BEFORE THE UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, 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

AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES 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.: 242-326-7562

Fax: 242-322-5382

 President

Air Ambulance Services Ltd.

May 10th, 2012
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, 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

AIR AMBULANCE SERVICES LTD.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

(1) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 40109 and the Department’s regulations, Air 

Ambulance Services Ltd., hereby 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 accompanying baggage with small aircrafts between 

the United States and The Bahamas, subject 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 authority to Air Ambulance 

Services Ltd by Notice of Action taken dated December 4th, 2001. Air Ambulance 

Services requests that this authority, which is scheduled to expire on June 9th, 2011 be 

renewed for a period of at least one year.
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 determination on 

this renewal application.

In support of this application, Air Ambulance Services Ltd., states as follows:

1. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., continues to be fit, willing and able to provide 

the small aircraft passenger charter services/Air Ambulance 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 authority 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 from the 

advance approval requirement for transborder charter flights and any grant of stopover 

privileges. Air Ambulance Services Ltd., submits that continuation of these extrabilateral authorizations is warranted given the harmonious state of aviation relations 

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 consistent 

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 Ltd., renewal application 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 year, i.e. highly personalized

transport services to executives and their invitees/Air Ambulance Services to ill or 

injured patients, using small business type aircraft. Air Ambulance Services Ltd.’s

Bahamas authority to engage in transborder passenger charter services remains in full 

force and effect, as does it U.S. authority pursuant 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 

accompanying 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