.com Joanne Young SPIRIT 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, D.C. 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com Anita Mosner JenniferNowak UPS Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 100 Washington, D.C
. 20006 anita.mosner@hklaw.com jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com



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