BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ______ )

Application of )

)

ARUBAANSE LUCHTVAART )

MAATSCHAPP I J N.V. )

d/b/a ARUBA AIRLINES ) Docket No. OST

- 2012

- 0212

)

f or an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

and foreign air carrier permit pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40 301 (U.S.

– Aruba ) )

_________________________________________ _____ __ )

SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION OF ARUBA AIRLINES

FOR AN EXEMPTION AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Esteban Valles

CEO & Accountable Manager

Arubaanse Luchtvaart

Maatschapp i

j N.V. d/b/a Aruba Airlines

Cumana 69

Oranjestad

Aruba David M. Endersbee

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger

, L.L.P.

8 88 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Tel: (202) 973

- 7935

Fax: (202) 342

- 0683

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for Arubaanse Luchtvaart

Maatschapp i

j N.V. d/b/a Aruba Airlines

December 1 7 , 2014

NOTICE: The Applicant requests expedited treatment and will poll U.S. carrier

representatives shown on the attached certificate of service.2 BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________________________ )

Appl ication of )

)

ARUBAANSE LUCHTVAART )

MAATSCHAPP I J N.V. )

d/b/a ARUBA AIRLINES ) Docket No. OST

- 2012

- 0212

)

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

and foreign air carrier permit pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 40 301 (U.S.

– Aruba) )

______________________________________________ __)

Dated: December 1 7 , 2014

SUPPLEMENT TO APPLICATION OF ARUBA AIRLINES

FOR AN EXEMPTION AND FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

A rubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschapp i j N.V. d/b/a Aruba Airlines (“ Aruba ”) her e by

supplements its December 20, 2012 Application for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit and Exemption

Authority , as amended by its January 16, 2013, Amendment No. 1 (the “Application”) , to inform

the Department of certai n changes to Aruba’s o wnership and control, changes to Aruba’s day

- to

day management , and to update the record in this docket

.

1. In its Application, Aruba requested (i) exemption and permit authority , consistent

with the U.S.

– Aruba Open Skies Agreement

, to enable it to engage in scheduled and charter

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail f rom points behind Aruba via Aruba and

intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond

, as well as other charters3

pursuant t o Part 212 of the Department’s regulations, and (ii) registration of the trade names

“Aruba Airlines” and “Aruba Air”. 1

2. Operations: Aruba continues its successful operations , and presently offers

service between Aruba , on the one hand, and Maracaibo, Va lencia, and Panama City , on the

other hand

, with its two A320 aircraft. Aruba also operates frequent charter service to Cancun

and Quito. With the grant of its Application, Aruba plans to initially operate scheduled service

to Florida markets, with other U.S. markets to follow.

3. Ownership: a detailed overview of Aruba’s present ownership is set forth in

Exhibit AG

- 1

. A letter from the Department of Civil Aviation Aruba acknowledging this

ownership structure is set forth in Exhibit AG

- 2. As demonstrated in Exhibit AG

- 1

, ownership

and control of Aruba is primarily held by Dutch citizens who are residents of Aruba. A majority

of Aruba’s day

- to

- day operational personnel are Dutch citizens and residents of Aruba. As

explained in Exhibit AG

- 2, Aruba Dream Private Foundation (“Aruba Dream”) was formed in

Cura ç ao to distribute Aruba’s proceeds and dividends. T hrough Aruban intermediaries

(including ATS Management N.V

. , the entity that actively manages its shares for the benefit o f

Aruba Dream) , Aruba Dream holds 90% of Aruba’s shares. 2 T o the extent that the Department

determines that a waiver of the Department’s ownership and control policy is necessary in these

circumstances, Aruba respectfully requests such a waiver, as there is nothing in Aruba’s

ownership structure that would be inimical to U.S. aviation policy or interests. 3

1 To the extent not updated by this Amendment, Aruba incorporates by reference the factual information set forth in

its Application pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 211.14.

2 The U.S. and Cura ç ao enjoy an open skies air service agreement under the auspices of the U. S.

– Netherlands

Antilles Agreement, signed on July 14, 1998.

3 Such a waiver is entirely consistent with Department policy and precedent in these circumstances. See

, e.g.

, Comlux Aruba N.V. (Order 2013

- 11

- 5) and Air Aruba, N.V. (Order 99

- 3

- 21).4

4. Key personnel: Details of Aruba’s current operating team are set forth in Exhibit

AG

- 3 , including resumes for new personnel. In accordance with Aruban aeronautical

requirements, management personnel have primary (if not exclusive) residence in Aruba. Where

necessary, all new personnel have been approved for their positions by the Department of Civil

Aviation Aruba.

5. Interests in other entities: Neither Aruba nor its owners and managers owns a

direct or indirect interest in any air carrier, aeronautical entity, or other common carrier.

6. Government ownership: Neither the Kingdo m of the Netherlands nor the Aruban

government have any ownership interest in Aruba.

7. Accidents and incidents: Aruba has not experienced any accidents, incidents, or

safety or tariff violations in the preceding five years.

8. In all respects Aruba remains fit, willing, and able to provide the services

requested in its Application. Aruba continues to hold homeland operating authority

encompassing ser vices to the U.S.

9. Grant of this application is in the public interest. There is an unmet demand for

Aruban

- flag quality air service opt ions in the U.S.

– Aruba market, and the services for which

Aruba requests exemption and permit authority are clearly provided for in the U.S.

– Aruba

Open Skies Agreement ( see Annex I, Section 1(B)). Aruba’s services will provide an important

boost to the local tourism

- based economy and will provide additional competition in the U.S.

–

Aruba market.

10. Aruba will poll U.S. carrier representatives shown on the attached certificate of

service and report t he results to the Department. Aruba requests expeditious processing of its

Application, as supplemented herein. Aruba is working closely with the Federal Aviation5

Administration (“FAA”) in Miami to obtain its operations specifications

, and as the Departm ent

is aware, th e grant of this authority is a critical prerequisite for completion of the FAA approval

process.

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Arubaanse Luchtvaart Maatschapp i j N.V.

d/b/a Aruba Airlines respectfully request s that the Department p romptly grant the requested

exemption and foreign air carrier permit as described herein

. Aruba also requests such further,

different and additional relief as the Department may deem to be appropriate.

Respectfully submitted,

_____________________________ David M. Endersbee

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger

, L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Tel: (202) 973

- 7935

Fax: (202) 342

- 0683

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for Arubaanse Luchtvaart

Maatschapp i

j N.V. d/b/a Aruba Airlines

December 1 7 , 2014CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that on this 17 th day of December 2014 , a copy of the foregoing was served by e mail on

the parties named below :

Edward P. Faberman

Counsel for AirTran Airways

Wiley, Rein LLP

1776 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Tel.: (202) 719

- 7402

efaberman@wrf.com

Dan Weiss

Managing Director

– International &

Regulatory Affairs

United Air Lines

77 West Wacker Drive

- HDQIZ

Chicago, IL 60601

d an.weiss@united.com

Stephen J . Morrissey

Managing Director, Regulatory and

Policy

United Air Lines, Inc.

1 225 New York Avenue, NW

- DCAIZ

Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20005

Steve.morrissey@united.com

a bby.bried@united.com

Gerald F . Murphy

Steven Seiden

Counsel for United Airlines

Crowell & Moring

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

Steven J. Seiden

gmurphy@crowell.com

sseiden @crowell.com

Anita Mosner

Jennifer Nowak

Counsel for United Parcel Service

Holland & K night

800 17 th Street, N.W.

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

a nita.mosner@hklaw.com

j ennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

dsmalls@ups.com Alexander Van Der Bellen

Chris Walker

Delta Air Lines

1212 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20005

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

Robert Wirick

Howard Kass

Francis Heil

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20036

r obert.wirick @aa.com

h oward.kass@aa.co m

francis.heil@aa.com

John L. Richardson

Joan Canny

Counsel for Amerijet International

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C.

555 13 th Street, N.W.

Suite 420 West

Washington, D.C. 20004

jrichardson@johnlricha rdson.com

jc anny@amerijet.com

Malcolm L. Benge

Counsel for North American Airlines

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

John S. Duncan

Deputy Director

Flight Standards Service

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 821

Washington, D.C. 20591

john.s.duncan @faa.gov2

Marshall S. Sinick

Counsel for Florida West International

Airways

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20004

msinick@ssd.com

Jonathan B. Hill

Parker Erkmann

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue

Cooley LLP

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Wa shington, DC 200 04

jhill@cooley.com

perkmann@cooley.com

Thomas Ting

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country

Airlines

1300 Mendota Heights Road

Mendota Heights, MN 55120

thomas.t ing @suncountry.com

Joanne W. Young

David Kirstein

Counsel for Spirit Airlines

Kirstein & Young PLLC

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Suite 600 South

Washington, DC 20004

jyoung@yklaw.com

dkirstein@yklaw.com Kevin Montgomery

Peter Beckett

Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 875

Washington, D.C 20006

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@aawholdings .com

Mark W. Atwood

Counsel for Xtra Airways

Cozen O’Connor

Army Navy Building

1627 I Street, NW

Suite 11 00

Washington, D.C. 20006

matwood@cozen.com

ldunn@xtraairways.com

Robert W. Kneisley

Associate General Counsel

- Federal Affairs

Southwest Airlines Co.

1250 Eye Street, N.W.

Suite 1110

Washington, D.C. 20005

bob.kneisley@wnco.com

Andy Lee

Minister Plenipotentiary for Aruba

The Netherlands Embassy in Washington, D.C.

4200 Linnean Ave

. NW,

Washington, DC 20008

was

- gma@minbuza.nl

James R. Jelinski

Manager, MIA

- IFO (IFO

- 23)

Federal Aviation Administration

2895 SW 145 Avenue, Suite 221

Miramar, FL 33027

j ames.r.jelinski@faa.gov

David M. Endersbee6 Index to Exhibits

Exhibit AG

- 1 Revised Ownership Structure

Exhibit AG

- 2 Department of Civil Aviation Aruba Letter

Exhibit AG

- 3 Key PersonnelExhibit AG

- 1

Revised Ownership Structure10%

90%

100% Arubaanse Lucht va art Maats c happ i j N

. V

. d/b/a Aruba Airlines

Aruban LLC

CE O & Director: Esteban Valles

M anaging Director: Onno J. de Swart

Seastar Holding N

. V

. Aruban LLC

Director: Marc Ingwersen

Dutch citizen , resident of Aruba Gabri de Hoogd

Dutch citizen

, resident of Aruba

ATS Management N

. V

. Aruban LLC

Managing Director: Marc Ingwersen

Dutch citizen , resident of Aruba

Aruba Dream Private Foundation

Legal entity of Cura ç ao

Board member: Intertrust (Cura ç ao) B.V. Onno de Swart

, Dutch citizen

,

resident of Aruba

– 77%

Esteban Valles

, U.S. and

Venezuelan citizen , resident of Aruba

– 8%

Fuad Fadel Muci , citizen and resident

of Venezuela

– 15% 100%Arubaanse Lucht va art Maats c happ i j N

. V

. 1

d/b/a Aruba Airlines

Aruba Airlines is a local (i.e., Aruban) limited liability company pursuant to Aruban

business licensing and airline certification requirements. 10% of Aruba Airlines is

owned by Gabri de Hoogd, and 90% is owned by Seastar Holding N

. V.

Seastar Holding N

. V

. L.G. Smith Blv. 62

Oranjestad West

Aruba

Seastar Holding N.V. (“Seastar ” ) is a local Aruban l imited l iability c ompany. Its sole

director is a citizen of the Netherlands and is a resident of Aruba

.

Gabri de Hoogd

Mr. de Hoogd, a natural person, is a citizen of the Netherlands and is resident of Aruba.

Mr. de Hoogd (individually) and Seastar (through its sole shareholder, ATS

Management) together exercise the authority of general shareholders which includes, but

is not limited to:

 Amendments to articles of association;

 The appointment, resignation, or suspension of the managing directors ;

 The approval of financial statements;

 The declaration of dividends and other capital distributions; and,

 The dissolution of the company.

ATS Management N

. V

. L.G. Smith Blv. 62

Oranjestad West

Aruba

1 Under Aruban law, a business license is a necessary predicate to establish a naamloze vennootschap (N.V.). Such

licenses are granted to qualifying entities whose shares are held by Aruban citizens or the equivalent thereof.ATS Management N.V. (“ATS”) is a local Aruban l imited l iability c ompany. Its director

is a citizen of the Netherlands and is a resident of Aruba

. ATS owns 100% of Seastar

. T he beneficial owner of ATS’s shares in Seastar is Aruba Dream P rivate Foundation.

Aruba Dream Private Foundation

Zeelandia, Cura ç ao

Aruba Dream Private Foundation (“Aruba Dream ”) is the beneficial owner of the Seastar

shares held by ATS and exists to distribute proceeds, dividends, and b ear the risk of such

beneficial ownership. See Deed of Formation, infra

. As set forth following the Deed of

Formation, in the Declaration of the Members of the Board of Aruba Dream Private

Foundation , or “Declaration”, Intertrust (Cura ç ao) B.V., a legal ent ity of Cura ç ao , is the

sole board member. The Declaration also sets forth respective distributions to be made to

Messrs. d e Swart, Valles, and Fadel.

Intertrust is Aruba Dream’s sole board member. As Aruba Dream has no shareholders,

the only consideration s that Intertrust must take into account are that (i) it act in good

faith, and (ii) if and when it makes distributions from Aruba Dream’s assets, such

distribu tions must be made only to the named beneficiaries in accordance with the

Declaration. None of the beneficiaries have any legal recourse or claim on Aruba Dream

which would allow them to exercise any authority or provide them with any type of

influence at shareholders ’ meetings of Seastar and/or Aruba Airlines.

Under this structure, Aruban citizens ultimately own and control 79.3 % of Aruba Airlines, while

non

- Aruban citizens own and control 20.7 %.Exhibit AG

- 2

Department of Civil Aviation Aruba LetterExhibit AG

- 3

Key PersonnelName Position Business Address C itizenship

Onno J. de Swart Managing Director Cumana 69 Dutch

Oranjestad

Aruba

Esteban Valles CEO & Accountable Manager Cumana 69 U.S./Venezuela

Oranjestad

Aruba

Hughbert Nicholas Quality Manager Cumana 69 Dutch

Delsol* Oranjestad

Aruba

Raoul André Perret Director of Flight Operations Cumana 69 Dutch

Gentile* Oranjestad

Aruba

Orlando Amaris* Director of Maintenance Cumana 69 Costa Rica

Oranjestad

Aruba

Hubert Zievinger* Director of Ground Operations Cumana 69 Dutch

Oranjestad

Aruba

Zoltan Kipke* Director of Training Cumana 69 Dutch

Oranjestad

Aruba

* new employee since Application

None of the above-named individuals are related by blood or marriage.