BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

APPLICATION OF: ) ) SOUTHER AIR CHARTER CO.., LTD ) Docket – OST – 2010 – 0027 )

FOR EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO ) 49 U.S.C. §40109(c) ) ____________________________________)

SU PPLEMENT TO

APPLICATION OF SOUTHER AIR CHARTER CO.., LTD FOR EXEMPTION PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. §40109

Southern Air Charter Co. Ltd, hereby submits the following supplementation to

its application to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for an exe mption from 49

U.S.C. §41301 to the extent necessary to permit it to engage in charter air transportation

of persons, property and mail between t he Bahamas and United States of America and

other charters subject to Part 212 of the Department ’ s rules.

As su pplementation to the application Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd states the

following:

1. Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd application is for the use of small aircraft

only.

2. The owner and operator of Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd is Nathaniel

Herbert Gibbs a citizen of the Bahamas. His address is Nassau International Airport, P.O2 Box N

- 9812, Nassau, Bahamas. A brief biography of Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd and

its owner is as follows:

Captain Nathaniel Gibbs founded Southern Air Charter Company, Limited in Nassau and incorporated it in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on April 15, 1998. In late 1998 the c ompany commenced operations with the use of a Piper Aztec as the prime and only member of its fleet. In April of 1999 the

c ompany acquired a Navajo Chi eftain thereby increasing its seat capacity 200%. With its growing presence in the market with the two small aircraft

the c ompany nurtured its operations to the stage where the demand for a larger aircraft became necessary. Hence in October of 1999 th e c ompany successfully negotiated the lease of its first Beechcraft 19 seat aircraft. In the ensuing years Southern Air has since acquired a fleet of three Beechcraft 19 seat aircraft. A King Air 100 (9 seat) has replaced the Navajo Chieftain.

Captain G ibbs obtained his pilot ’ s license and certification at Acme School of Aeronautics in Fort Worth Texas and achieved his ATP at Flight Safety International in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Following his return to Nassau in 1985 Captain Gibbs took employment wi th Trans Island Airways and flew scheduled and charter flights through

- out the Bahamas . Over the years Captain Gibbs has logged in excess of 20,000 flight hours in the cockpit of various aircraft types.

Upon the founding of Southern Air Captain Gi bbs served as its first chief pilot and vice president and with the growth of the company, Captain Gibbs now serves as its managing director and president.

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. Southern Air Charter Co., Ltd is submitting financial information for

consideration together wit h a Motion for Confidential Treatment pursuant to Rule 12 of

the Department ’ s Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. § 302.12).

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

Department of Transportation grant, for a period of two years, a n exemption to conduct

charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, a nd mail between t he Bahamas and

the United States, and other charters pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 of the Department ’ s

regulations.3 Respectfully submitted,

McDONALD, TINKER, S KAER, QUINN & HERRINGTON, P.A. 300 W. Douglas, Suite 500 Wichita, Kansas 67202 (316) 263

- 5851 (316) 263

- 4677 fax

By :

___ s/ Kevin M. McMaster

__________ Counsel for Southern Air Charter
Co., LTD