\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

FAI RENT-A-JET AG ( DBA FLIGHT AMBULANCE INTERNATIONAL) for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 (EU-U.S. open-skies) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2011-

APPLICATION OF FAI RENT-A-JET AG FOR AN EXEMPTION AND A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Sheryl R. Israel HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: +1 202 637 8898 Facsimile: +1 866 728 1992 E-mail: sheryl.israel@hoganlovells.com

Counsel for FAI RENT-A-JET AG

May 12, 2011

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of that answer on counsel for FAI rent-a-jet AG and all persons served with this application. Answers to the exemption request are due May 27, 2011, and answers to the permit request are due June 2, 2011.\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

FAI RENT-A-JET AG ( DBA FLIGHT AMBULANCE INTERNATIONAL) for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 (EU-U.S. open-skies) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2011- May 12, 2011

APPLICATION OF FAI RENT-A-JET AG FOR AN EXEMPTION AND A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

FAI rent-a-jet AG (also doing business as Flight Ambulance International) (“FAI”) hereby applies under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41301, 41302 and 40109, Subparts B and C of the Department’s Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. §§ 302.201 and 302.301, et seq .), the U.S.-EU Reciprocal Recognition Procedures, 1 and the Streamlined Licensing

Procedures 2 for an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit authorizing FAI to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail to and from points in the United States to the full extent permitted by its homeland operating authority and the EU-U.S. open-skies agreement, as well as other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in the Department’s regulations (14 C.F.R. Part 212), as more fully described herein.

1 See DOT Notice, “Application Procedures for Fo reign Air Carriers of the European Union,” dated February 19, 2009.

2 See DOT Notice in Docket DOT-OST-2005-22228, dated August 23, 2005. FAI requests that the Department grant this application under t he show-cause procedures described in that Notice by issuing a single Order (a) granti ng the exemption authority described in this application for a period of two years, or until the effective date of FAI’s final foreign air carrier permit, whichever occurs first, and (b) tentativel y awarding the foreign air carrier permit. As soon as possible thereafter, FAI requests that the Department release a Final Order issuing FAI its EU-U.S. open-skies foreign air carrier permit for a period of indefinite duration.Application of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit Page 2

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 In support of this application, FAI submits the following information required under the U.S.-EU Reciprocal Recognition Procedures:

1. The name and address of the applicant. FAI rent-a-jet AG Flughafenstr. 100 D-90268 Nürnberg Germany

2. Statement of the authority sought. FAI requests issuance of an exemption and a foreign air carrier permit authorizing FAI to engage in the following:

• foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points in any EU Member State and via intermediate points, to any point or points in the United States and beyond;

• foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area;

• foreign charter air transportation of cargo between any point or points in the United States and any other point or points;

• other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in the Department’s regulations governing charters; and

• charter transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Union carriers in the future, to theApplication of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit Page 3

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 extent permitted by FAI’s homeland license on file with the Department.

3. Evidence of the applicant’s operating authority. Attached as Exhibit FAI-1 are FAI’s Operating License issued by the German Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (“LBA”) on November 1, 2008 (No. D-049 EG), and its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) (No. D-049 AOC) issued by LBA on March 14, 2011 (as amended), authorizing FAI to perform worldwide commercial air transportation operations. FAI will obtain appropriate amendments to the Operations Specifications associated with its AOC and will otherwise continue to update and renew its Operating License and AOC as necessary.

4. Name of the foreign air transport authority involved.

Luftfahrt-Bundesamt Hermann-Blenk-Straße 26 D-38108 Braunschweig Germany

5. Statement that the applicant’s insurance coverage meets or exceeds the liability limits of 14 C.F.R. Part 205. Exhibit FAI-2 contains a copy of OST Form 6411, Foreign Air Carrier Certificate of Insurance, confirming that FAI’s insurance coverage meets the liability limits of 14 C.F.R. Part 205, and providing the name of its insurance

carrier. The Certificate of Insurance has also been submitted to the FAA.

6. Copies of signed OST Form 4523 (waiver of liability limits under the Warsaw Convention). A copy of completed OST Form 4523 is provided as Exhibit FAI-3. FAI has submitted the signed form to Docket DOT-OST-1995-236.Application of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit Page 4

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Energy Information. In light of the very limited, on-demand nature of its proposed operations, the introduction of the services proposed by FAI will not involve a near-term net annual change in aircraft fuel consumption exceeding 10 million gallons, meaning approval of this application would not constitute a “major regulatory action” under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 313. FAI does not anticipate encountering any difficulty in obtaining adequate supplies of fuel for its proposed ad hoc services from existing sources.

Family Support Plan and Passenger Manifest Information. Because FAI initially

intends to limit its on-demand services to sm all aircraft operations, FAI is not submitting a plan to address the needs of families of passengers involved in aircraft accidents pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41313(c), or a statement summarizing how it would collect the passenger manifest information required by 14 C.F.R. Part 243 and transmit the information to the Department of State in the event of an aviation disaster. If FAI determines it will expand its fleet to include large aircraft in the future, it will make the necessary submissions.Application of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit Page 5

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 WHEREFORE, FAI rent-a-jet AG respectfully requests that the Department promptly approve this application and issue ex emption authority and a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to the U.S.-EU Reciprocal Recognition Procedures and the Streamlined Licensing Procedures, as described herein, and grant such further and additional relief as the public interest may require.

Respectfully submitted,

__________________________________ Sheryl R. Israel HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004 Telephone: +1 202 637 8898 Facsimile: +1 866 728 1992 E-mail: sheryl.israel@hoganlovells.com

Counsel for FAI RENT-A-JET AGApplication of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 EXHIBIT LIST

Exhibit FAI-1 Operating License and Air Operator Certificate FAI-2 Foreign Air Carrier Certificate of Insurance FAI-3 Waiver of Liability Limits under the Warsaw Convention FAI-4 Verification Required by § 211.11Application of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 Exhibit FAI-1 Operating License and Air Operator CertificateApplication of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 Exhibit FAI-2 Foreign Air Carrier Certificate of InsuranceApplication of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 Exhibit FAI-3 Waiver of Liability Limits under the Warsaw ConventionApplication of FAI rent-a-jet AG for an Exemption and a Foreign Air Carrier Permit

\\\DC - 037718/000001 - 3172954 v1 Exhibit FAI-4

Verification