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. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Faron Sawyer 

President 

Pierre Murphy 

Law Offices of Pierre Murphy 

I 

Cherokee Air, Ltd. 

P.O. Box AB 20485 

Marsh Harbour 

Abaco 

1200 New Hampshire A venue, 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 FOR CHEROKEE AIR, LTD., AND UPON PERSONS 

SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION. 

April 13, 2015 
BEFORE 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 

I 

APPLICATION OF CHEROKEE AIR, LTD. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109(c), Cherokee Air, Ltd. ("Cherokee Air" or "Applicant"), a 

flag-carrier of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, respectfully requests renewal of its 

Exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to the extent necessary to permit it to 

engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or 

points in the Bahamas and a point or points 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 of this application, Applicant states as follows: 

1. By Notice of Action Taken ("NOAT") dated May 12, 2014, the Department granted 

Cherokee Air renewal of its exemption authority for a period of one (1) year, and will, therefore, 

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expire by its own terms on May 12, 2015. 1 Cherokee Air requests that its authority to conduct 

combination charter service be extended by a year. 

2. Cherokee Air remains 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 relief as may 

be necessary or appropriate. 

April13, 2015 

Resp~ly submitted, 

Pj rreM 

aw Offic of Pierre Murphy 

1200 Ne Hampshire A venue, 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 of the Department's Regulations, Cherokee Air 

requests that the authority granted by the May 12, 2014 Notice of action Taken indicated above remain in force until 

the disposition of this renewal application. 

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Certificate of Service 

I hereby certify that on Aprill3, 2015, a copy of the 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/USAIRW A YS 

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. Box 4607 

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) 

13 00 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 

Jennifer Nowak 

UPS 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

anita.mosner@hklaw .com 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw .com 

Kristin 

&K'~~~ K. Leake