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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

AVIATION PARTNERS OF BOYNTON BEACH, LLC d/b/a

HUMMINGBIRD AIR

For authority to conduct scheduled passenger operations as

a commuter air carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41738

DOCKET: 2014-0II ft.

APPLICATION OF AVIATION PARTNERS OF BOYNTON BEACH, LLC D/B/A

HUMMINGBIRD 'AIR FOR AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SCHEDULED PASSENGER

OPERATIONS AS A COMMUTER AIR CARRIER UNDER 49 U.S.C. 41738 (ERRATA)

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Luis A. Irizarry

Aviation Consultant

L.A. Irizarry & Associates, Inc.

PO Box 37217 Airport Station

San Juan, P.R. 00937-0217

Tel: (787) 752-7621

Email: irizarry@icenetworks.com

Date: July 1, 2014
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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

AVIATION PARTNERS OF BOYNTON BEACH, LLC dlbfa

HUMMINGBIRD AIR

For authority to conduct scheduled passenger operations as

a commuter air carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41738

DOCKET: 2014-

APPLICATION OF AVIATION PARTNERS OF BOYNTON BEACH, LLC D/B/A

HUMMINGBIRD AIR FOR AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT SCHEDULED PASSENGER

OPERATIONS AS A COMMUTER AIR CARRIER UNDER 49 U.S.C. 41738 (ERRATA)

To correct the new applicant address and phone numbers previously provided with the

application.

Old Address:

Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC, d/b/a Hummingbird Air

Henry E. Rholsen Airport, St. Croix VI

PO Box 1660, Kings Hill, St. Croix, USVI 00851

Telephone number (340) 626-3571

Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC, d/b/a Hummingbird Air

17 Estate Hard Labour

St. Croix USVI 00851

New Address:

Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC, d/b/a Hummingbird Air

(Physical Address)

Henry E. Rholsen Airport, Main Terminal Building

Mannings Bay, St. Croix USVI

PO Box 1660, Kings Hill, St. Croix, USVI 00851

Telephone number (340) 626-3571
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have on this day served the foregoing errata correction for commuter

air carrier authority by first dass mail, postage prepaid, or email, upon the persons shown

in the following service list.

Lou Garrido

Manager, Federal Aviation Administration

San Juan FSD0-63

La Torre de Plaza Las Americas

525 F.D. Roosevelt Ave. Suite 901

San Juan, P.R. 00918-1198

Carlton Dowe

Executive Director

Virgin Islands Port Authority

P. O. Box 301707

S1. Thomas, VI 00803-1707

Victor Suarez

Executive Director

Puerto Rico Ports Authority

PO Box 362829

San Juan, P.R. 00936-2829

Department of Transportation

Office of the Secretary

400 Seventh Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20590

Department of State

Office of Aviation

2201 C Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20520

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave. S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20591

U1S A. . rry

Aviation Consultant

L.A. Irizarry & Associate , Inc.

PO Box 37217 Airport Sfation

San Juan, P.R. 00937-0217

Tel: (787) 752-7621

Email: irizarrv@icenetworks.com

Date: July 1, 2014
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LISTING OF KEY PERSONNEL

PRESIDENT . Mr. Samuel Raphael

PO Box 1660, Kings Hill,

St. Croix, USVI 00851

(340) 626-3571

DIRECTOR OF OPERATION Mr. Jose Coto

PO Box 1660, Kings Hill,

St. Croix, USVI 00851

(340) 626-0968

Mr. Jose Coto meet the qualifications for his position as setforth in section 119.69 and/or 119.71.

CHIEF PILOT.......................................... Mr. Jose Coto

PO Box 1660, Kings Hill,

St. Croix, USVI 00851

(340) 626-0968

Mr. Jose Coto meet the qualifications for his position as set forth in section 119.69 and/or 119.71.

DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE............. Mr. Ira Williams

PO Box 1660, Kings Hill,

St. Croix, USVI 00851

(340) 626-0614

Mr. Ira Williams meet the qualifications for his position as set forth in section 119.69 and/or

119.71.
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Form Approved

OMB No 2120-0593

•...•• PREAPPLICATION STATEMENT OF INTENT ~i#

us Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration

EXHIBIT

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1/2011

2. Address of principal base where operations will be conducted

(do not use post oflice box)

Henry E. Rholsen Airport

Main Terminal Building

Mannings Bay, St. Croix

Paperwork Reduction Aetstatement: Tille 49 U.S.C., section 44702 empowers the S9cretaty ofTransportalion to issue air carrier operating certificates and to establish minimun:~~~lGnaaros.for the

operation of the air carrier to whom sudl certificates are issued. The aHIlpieted Preapp/ication Statement of Intent (PASI) denotes an Intent by the applicant to COOUnuethe certIfiCatIOnprocess. The local

FAA Right Standards Dis1rict Office (FSDO) uses the PASI to evahJatethe complexity of the proposed operntion. The FAA wiR use Ihe information it coDectsand r8Vi9Wsto i:lOSUl'9compliance and

adherence to regulations and, if necessary, take enforcement aCtion on violators of the rBgIJations. The FAA estimates the average buMen for this certilicata application process. to indudA procassing 01

this fOfTTl, is 96 hours. Respondents have been given no 8SSUIMOO of oonIidentiaIity. An agency may not conduct or sponsor. and a person is not required to respond to a ooIIec:tIonof tnformaUon unless It

displays a currenlty vaIld OMS control number. The OMS conIroI number assoc:lated with ltlis COIleclionis 2120-0593. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the

burden shoutd be directed to the FAA at 800 Independence Ave SW. washington, DC 20591, Attn: Information Colleclion Clearance Officer, ABA-20.

Section 1A. To Be Completed By All Applicants

,. Name and mailing address of company

AVIATION PARTNERS OF BOYNTON BEACH, LLC,

d/b/a Hummingbird Air

1660 Kings Hill

st. Croix

US Virgin Islands 00851

3. Proposed Start-up dale

08/01/2014

5. Management Personnel

Name (last, first, middle)

Raphael, Samuel

Coto, Jose

Coti, Jose

WIliams, Ira

•• 14. Requested three-letter company identifier in order of preference

I 1. 2. 3.

TItle Telephone (induding area code)

President (340) 626-3571

Director of Operations (340) 626-0968

Chief Pilot (340 ) 626-0968

Direct.or of Maintenance (340) 626~0614

Section 1B. To Be Completed By AirOperi1tolS

6. Proposed type of operation (check as many as applicable)

181 AirCarrier Certificale 0 Part 121 181 Passengers and Cargo

o Operating Certificate 0 Part 125 0 Cargo Only

181 Part 135 181 ScI1eduled Operations

181 Nonscheduled Operations

o Single Pilot Operator

o Single Pilot-in-Command Operator

181 Basic Part 135 Operalor

DNew DRenew

o Instrument

o AccessolY

o Specialized Service

Section 1C. To Be Completed By Air Agencies

7. Proposed type of agency and rating(s)

o Part 145 Repair Station

o Domestic

o Foreign

o Satell~e

o Airframe

o Powerplant

o Propeller

o Radio

o Part 147 Maintenance Technical School

o Airframe

o Powerplant

o Both

o Part 149 Paracl1ute loft

Section 1D. To Be Completed By Air Operators

8. Aircraft Data

Numbers and types of airaaft

(by make, model, and series)

Beechcraft 99A (3)

. FAA Fann 8400-6(6-95)Supersedes Previous Edition

Number of passenger seats

or cargo payload capacity

9 passenaers

8ectronic FotmS (POF)

9. Geographic area of intended operations

The Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico,

excluding Habana FIR/UIR, 46

Contiguous States, Caribbean South

and C~ntral America.

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NSN: 0052-00-889-4002
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Section fA. ToBe CompletedBy All ApplIcants

10.Additionalinfonnationthat provides a _r understanding ofthe proposed operation or business (attac1Jadditionalsheels, if necassary)

The company will be operating as a Commuter and On Demand, Basic Operator under Part 135,

VFR, IFR, under Part 119/135, Day and Night. Operations will be conducted in the

Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, excluding Habana FIR/UIR, 48 Contiguous.States, Caribbean South

and Central America. The company will operate the aircraft as indicated in section 8 of

this application. The company had enlisted the services of L.A. Irizarry & Associa~es,

Inc. offices located at Condominia Golden T~wer,Suite C -1, Marginal Baldorioti de

~astro, Carolina, Puerto Rico and Mailing address, P.O. Box 37217, San Juan, P.R.

00937-0217, telephone (787) 752-7621, Email: Ir~zarry@icenetworks:90m for the

certification process and as our agent for servIce.

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11.Thostatements ~d informationcontained on this formdenote an Intentto applyfor FAAcertlficallon.

Signature -f .

Date NameandTille

'I:: I. ,f -t-.! 7//f'l /

.Yiti.1.A"A.-V . Samuel Raphael - President

Section 2. ToBe Completed By FAA District Office .

Receivedby (district offlca):

. Date forwarded to Region:

Date: For. o Action 0InfClfT'lStion only

Remarks

Section 3. To Be Completed By Reglona' Office .

Receivedby: Pmcertification NumbBr:

Date: Datecoordinated withAF~20:

Districtofficeassigned I'8Sponsiblllty: Dateforwardedto district office:

Remams

FAA Fann 8400-6 (l>95)"""'-' """"'"'."""" E/QdrOric: Forms (PDf) NSN:0052~o-as9-4002
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EXHIBIT

21 ApprovedbyOMS

OMSNo. 2105-0565

Expires: 3/31/2016

PAPERWORKREDUCTIONACTOF1995

This information is collected to determine whether air taxi operations meet the Department's criteria for an operating authorization under

14 CFR Part 298. We estimate that it will take 30--60 minutes to complete. The use of this form is mandatory. Under the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMS Control Number. The OMS Control Number for

this collection is 2105-0565. Comments concerning the accuracy of this burden and suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to;

U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Aviation Analysis (X-56), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, 20590 .

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FOR USE BY DOT ONLY

AIR TAXI OPERATOR REGISTRATION

u.s. Department of

TransportatIon AND AMENDMENTS UNDER

PART 298 OF THE REGULATIONS OF

Office of the Secretary

of Transportation THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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Where to file: Submit this form, in duplicate, along with a Certificate of Insurance (OST Form 6410)

evidencing required liability insurance coverage for the aircraft listed in Block 6 of this registration, to:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Air Transportation Division, AFS-200, Room 831

800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20591

Exception: For air taxis located in the State of Alaska, submit this form and the OST Form 6410 to the

Federal Aviation Administrati'cih "(FAA), Alaskan Regi!?n Headquarters, AAL-231, 222 West ]'h Avenue,

Box 14, Anchorage, Alaska 99513.

Effective date of regislraflorJamendmenls .

Fees: The fee for the initial registr~tion.of an air taxi is $8. There is no filing fee for amendments to

registrations previously filed.

1a. Name (and DBA, if applicable) and Mailing Address of the Registering Carrier: 3a. Federal Aviaflon Adminislratlon certificate number:

Aviation Partners of Boynlon Beach, LLC. 9CSA421M

d/b/a Hummingbird Air 3b. Address of local FAA office:

1660 Kings Hill , San Juan FSDO-63

SI. Croix, USVI 00851 La Torre de Plaza

(340) 626-3571 Las Americas

1b. Telephone No. Fax No.

sune 901

1c. Email: irizarry@icenelworks.com Halo Rey, P.R. 00919

2a. Address of principal place of business (if different from above): 3c. FAA Telephone No.:

(787) 764-2538

3d. FAA PrinciPjOperaliO~ I~ector:

orge C egoyen

2b. Telephone No. Fax No.

4, This filing is the carrier's:

DInitial Registration • Amendment to reflect changes since previous filing (Complete item 9)

If initial registration, give proposed date of commencement of operations:

5. Type of service the carrier intends to perform upon commencement of operations, or, for amendments, service the carrier is currently performing

(checkallthatapply:

I) Passenger o Seasonal o Air ambulance o Mail under a U.S. Postal Service contract

• Cargo D Other (Please specffy)"''''

.,..,.For example, if the carrier performs other services such as fire fighting operations for the U.S. Forest Service, it should be indicated here.

Companies proposing or operating passenger services of five (5) or more round trips per week on at least one route between two or more

points pursuant to published flight schedules which specify the times, days of the week, and places between which such flights are

performed may not conduct such operations under this registration. Instead, such companies must be found "fit, willing, and able" to

provide such services as a commuter air carrier. See 14 CFR 298, Subpart E.

OSTForm4507 (Rev.3-2013)
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6. Aircraft which the carrier proposes 10operate in air taxi service or, for amendments,

aircraft currently operated:

7. Is the registering carrier a U.S. citizen?

N9!!!: An air taxi or commuter registered under Part 298 must be 8 citizen

of the United Slates. 49 USC 40102(a)(15) defines a U.S. citizen as (a)

an individual who is a U.S. citizen: (b) a partnership ofwhlch each

member is a U.S. citizen; or (el a corporation or association organized

under the laws of the United States or a state, the District of Columbia, or

a lerritory or possession of the United Stales, of which the president and

alleesl two-thirds of the board of directors and other managing officers

are dozens of the United Slales, which Is under lhe aelual control of

citizens of the United Slates, and in which at least 75 percent of the

voting interest is owned or conlrolled by persons thaI are citizens of the

United States.

Aircraft Make and Mode!

1. Beech 99A _

2. Beech 99A _

3. _

4. _

FAA Registration Number

N80275

N7994R

Passenger Seats

Installed~

9

9

• YES DNO

8. If this is an amendment, has the carrier carried

passengers in foreign air transportation, that is,

between any point in the United States and any point

outside thereof, during the past 12

months:

5.

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(Add additional sheets if necessary)

* This does not include seats occupied by the pilot or co-pilot unless the lalter is available for

passenger use. •• YES DNO

9. REPORT CHANGES OR AMENDMENTS TO INFORMATION PREVIOUlSl Y FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE:

a. Change in Carrier's Name and/or Address (Please specify):

Fonner Name and Address: Current Name and Address:

Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC

d/b/a/ Hummingbird Air

17 Estate Hard Labour, S1. Croix Airport

S1.Croix, USVI 00851

Aviation Partners of Boynton Beach, LLC.

d/b/a Hummingbird Air

1660 Kings Hill

S1.Croix, USVI 0085

b. Description of Any Other Changes or Amendments (Including additions or deletions of aircraft, change in type of operations, registration numbers, etc.):

10, Certification

Samuel Ra hael

(Please type)

Name:

Signature:

Date:

I certify that the information contained in this application is complete and accurate to the besf of my knowledge. The

carrier subscribes to the lATA Intercarrier Agreement; the lATA Agreement on Measures to Implement the lATA

Intercarrier Agreement, and the ATA Agreement on Provisions Implementing the lATA Intercarrier Agreement to be

Included in Conditions of Carriage and Tariffs (see OST Form 4523-A), and in accordance with those Agreements agrees

under Article 22(1) of the Warsaw Convention or the Warsaw Convention as amended by the Hague Protocol that the

liability limits for passenger injury or death in international transportation as defined in the Convention are waived in their

entirety.

Place: S1.Croix, USVI.

(City and State)

Title: P_r_e_s_id_e_n_t _

Note: This registration must be signed by 8 responsible officer, such 8S the President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer, or partner or owner

of the carrier.

TO ENSURE PROPER PROCESSING OF THIS REGISTRATION, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM IN ITS ENTIRETY.