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BEFORE THE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

___________________________________

Application of: )

 )

Air Charter Scotland )

 ) Docket No. DOT-OST-2012-0064-0001

For Renewal of its Foreign Air Carrier )

Exemption to Engage in On-demand )

Air Transportation of Persons and Property )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109, between )

the U.S.A. and the United Kingdom )

___________________________________

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF 

FOREIGN AIR CARRIER EXEMPTION BY

AIR CHARTER SCOTLAND LTD.

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

George McFarlane Richard A. Asper, J.D., Chairman

Managing Director C.A. Southerland, President

Air Charter Scotland Ltd. Aviation Professionals Group, Inc.

7 Colvilles Place 3000 NE 30th Place, Suite 107

Kelvin Industrial Estate, East Kilbride Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306, USA

Glasgow, Scotland G75 0PZ Voice: (954) 763-4848

Phone: +44 (0) 1357 578 161 Fax: (954) 763-4240

Fax: +44 (0) 1355 590 303 Email:

Email: georgemcfarlane@aircharterscotland.co.uk ca@aviation-professionals.com

ricka@aviation-professionals.com

Representatives for

Air Charter Scotland Ltd.

NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION MUST 

BY APRIL 30, 2014, FILE AN ANSWER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

AND SERVE A COPY ON THE APPLICANT AND ALL OF THE PERSONS SERVED WITH THIS 

APPLICATION.

April 15, 2014
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Within the United States of America (“USA”), and pursuant to Title 49 of the United States 

Code (“USC”) at 49 USC §§40109, 41301, et. seq., and Parts 211 and 212 of economic regulations 

of the USA Department of Transportation (“DOT”), Air Charter Scotland Ltd. (“ACSL” or 

“Applicant”) hereby respectfully submits its application for a renewal of its exemption authority, 

which authority was issued by the DOT pursuant to the above-captioned docket on May 11, 2012 (the 

“ACSL Exemption”); to the extent necessary to permit ACSL to continue to enjoy the privileges of 

the ACSL Exemption beyond its current expiration of May 11, 2014; specifically to engage in ondemand foreign air transportation of persons and property between the United Kingdom (“UK”) and 

the United States of America (“USA”) (collectively, the “ACSL Exemption Renewal”). This ACSL

Exemption Renewal is requested on the basis that the operations to be performed are bilaterally 

authorized by the route descriptions contained within the EU–US Open Skies Agreement. ACSL

respectfully requests a two year renewal pursuant to this ACSL Exemption Renewal. 

 In support of its application and pursuant to the Department's Procedural Regulations, 

ACSL submits the following information: 

1. ACSL requests that this ACSL Exemption Renewal be processed by expedited and non-hearing 

procedures.

2. ACSL invokes the automatic extension provision of Section 5 of the Administrative Procedures 

Act, at 5 USC 558(c), as implemented by Part 377 of DOT’s rules, to continue the ACSL

Exemption in force pending final DOT action on its ACSL Exemption Renewal at issue herein. 

3. The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority continues to be the government air transport 

authority, with the same address as appeared in the original ACSL application (the “Original 

Application”) for the ACSL Exemption. 

4. All matters defined in the Original Application remain unchanged, and the authority sought 
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pursuant to the ACSL Exemption remains the same. 

5. Because of the limited scope of its operations, the issuance to Applicant of an ACSL Exemption 

Renewal will not constitute a "major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the 

human environment" within the meaning of §102(2) (c) of the National Environmental Policy 

Act or a "major regulatory action" under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. 

6. This will continue to affirm that no financial assistance has been received by ACSL from its 

government; nor is it expected.

7. In the preceding five years the Applicant has not been involved in any safety or tariff violations 

or any fatal accidents.

WHEREFORE, Air Charter Scotland Ltd. respectfully requests that DOT issue to ACSL its 

ACSL Exemption Renewal, to the extent necessary, to authorize it to engage in on-demand foreign 

air transportation of persons and property between a point or points in the United Kingdom, on the 

one hand, and a point or points in the USA, on the other hand, or such other or different relief as may 

be proper.

Dated: April 15, 2014

Respectfully submitted, 

AVIATION PROFESSIONALS GROUP, INC., for

AIR CHARTER SCOTLAND LTD.

 

C.A. Southerland

 Voice: (954) 763-4848 

Email: ca@aviation-professionals.com 

ricka@aviation-professionals.com

Representative for Air Charter Scotland Ltd.
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Certificate of Service

I, the undersigned, hereby certify, on the date indicated below, that I have on this day served a

copy of the foregoing document upon each of the following electronic mail addresses:

romanow@pillsburylaw.com

peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

russell.bailey@alpa.com

jonathan.cohen@alpa.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

dan.weiss@united.com

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

Francis.heil@aa.com

rpommer@atlasair.com

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

jesse.elliot@faa.gov

douglas.schwab@faa.gov

nicholas.tsokris@faa.gov

john.allen@faa.gov

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

nssparks@fedex.com

gbleopard@fedex.com

dberg@airlines.com

jcasey@airlines.com

kglatz@airlines.org

paul.gretch@dot.gov

robert.finamore@dot.gov

brian.hedberg@dot.gov

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov

brett.kruger@dot.gov

urskr@state.gov

cristinaSA@state.gov

eugene_alford@ita.doc.gov

pvs@eurocockpit.be

info@airlineinfo.com

sasha.vanderbellen@delta.com

sllunford@fex.com

msinick@ssd.com

enisson@nac.aero

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

jcanny@amerijet.com

matwood@cozen.com
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agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

john@mietuslaw.com

TGillies@southernair.com

Benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

Dated: April 15, 2014

 

By:________________

 C.A. Southerland

 Agent for Air Charter Scotland Ltd.