Application of 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a 

Monarch Air 

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DOCKET DOT-OST-2014-0192 

For authority to conduct scheduled 

Passenger operations as a commuter air 

Carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41738 

MOTION OF MONARCH AIR 

TO EXPEDITE AND TO SHORTEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

March 30, 2015 

Rebecca B. MacPherson 

Jones Day 

51 Louisiana Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

Telephone: 202-879-3939 

Fax: 202-626-1700 

Email: rmacphersonlaljonesday.com 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a 

Monarch Air 

For authority to conduct scheduled 

Passenger operations as a commuter air 

Carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41738 

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DOCKET DOT-OST-2014-0192 

MOTION OF MONARCH AIR 

TO EXPEDITE AND TO SHORTEN PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD 

Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Monarch Air ("Monarch Air" or "Applicant") applied for a 

commuter fitness determination in November 7, 2014. The Department has asked follow-up questions to 

which Monarch Air promptly arranged replies. Monarch Air has also been working closely with its 

Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") Flight Standards District Office to request an amendment to 

Monarch Air's air carrier certificate to permit commuter operations. Once the Department grants 

Monarch's commuter authority, the FAA will be able to amend Monarch Air's air carrier certificate to 

include commuter operations. 

Monarch Air's charter customer, Rise LLC, has made significant investments in starting the 

innovative membership group, including the acquisition of aircraft, hiring of pilots, design of 

computerized membership service systems, and has accomplished all other administrative and managerial 

tasks necessary to commence operations. It has a substantial number of memberships reserved and 

businesses eager to take advantage of Monarch Air's services. In short, both Monarch Air and Rise are 

ready to begin operations as soon as the Department approves Monarch Air's commuter fitness 

application. 
Motion of Monarch Air 

To Expedite and Shorten Answer Period 

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In the meantime, however, significant expenses are continuing to accrue, without any revenues 

coming in. Although both Monarch Air and Rise wholeheartedly support and respect the critical nature of 

the DOT inquiry, the length of the inquiry is adding expenses that diminish the ability and incentives of 

entrepreneurs to bring innovative products to market. The Applicant therefore respectfully requests as 

much expedition as is consistent with the Department's thorough review of its fitness for commuter 

operations. 

To this end, Monarch Air requests that the Department reduce its standard 14-day objection and 

7-day answer period for any show-cause order it issues with respect to Monarch Air's request for a 

commuter fitness determination to respectively five days for objections and three days for answers. 

Monarch Air's application is ripe for decision, and we anticipate issuance of a show-cause order in the 

very near future. Grant of our request will reduce the objection/answer period by 16 days, and every day 

saved promotes the new operation. Moreover, shortening the answer period would be reasonable, since 

no comments or answers have been filed in respect of Monarch Air's application. 1 

WHEREFORE, Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Monarch Air requests that the Department 

shorten the objection and answer periods for any show-cause order it issues on Monarch Air's 

application for a commuter fitness determination. 

Re~ully sub;:nitted, 

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# Rebecca B. M~cPherson 

Jones Day v 

51 Louisiana Ave., NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

Telephone: 202-879-3939 

Fax: 202-626-1700 

Email: rmacpherson@jonesday.com 

Attorney for Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a 

Monarch Air 

This relief would be consistent with recent Department precedent. See, e.g., Notice ofSky King, Order 

2014-12-8 at 10 (Dec. 12, 2014). 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have on this day served the foregoing application for a commuter air 

carrier fitness determination by first-class mail, postage prepaid, upon the persons shown in the 

following service list. 

Date 

SERVICE LIST 

Cameron Baker 

FAA North Dallas Flight Standards District 

Office 

8700 Freeport Parkway 

Irving, TX 75063 

Director of Operations 

Love Field Airport 

Love Field Terminal Building 

8008 Cedar Springs Road, LB 16 

Dallas, TX 75235 

Director of Operations 

William P. Hobby Airport 

7800 Airport Blvd. 

Houston, TX 77061 

Director of Operations 

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 

3600 Presidential Blvd. 

Austin, TX 78719 

Director of Operations 

San Antonio International Airport 

9800 Airport Blvd. 

San Antonio, TX 78216 

Director of Operations 

Midland International Airport 

9506 La Force Blvd. 

Midland, TX 79706 

Counsel for Menagerie Enterprises, Inc. 

Director of Operations 

Tulsa International Airport 

7777 E. Apache St. 

Tulsa, OK 74115 

Director of Operations 

Will Rogers World Airport 

71 00 Terminal Dr. 

Oklahoma City, OK 73159