BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHI NGTON, D.C.

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- 7842 Air Ambulance Services Ltd. ) ) for an exemption for one year ) under 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 ) ) ________________________________ )
Application of AI R AMBULANCE SERVI CES LTD. For Renewal Of Exemption Communications concerning this document may be served upon: Dr. Franklin W. Walkine P.O. Box N 4302 Nassau, Bahamas Tel.: 242

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- 5382 President Air Ambulance Services Ltd. May 10 th , 20 1 2BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHI NGTON, D.C.

_________________________________ ) Application of ) ) Docket No. OST

- 2000

- 7842 Air Ambulance Services Ltd. ) ) for an exemption for one year ) under 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 ) ) ________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF AI R AMBULANCE SERVI CES LTD. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTI ON (1) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 and the Department’s regulations, Air Ambulance Services Ltd., hereb y applies for renewal of its exemption under 49 U.S.C. 40109 which authorizes Air Ambulance Services to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their accompan yi ng baggage with small aircrafts between the United States and The Bahamas, su bject to prior department approval, between other countries and the United States. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., also request stopover privileges and renewals of its relief from the requirement to obtain advance approval for each Bahamas U.S. flight. The department granted the above authorit y to Air Ambulance Services Ltd b y Notice of Action taken dated December 4 th , 2001. Air Ambulance Services requests that this authority , which is scheduled to expire on June 9 th , 201 1 be renewed for a period of at leas t one y ear.Air Ambulance Services Ltd., invokes the automatic extension provisions of the

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 558 (c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R, Part 377, to maintain its exemption authority in effect pending a final department deter mination on this renewal application. In support of this application, Air Ambulance Services L td., states as follows: 1. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., continues to be fit, willing and able to provide the small aircraft passenger charter services/Air Ambula nce Services, for which it requests renewed authority . The relevant circumstances under which Air Ambulance Services Ltd., received its initial grant of exemption authority are unchanged. 2. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., third and forth freedom charter au thorit y is authorized by

Annex II to the U.S.

– Bahamas Air Transportation Agreement, and is therefore presumptively

in the public interest. Air Ambulance fifth freedom charter authority is based on principles of comity ad reciprocity , as is its relief fr om the advance approval requirement for transborder charter flights and an y grant of stopover privileges. Air Ambulance Services L td., submits that continuation of these extra

bilateral authorizations is warranted given the harmonious state of aviation r elations between the United States and The Bahamas. In addition, the services provided by Air Ambulance Services Ltd. satisfy a continuing need and otherwise serves the public interest by

fostering commerce between The Bahamas and the United States consis tent with the objectives of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Consequently , renewal of all elements of Air Ambulance Services Ltd.’s authority would be consistent with the public interest.3. Air Ambulances Services L td., renewal applicatio n is limited in scope and

non - controversial. The services Air Ambulance Services Ltd. proposes to operate are substantially

identical to those it performed during the past y ear, i.e. highl y personalized transport services to executives and their invitees /Air Ambulance Services to ill or injured patients, using small business ty pe aircraft. Air Ambulance Services Ltd.’s Bahamas authorit y to engage in transborder passenger charter services remains in full force and effect, as does it U.S. authority pursua nt to its FAA Part 129 Operations specifications.

WHEREFORE, Air Ambulance Services Ltd., respectfully requests renewal of its authority to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons and their
accompan yi ng baggage with small aircrafts as set forth herein, and such other relief as
may be in the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

Dr. Franklin Walkine President
May 10, 2012