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^ • ^ •::'••£] •OPERATION S U. & Dcportmwi t o f 120 0 Ne w JerseyAvenue , S E Ttansportdtio n „., ^ ^,,.. , Washington , D C 2059 0 Offic e O fth e Secretar

y• "' - ~ ' A 1( : U l o f Transportatio n September? , 201 0 Mr . Michae l Orige l AirlineCert , LL C 381 2 Sepulved aBlvd. , Suit e 41 0 Torrance , C A 9050 5 Re : Docke t

DOT-OST-2010-012 0 Applicatio n of

Jet-A , LL C fo r

Sectio n 4110 2 Certificat e Authorit y Dear Mr . Origel : W e hav e complete dou r initia l revie w o f

th e applicatio n file do n May 6 , 2010 , b y Jet-A , LL C ("Jet-A") , for th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o conduc t

interstat e charte r

ai r transportation . 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 o f Jet-A' s 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 dfully t o thi s reques t withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e o f

thi s letter . Th e origina l plu s 6 copies o f

your respons e shoul db e file di n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-0120 . A s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

Jet-A' s applicatio n wil l b e deferre d pendin g receip t

o f thi s material . In addition , pleas e remembe r tha t Jet- A shoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t

with an y informatio n regardin g change s it 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 applicatio n i s unde r revie w b y th e Department . Than k yo u for 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 feel fre e t o contac t m e a t (202 ) 366-9721 .

'aness aR . Balgobi r Transportatio n Industry Analys t Ai r Carrie r Fitnes s Division Enclosur ecc : DOT-OST-2010-012 0 Mr . Robert

Ferenc e Aviatio n Safe t

Inspecto r Allentow n Fligh t

Standard s Distric t

Offic e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 96 1 Marco n Blvd. , Suit e 11 1 Allentown , P A 1810 9INFORMATIO N REQUES T JET-A , LL C
MANAGEMEN T AN D KE Y TECHNICA L PERSONNE L 1 . Pleas e provid e th e month an dyear o f employmen t

for al l resume s provided , a s wel l a s certificat e number s for thos e individual s holdin g certificate s fro mth e Federa l Aviatio n Adminstration . 2 . Accordin g t o th e resum e provide dfor Mr . Joh n Ronacher , Directo r of Operations , h e ha s logge d1,500 fligh t hour s i n B727/B73 7 aircraf t an d80 0 hour s i n DC 9 aircraft , bu t

hi s resum e state s that

h e ha s logge d9,00 0 tota l flight s hours . Pleas e explain . Also , pleas e indicat e wher e Mr . Ronache r gaine dhi s B727/B73 7 experience . 3 . Accordin g t o Mr . Ronacher' s resume , h e i s currentl y workin g a s apilo t for FedE x i n additio n t o servin g a s th e Directo r o f Operation s for

Jet-A . Does Mr . Ronache r pla n t o continu e workin g for FedE x whil e als o workin g for Jet-A ? I

f so , pleas e stat e wha t percentag e of

hi s tim e wil l b e spen t

with eac h compan y an dwhethe r o r no t th e FA A ha s expresse dan y concer n abou t thi s workin g arrangement . OWNERSHI P 4 . Accordin g t o Exhibi t 7 o f Jet-A' s application , Mr . Ronal dBoros , Vic e President , Managin g Director , an dChie f Pilot , maintain s a10 0 percen t ownershi p interes t

i n Shearso n Internationa l Corp . ("Shearson") , an daccordin g t o Exhibi t 1 , Shearso n maintain s a5 0 percen t

ownershi p interes t

i n Jet-A . Pleas e describ e th e principa l busines s o f

Shearso n an ddescrib e an y relationshi p th e compan y may hav e with Jet- A othe r

tha n ownership . FINANCIA L POSITIO N 5 . Pleas e provid e acurren t (withi n 3 months ) balanc e shee t an dincom e statemen t for Jet-A . 6 . In accordanc e with sectio n 204.3(t) , provid e (1 ) aforecas t balanc e shee t

fo r th e firs t norma l year

of operations , alon g with th e assumption s underlyin g th e amount s shown , an d(2 ) aforecas t incom e statement , broke n dow n b y month s o r quarters , fo r

th e firs t year of operations . Also , pleas e submi t a n itemizatio n of

al l pre-operatin g an dstart-u p cost s associate dwith initiatio n of th e propose d service. ' Thi s informatio n wil l b e use dto asses s th e financial positio n o f th e applicant , whethe r

th e applican t ha s areasonable understandin g o f th e cost s o f

startin g an dconductin g it s operations , an dwhethe r i t ha s acces s to th e capital require dt o commenc e operations . Becaus e projecte dexpense s durin g th e firs t several7 . Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n of an y lines-of-credi t

availabl e t o support Jet-A' s propose doperations . Thi s verificatio n shoul dinclud e th e total 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 before 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 a n individua l o r

organizatio n (othe r

tha n arecognize dfinancia l institution ) copies o f th e persona l o r

corporat e financial statement s o f th e individua l o r organizatio n shoul dals o b e provided . 8 . Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n o f al l cas h deposit s availabl e t o support Jet-A' s propose doperations . 9 . Sectio n 4111 3 of

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 Safety 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 fo r

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

n acciden t pla n that 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 Jet-A' s certificatio n unti l thi s requiremen t

ha s bee n met . Therefor e w e as k that Jet- A 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

1996-1960) , submi t

th e require dcop y of

thi s pla n t o th e Nationa l Transportatio n Safet y Board , and , a

t th e sam e time , fil e anotic e i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-012 0 statin g tha t

it ha s complie dwith th e Acciden t Pla n requirements . 10 . Sectio n 243.1 3 require s eac h certificate dai r carrie r t o fil e abrie f

statemen t summarizin g ho w it

wil l collec t

th e passenge r

manifes t informatio n an dtransmi t i t t o th e Departmen t

o f Stat e followin g a

n aviatio n disaster . I

f th e applican t

doe s not inten dt o operat e an y covere dflight segment s i n th e foreseeabl e future , th e applican t mus t fil e astatemen t

s o statin g an dals o statin g tha t th e applican t

wil l not operat e an y covere dfligh t segmen t unles s it ha s file dth e summary require d b y sectio n 243.13 . Therefor e w e as k Jet- A promptl y fil e acop y of it s passenge r manifes t pla n i n th e publi c docke t establishe dfor

thes e plan s (Docke t

DOT-OST

1998-3305 ) an dfil e astatemen t i n DOT-OST-2010-012 0 confirmin g that i t ha s complie dwith th e requirement s o f Part 243 .

month s o f

operation s d o no t

includ e all cost s that

wil l b e incurre ddurin g a"normal " o r averag e perio do f operations , athree-month standar di s calculate db y dividin g th e applicant' s estimate dtotal firs t yea r operatin g expense s b y four .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 of my knowledg e an dbelief. Pursuan t t o Title 1 8 Unite dState s Cod e Sectio n 1001 , I [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] , in my individua l capacity an da s th e authorize drepresentativ e o f th e applicant , hav e no t i n any manne r knowingl y an dwillfull y falsified , conceale do r faile dt o disclos e any materia l fac t

o r mad e any 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 of

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 dno t

mor e tha n fiv e years , o r

both .