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October 19, 2012

Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo

Chief, Air Carrier Fitness Division

Office of Aviation Analysis

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Washington, DC 20590

Re: Application of Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair for a Certificate -

Updated Key Management Personnel Information

(Docket DOT-OST-2011-0216)

Dear Ms. Remo:

Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair (“Rhoades”) hereby notifies the Department that

Captain David Seest has been appointed as Rhoades’ Director of Operations effective

October 15, 2012. The previous DO has accepted a position with another airline.

Exhibit RDS-UPDATE-1, enclosed, contains a completed fitness questionnaire and

resume for Captain Seest. Captain Seest holds the necessary qualifications to serve as

DO for Rhoades. He has a diverse and extensive aviation background in dispatch,

maintenance, and operations dating back to 1989. Over the past 6 years he has at

least 3 years experience as pilot in command of a large aircraft operated under Part

121. See, 14 C.F.R § 119.67(a). He previously served as Chief Pilot for Rhoades from

October 1999 to December 2010 (which operated large aircraft under Part 121) before

joining another company as a DC-3TP Captain performing Department of State

missions in Afghanistan and other locations. He returned to Rhoades in August 2012

as a Line Captain and ground and flight instructor and was subsequently promoted to

the DO position.

Captain Seest’s Airline Transport Pilot certificate number is listed in Updated Exhibit

RDS-3, Page 1, enclosed. Because that Exhibit page includes confidential information,

it is being submitted under seal, accompanied by a Motion for Confidential Treatment.
Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo - 2 - October 19, 2012

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Exhibit RDS-UPDATE-2, enclosed, contains the recently revised paragraph A006 of

Rhoades’ Operations Specifications, listing Rhoades’ current management personnel.

The information relating to the key management personnel list on this Exhibit has been

furnished in this docket.

Rhoades submits that its application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity is complete and ripe for prompt issuance of an Order to Show Cause. Please

contact me if the Department requires additional information to advance the processing

of Rhoades’ application.

Respectfully submitted,

Robert E. Cohn

Counsel for Rhoades Aviation, Inc. d/b/a Transair

Enclosures

cc: Reese Davidson

Mary Ballard, POI, Indianapolis FSDO

Teimour Riahi, CEO, Rhoades Aviation, Inc.

Jonathan Echmalian