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) )

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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

kmcmaster@mcdonaldtinker.com

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 person served with this application no later than, February

2 0, 2015

.

DATED: September 9 , 201 4 February 5 , 20152 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. §4010 9(c) Southern Air Charter Co. Ltd, respectfully

request renewal of the above

- captioned exemption f r om 49 U.S.C. §41301, granted by

the NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN dated September 11, 2013 , for an additional one

year period. The NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN dated Se ptember 11, 2013 permits

Southern Air Charter Co., LTD to engage in charter air transportation of persons,

property and mail between the Bahamas and United States of America and other charters

subject to Part 212 of the Department’s rules, using small airc raft. The timely filing of

this renewal application (September 9, 2014) was not accomplished because of a n error.

Therefore it is requested that an exception be granted and the filing of this renewal

application allows Southern Air 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:3 1. Southern Air Charter Co., L td remains a company organized and existing

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.

2

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

services pursuant to an Air Operator 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 reque sted authority and exemption is consistent with the U.S.

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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 between the United

States and the Bahamas.

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

changed since the renew al application filed August 7, 2013

.

5

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

violations

, tariff violations

, or fatal accidents in the past five years.

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

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

ACTION TAKEN dated September 11, 2013 , to Southern 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

relation ship to justify exemption authority. The same findings remain warranted today4 and the public interest is clearly served by maintaining a variety of competitive air

service options between the United States and the Bahamas.

7. The maintenance program of So uthern Air Charter Co., Ltd continues to

comply with the provisions of ICAO Pilots and Airmen Annexes 1, 6 (Part 1), and 7.

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

Department of Transportation renew the above

- captioned exemption for one additional

year.

Respectfully submitted,

McDONALD, TINKER, SKAER,

QUINN & HERRINGTON, P.A.

300 W. Douglas, Suite 500

Wichita, Kansas 67202

(316) 263

- 5851

(316) 263

- 4677 fax

kmcmaster@mcdonaldtinker.com

By :

___ _________________________

Counsel for Southern Air Charter Co., LTD

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this _ 5 th _ day of February , 201 5 a true and accurate copy

of the above and forgoing was served upon those required by 14 C FR §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. 205205 with copy being served by electronic transmission to:

Mr. Thomas A. Gillies tgillies@southernair.com

Southern Air, Inc

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