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, liNSPORWiO N U. & Departmen t o f - ' T OPPPATinM O l 20 0 Ne w jerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n - ' • - ' ^ - rLHrt l lU i i c Washington , D C 2059 0 Office of th e Secretar

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16,201 0 Mr . Joh n D . Desbrow , Esq . Genera l Counse l Avatar Airline s Incorporate d 322 7 Mead e Avenue , Suit e 2 B La s Vegas , N

V 8910 2 Dear Mr . Desbrow : Thi s lette r

i s i n referenc e t o th e applicatio n file do n Januar y 25 , 2008 , b y Avatar Airline s Incorporate d("Avatar") , f/k/ aFamil y Airline s Incorporated ; file di n Docke t DOT-OST

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th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o conduc t interstat e schedule dai r transportatio n o f

persons , property , an dmail . Mor e tha n ayear

ha s elapse dsinc e Avatar file dit s initia l applicatio n an dth e recor d continue s t o remai n materiall y deficient . In orde r for th e Departmen t

t o procee di n processin g Avatar' s application , w e reques t that th e applican t

refres h th e recor db y providin g th e followin g information : 1 . Avatar' s curren t

balanc e shee t

an dincom e statemen t

(fo r perio dendin g withi n th e pas t thre e months) , alon g with explanator y footnotes . 2 . A n update ddescriptio n o f th e applicant' s propose doperations . 3 . A lis t o f al l pre-operatin g expense s pai dt o dat e an dthos e remainin g t o b e paid . 4 . Update dexpens e forecast s for th e ai r carrier' s firs t

1 2 month s of

operations , i

f appropriate . 5 . A n update dlis t

of ke y managemen t

an dtechnica l personnel . Fo r eac h individua l listed , i f no t previousl y submitted , provid e th e individual' s ful l name , citizenship , curren t address , an dtelephon e number , alon g with adetaile dlistin g o f al l previou s employmen t

(both aviatio n an dnon-aviation ) an deducatio n an dtraining . Th e employmen t

listin g shoul dinclud e th e nam e of th e employer , location , typ e of business , positions(s ) held , descriptio n o f responsibilities , an ddate s employed . Further , i f th e employe r

hel dan y aviatio n authority , th e typ e o f authority shoul d b e noted .6 . Update dcomplianc e informatio n for th e company , it s owner(s) , an di t ke y managemen t

an dtechnica l personnel , a s require db y section s 204.3(1) , (m) , (o) , an d(q ) of ou r rules . Thi s informatio n requeste dabov e shoul db e accompanie db y th e followin g certification : Th e content s of

thi s applicatio n an dth e attache dexhibit(s ) are tru e an dcorrec t t o th e bes t o f my knowledg e an dbelief. Pursuan t t o Titl e 1 8 Unite dState s Cod e Sectio n 1001 , I [th e individua l signin g th e application , wh o shal l b e aprincipa l owner , senio r

officer , o r

interna l counse l o f

th e applicant] , in m

y individua l capacity an da s th e authorize drepresentativ e of th e applicant , hav e no t i n any manne r knowingl y an dwillfull y falsified , conceale do r faile dt o disclos e an y materia l fac t

o r mad e an y false , fictitious , o r fraudulen t

statemen t

o r knowingl y use dan y document s whic h contai n suc h statement s i n connectio n wit h th e preparation , filin g o r

prosecutio n o f

th e application . I understan dtha t a n individua l wh o i s foun dt o hav e violate dth e provision s o f sectio n 100 1 shal l b e fine do r imprisone dno t

mor e tha n fiv e years , o r both . I as k tha t yo u respon dfull y t o thi s reques t withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e of

thi s letter . Th e origina l plu s 6 copie s o f

you r respons e shoul db e file di n Docke t DOT-OST-2008-0029 . A s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

Avatar' s applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t o f thi s material . I n addition , pleas e remembe r that Avatar shoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t with an y informatio n regardin g change s i t may underg o i n area s affectin g it s fitnes s {i.e. , management , operatin g plan s o r financial condition , complianc e disposition , o r ownership ) whil e it s applicatio n i s unde r revie w b y th e Department . Than k yo u for your cooperatio n i n thi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g thi s lette r o r th e requeste dinformation , pleas e fee l fre e t o contac t m e a t (202 ) 366-9721 . Sincerely , ^ess aR . Balgobi n , Transportatio n Industry Analys t ' ^ Ai r Carrie r Fitnes s Divisio n Enclosur e cc : Docke t

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