& US . Departmen t o f 120 0 Ne w jerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar

y o f Transportatio n Januar y 13 , 201 0 B y Fax ; (240 ) 396-536 2 Mr . Joh n R . Mietu s Law Offic e of

Joh n R . Mietu s 670 1 Democrac y Boulevard , Suit e 30 0 Bethesda , M D 20817-750 0 Re : Docket s DOT-OST-2009-026 7 an dDOT-OST-2009-026 8 Applicatio n of

Atla s Air , Inc . for

Sectio n 4110 2 Certificat e Authorit y Dea r Mr . Mietus : W e hav e complete dou r

initia l revie w o f

th e application s file do n Octobe r 23 , 2009 , b y Atla s Air , Inc . ("Atlas") , for th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o conduc t

interstat e an d foreig n charte r

ai r transportatio n of

persons , propert y an dmail . Thi s revie w ha s reveale dth e nee dfor additiona l and/o r

clarifyin g informatio n befor e w e can complet e processin g Atlas ' application . Th e attache dInformatio n Reques t list s th e area s wher e further

and/o r clarificatio n informatio n i s necessary . I as k that yo u respon d fully 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 of you r respons e shoul db e file di n Docket s DOT-OST-2009-026 7 an dDOT-OST-2009

- 026 8 A s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

Atlas ' applicatio n wil l b e deferre d pendin g receip t

of thi s material . In addition , pleas e remember tha t Atla s 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 financia l condition , complianc e disposition , o r

ownership ) whil e it s application s ar e unde r revie w b y th e Department . Than k yo u fo r you r 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 202-366-996 7 Sincerely , Scott Faul t Transportatio n Industry Analys t Ai r Carrie r Fitnes s Divisio ncc : Docket s DOT-OST-2009-026 7 an dDOT-OST-2009-026 8

Mr . Alle n Taylo r PO I fo r Atla s Air , Inc . FA A New Yor

k FSDO-1 5 90 0 Stewart

Avenu e Garde n City , N Y 1153 0INFORMATIO N REQUES T ATLA S AIR , INC . GENERA L INFORMATIO N 1 . Th e applicatio n file di n DOT-OST-2009-0268 , requestin g authorit y for interstat e passenge r charte r authorit y lack s aservic e proposa l t o support Atlas ' domesti c charte r operations . It

i s not th e Department' s practic e t o issu e operatin g authorit y withou t suc h aservic e proposal . Therefore , w e as k that Atla s submi t

adetaile d servic e proposa l for

Atlas ' domesti c passenge r charte r operations . 2 . Pleas e provid e th e article s o f incorporatio n an dth e bylaw s for Atlas . 3 . Sectio n 4111 3 o f

th e Statut e require s certificate dai r carrier s t o develo p an d submi t t o th e Departmen t

an dth e Nationa l Transportatio n Safet y Boar dapla n ("acciden t plan" ) t o addres s th e need s of familie s of

passenger s an dothe r

victim s involve di n an y aircraf

t acciden t involvin g an aircraf

t o f th e ai r carrie r an d resultin g i n majo r

los s o f life . Sectio n 41113(c ) prohibit s th e Departmen t fro m approvin g a

n applicatio n for

acertificat e unles s th e applican t ha s file da

n acciden t pla n tha t meet s th e requirement s o f sectio n 41113(b) . A s aresult , th e Departmen t wil l no t b e abl e t o issu e afinal orde r regardin g Atlas ' certificatio n unti l thi s requiremen t

ha s bee n met . Therefore , w e as k tha t Atla s promptl y fil e acop y o f it s acciden t

pla n i n th e publi c docke t establishe dfor

thes e plan s (Docke t

DOT

OST-96-1960) , submi t

th e require dcop y o f thi s pla n t o th e Nationa l Transportatio n Safety Board , and , a t th e sam e time , fil e anotic e i n Docket s DOT

OST-2009-026 7 an dDOT-OST-2009-026 8 statin g tha t it ha s complie dwith th e Acciden t Pla n requirements . 4 . Part 24 3 of th e Department' s regulation s wa s adopte dt o ensur e that th e U.S . Governmen t

ha s promp t

an dadequat e informatio n i n cas e o f an aviatio n disaste r occurrin g o n acovere dinternationa l flight segment . Thi s rul e require s that al l U.S . certificat e ai r

carrier s collec t

th e full nam e o f

eac h U.S . citize n passenge r travelin g o n suc h fligh t segments , an dsolici t

acontac t

nam e an dtelephon e number . Sectio n 243.1 3 require s tha t eac h certificate dai r

carrie r that operate s on e o r mor e covere dflight

segment s fil e with th e Departmen t in Docke t

DOT

OST-1998-330 5 abrie f

statemen t

summarizin g ho w i t

wil l collec t

th e passenge r manifes t informatio n an dtransmi t it t o th e Departmen t

of Stat e followin g a

n aviatio n disaster . I

f Atla s doe s no t

inten dt o operat e an y covere dflight segments , it mus t fil e i n Docke t

DOT-OST-1998-330 5 astatemen t s o stating , an dals o statin g that

Atla s wil l no t

operat e an y covere dfligh t segment s unles s an dunti l it ha s file dth e summary require db y § 243.13 . MANAGEMEN T AN D KE Y TECHNICA L PERSONNE L 1 . Th e resum e submitte dfor Mr . Michae l A . Citran o doe s no t sho w any employmen t betwee n 196 9 an d198 6 an dbetwee n 198 7 an d1991 . Pleas e explai n an dprovid earevise dresum e listin g al l previou s employmen t (aviatio n an dnon-aviation) , includin g th e nam e o f

employer , locatio n (city , state) , typ e o f business , position(s ) held , descriptio n of

responsibilities , an ddates employed . 2 . Pleas e submi t

resume s for

Messrs . Willia mJ . Flynn , Joh n W . Dietrich , an dJaso n Grant . Th e resume s shoul dinclud e th e employee' s full name , citizenship , curren t address , an dtelephon e numbers , togethe r 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 employer , locatio n (city , state) , typ e o f business , position(s ) held , descriptio n of responsibilities , an ddate s employed . Further , i

f th e employe r

hel dan y aviatio n authority , th e typ e o f authorit y hel dshoul db e noted . 3 . Pleas e lis t

th e Boar dof

Director s o f

Atla s an dunles s otherwis e provided , identif y th e citizenshi p o f

each . I f an y o f thes e individual s joine dAtla s afte r ou r mos t recen t fitnes s revie w o f

th e ai r carrier , pleas e provid e aresum e for each . Th e resum e shoul dinclud e th e boardmember' s full name , citizenship , curren t address , an dtelephon e numbers , togethe r with adetaile dlistin g of 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 o f employer , locatio n (city , state) , typ e of business , position(s ) held , descriptio n o f responsibilities , an ddate s employed . Further , i

f th e boar dmembe r

hel dan y aviatio n authority , th e typ e of authority hel dshoul db e noted . 4 . Pleas e provid e th e citizenshi p of al l o f Atlas ' ke y technica l personnel . FINANCIA L POSITIO N 1 . Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n of al l fund s o n deposi t

i n Atlas ' name . 2 . Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n o f al l lines-of-credi t

availabl e t o support Atlas ' propose doperations . Thi s verificatio n shoul dinclud e th e tota l line-of

credi t bein g mad e available , th e amoun t suc h credi t

lin e ha s bee n draw n dow n t o date , an y condition s that

mus t b e me t befor e fund s wil l b e advanced , th e term s o f repayment , an dth e expiratio n date . Further , i f th e line-of-credi t

i s bein g supplie d b y an individua l o r

organizatio n (othe r

tha n arecognize dfinancia l institution ) copie s of th e persona l o r

corporat e financia l statement s of th e individua l o r organizatio n shoul dals o b e provided .COMPLIANC E DISPOSITIO N

Th e informatio n provide dpursuan t t o thi s Informatio n Reques t shoul db e accompanie d b 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 m y knowledg e an dbelief. Pursuan t t o Titl e 1 8 Unite dState s Cod e Sectio n 1001, 1 [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] , i n my individua l capacit y an da s th e authorize drepresentativ e o f th e applicant , hav e no t i n an y 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 with th e preparation , filin g o r

prosecutio n o f

th e application . I understan dthat a n individua l wh o i s foun dt o hav e violate dth e provision s o f 1 8 U.S. C sectio n 100 1 shal l b e fine do r

imprisone dnot

mor e tha n fiv e years , o r

both .