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DOT-OST-20n-006 1 Join t Applicatio n o f

Gulfstrea mInternationa l Group , Inc . an dVPA A CO . for Transfe r o f Commute r

Ai r Carrie r Authorizatio n Dea r Mr . Hernandez : W e hav e complete dou r

initia l revie w o f

th e informatio n yo u file do n Marc h22 . 2011 , o n behal f o f Gulfstrea mInternationa l Group , Inc . ("GIA" ) an dVPA A CO . ("Ne w GIA" ) (collectively , th e "Join t

Applicants") , fo

r th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o conduc t commute r

operations . W e hav e determine dthat w e wil l nee dadditiona l and/o r clarifyin g informatio n before w e ma y complet e ou r

review . Th e attache dInformatio n Reques t list s th e area s wher e further

informatio n and/o r

clarificatio n i s necessary . 1 as k that yo u respon dfully t o this reques t withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e of

thi s letter . I n th e meantime , a s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

you r applicatio n wil l b e deferre dpendin g receip t o f thi s material . Than k

yo u fo r your 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 contac t

m e a t (202 ) 366-999 8 o r

vi aemai l a

t Caiherine.O'Toole@dot.gov . Sincerely , 

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Carrie r Fitnes s Divisio n Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s cc : Docke t

DOT-OST-201 1 -006 1 Mr . Davi dF . Hackett , Presiden t an dCE O Gulfstrea mInternationa l Group , Inc . 320 1 Griffi n Road For t Lauderdale , F L 3331 2Mr . Rosend o M . Riga u Principa l Operation s Inspecto r SouthFlorid aFSD O CMO-2 9 289 5 SW , 145^

^ Avenue , Suit e 29 1 Miramar , Florid a3302 7GULFSTREA M INTERNATIONA LGROUP , INC . AND VPA A CO . REQUES T FO RINFORMATIO N GENERA LINFORMATIO N 1 . Pleas e fil e acop y of

Ne w GIA' s signe dOS T Form452 3 i n Docke t OST-1995

- 236 . MANAGEMEN T AN D KE Y TECHNICA LPERSONNE L 1 . Th e resum e o f

Mr . Phili p L e Fevr e contain s agap i n employmen t

from1993-1996 . Pleas e explai n an dprovid e a n update dresum e tha

t reflect s al l position s held . 2 . Th e resum e o f

Mr . Christophe r

J . Easo n contain s aga

p i n employmen t

fro m1987

- 1990 . Pleas e explai n an dprovid e a n update dresum e that

reflect s al l position s held . 3 . Accordin g t o th e Organizatio n Chart for Ne w GIA , Mr . Le o Krupilis , th e ai r carrier' s Senio r

Vic e Presiden t

o f Maintenance , oversee s tw o employees . Pleas e confir mhi s jo b dutie s an dprovid e aresum e for Mr . Krupilis . Hi s resum e shoul d includ e hi s ful

l name , citizenship , curren t address , an dtelephon e numbers , togethe r wit hadetaile dlistin g o f

al l previou s employmen t (bothaviatio n an dnon aviation ) an deducatio n an dtraining , includin g FA A certification s an dlicens e number s i

f applicable . Th e employmen t listin g shoul dinclud e th e nam e o f employer , locatio n (city , state) , typ e o f business , position(s ) held , descriptio n o f responsibilities , anddate s employed . Further , if th e employe r

hel dany aviatio n authority , th e typ e o f

authority hel dshoul db e noted . 4 . Mr . F . Darrel l Richardson' s resum e indicate s h e i s th e Chie f Operatin g Officer

o f Interlslan dAviatio n Service s Group , locate di n Providenciales , Turk s & Caicos . Doe s Mr . Richardso n pla n t o continu e workin g a t Interislan dAviatio n Service s Grou p whil e als o workin g for Ne w GIA ? I

f so , pleas e stat e what

percentag e o f

hi s tim e wil l b e spen t

wit heac hcompany . OWNERSHI P 1 . I n thei r application , th e Join t

Applicant s stat e i

n Ite m27 , pag e 12 , that

Fun dI an d Fun dII hol d100 percen t o f Ne w GIA' s issue dan doutstandin g commo n stock . Pleas e provid e th e numbe r o f share s o f commo n stoc k

issue dan doutstandin g that eac hfundholds . I

f ther e are different

classe s o r

serie s o f commo n stock , pleas e provid e adetaile ddescription , o f eac hclas s o r

serie s o f

stoc k issued . Suc h descriptio n shoul dinclude : th e numbe r o f share s outstandin g b y clas s o r series , convertibilit y int o othe r

classe s o r

serie s o f stock , representatio n o n th e boardo fdirectors , votin g rights , entitlemen t t o dividend , consequence s of failure t o pa

y suc hdividends , an dliquidatio n preferences . 2 . I n thei r application , th e Join t

Applicant s stat e tha

t Fun dI own s 2 5 percen t an d Fun dI I own s 7 5 percent , respectively , o f Ne w GIA . Pleas e provid e th e total monetary commitmen t

tha t eac hfundha s mad e t o Ne w GIA . 3 . Pleas e provid e informatio n o n eac hpartne r o r eac hperso n holdin g 1 0 percen t o r more o f th e stoc k

o f th e corporatio n i

n Fund s I an dII . I

f any suc hperso n i s a partnershi p o r

corporation , provid e th e identity (a s note dabove ) o f eac hpartne r

o r eac hperso n holdin g 1 0 percen t o r mor e o f th e stoc k

o f th e corporation . I

f any share s ar e hel dfor

th e benefit

o f another , identif

y th e beneficial owners . [Note : Thi s informatio n shoul db e provide dfor an y partnershi p o r

corporatio n bac k

t o th e owner s o f an y ultimat e partner s o r

corporat e owners. ] 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 o f

thi s applicatio n an dth e attache dexhibi t (s ) ar e tru e an dcoirec t

t o th e bes t o f 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] , i

n m y individua l capacit y an da s th e authorize drepresentative o f th e applicant , hav e no t i n an y 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 an y false , fictitious , o r fraudulen t

statemen t

o r knowingl y use dan y document s whic hcontai n suc hstatement s i n connectio n wit

hth e preparation , filin g o r

prosecutio n o f

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 than fiv e years , o r

both .