### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of BALTIAAIR LINES, INC. (BALTIA) for waiver of the provisions of 14 CFR §204.7 (New York

- St. Petersburg :DOT-OST-2007-0007

APPLICATION OF BALTIA AIR LINES, INC ("BALTIA") FORWAIVER OF THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR §204.7 (NEW YORK-ST. PETERSBURG) Communications with respect to this document shouldbe addressed to:

Steffanie J. Lewis THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW FIRM, PC 1915 Eye St., NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20006-2118 Telephone: 202 296 1111 Facsimile: 202 296 1175 E-mail: slewis@iblf.com August 13, 2010 Igor Dmitrowsky President &CEO BALTIAAIR LINES, INC. 63-25 Saunders St., Suite 71 Rego Park, New York 11374

BaltiaAir Lines: WaiverApplication of 

### DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

BALTIA AIR LINES, INC. (BALTIA) for waiver of the provisions of 14 CFR §204.7 :DOT-OST-2007-0007 (New York

- St. Petersburg
APPLICATION OF BALTIA AIR LINES, INC ("BALTIA") FOR WAIVER OF THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR §204.7 (NEW YORK-ST. PETERSBURG) Baltia Air Lines, Inc. ("Baltia"), requests a six-month waiver of the provisions of Section 204.7 (14 CFR §204.7) so that the FAA certificationprocess may be completed.

In su;et?,ort,of its**application~altia.**submits the.**fo+lowi~a;..** 1 The Department found Baltia fit by Order 2009-3-7, effectiveMarch 9, 2009 and, onMarch 9, 2010, grantedBaltia
an extension until September 9, 2010 to make its authority effective and commence flight operations. If Baltiawere not able to commence operations by that date, the Department granted Baltia the opportunity to request a waiver of the requirements of Section 204.7.

1 BaltiaAir Lines: Waiver2 Baltia currently has an application pending with the Departmentfor authoritytoprovideNew York- Moscow scheduled service. (DOT-OST-2010-0145) Attached to that application is documentation of Baltia's current personnel,
resources and aircraft. financial

3 Baltia is aware that the Section 204.7 waiver is not grantedroutinely, but onlywhere "goodcause" is shown, 

### i.e. fitness and near completion of all steps to commence operations.

4 As evidence of "good cause" Baltia incorporates by reference all the documents submitted in DOT-OST-20910-0145 which evidence Baltia's current fitness. Pursuant to the current effective FAA Schedule ofEvents, Baltia is scheduled to complete FAA certification on December 20, 2010. As the FAA Air Carrier Certification is the last step prior to commencing operations, Baltia plans to initiate its service the following 

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5 In the event that an unforeseen event occurs, Baltia seeks a six-month waiver.

2 Baltia Air Lines: WaiverCONCLUSION: To complete the FAA Certification process and commence service, Baltia requests a six-month waiver of dormancy provisions of Section 204.7. Respectfully submitted,

General 1915 Eye Street, NW, 5th Floor Washington, DC 20006-2118 Telephone: 202 296 1111 Facsimile: 202 296 1175 E-mail: slewis@iblf.com August 13, 2010
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE This is to certify that, this 13TH day of August, 2010, the foregoingAPPLICATION FORWAIVERhasbeen servedbyEmailupon the following: Via e-mail on the following persons. jeffrey.manley@united.com; carl.nelson@aa.com; howard_kass@usairways.com; rbkeiner@crowell.com; nssparks@fedex.com; recohn@hhlaw.com; prrizzi@hhlaw.com; msinick@ssd.com; hkamen@coair.com; sascha.vanderbellen@nwa.com; dvaughan@kelleydrye.com; rpommer@atlasair.com; ben.graves@evergreenaviation.com; daniel.commins@evergreenaviation.com; sametta.c.barnett@delta.com; scott.mcclain@delta.com; Mark.treadaway@mwaa.com; donald.fields@mwaa.com; sbroccl±i@}2anynj.g.ov; john.krepp@faa.gov

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