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DOT-OST-2009-011 6 Applicatio n o f

Ke y Lim e Ai r

Corporatio n fo r Sectio n 4173 8 Commute r Ai r Carrie r Authorizatio n Dear Mr . Murphy : Thi s lette r

i s i n referenc e t o th e applicatio n filedb y Key Lim e Ai r CoriK»^o n ("Ke y Lime" ) i n th e abov e reference ddocket . Befor e w e ar e abl e t o issu e asho w caus e orde r i n thi s proceedin g tentativel y finding th e applican t fit t o conduc t

commute r

ai r carrie r operations , w e stil l nee d additional informatio n fromth e applican t First , th e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n ha s infonna i u s tha t Ke y Lim e ha s change dsom e o f it s ke y personnel . Therefore , w e reques t tha t Key Lim e submi t

t o th e Departmen t

a n update dlis t o f it s ke y managemen t

an dtechnica l personnel , a s wel l a s resume s for an y person s fo r

who m suc h informatio n ha s no t previousl y bee n submitte dan dth e correspondin g complianc e informatio n require db y 1 4 CF RPart 204 . Second , wit h respec t t o Ke y Lime' s finances, w e reques t tha t th e ^plican t

provid e incom e statement s fo r calendar year s 201 0 an d2011 , an da balanc e shee t

fo r th e company a t

Decembe r

31 , 2011. ' Additionally , pleas e provid e update d projecte dexpense s fo r

th e applicant' s propose doperations , a s wel l a s update dpre-operatin g expenses. ^ Als o discus s an y change s t o th e applicant' s cvirren t o r propose doperations , includin g it s flee t o f aircraJft . Lastly , w e reques t tha t Key Lim e submi t

update dcomplianc e informatio n fo r th e company , i f

any , a s require db y 1 4 CF RPar t 204 . I as k tha t yo u respon dfiilly t o thi s lette r withi n 1 4 day s o f

thi s letter . A s i s th e Department' s practice , fiirtfier

processin g o f

Key Lime' s applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t o f thi s material . I n addition , pleas e remembe r tha t Key Lim e shoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t with an y informatio n regardin g change s i t may imderg o i n area s affectin g it s fitness (i.e. .

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e statement s fo

r Ke y Lim e submittedfo

r 201 0 an d201 1 onl y cove r a9-mont h period . ^ The jxcoject

M expense s submittedby th e apfiicaaa t reflected{xopc^e

doperation s t o b e conductedi n 2011 . W e recogniz e Iha

t sinc e suchaconsiderable amoun t o f time ha s elapsedsinc e Ke

y Lim e sinc e Ke y Lim e filedthi s information , llies e projection s ma y n o longa* b e accurate .

### 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 by th e Department . Than k you f w you r co(^)eiation i n thi s matter . I f you hav e an

y question s regardin g thi s letter , pleas e fee l fi^ t o contac t

me a t 202-366-9721 .

Vaness aK T Balgobin Analyst , Air

Carrie r FitnSs s Division OflBc e o f Aviatio n Analys t cc : Docke

t DOT-OST-2009-011 6 Clif f Honeycut t Presiden t Ke y Lim e Air Corporation 1325 2 E . Contro l Towe

r Roa d Englewood , C O 8011 2 Christophe r Lang POI fo r Ke y Lim e Ai r Corporation FA A Denve r FSDO-0 3 2680 5 Eas t

68t h Ave . Denver , C O 8024 9