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bio5olutions' ~ Docke t Managemen t Facilit y U.S
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. Lansing , M l ^890 6 I 51 7 32 7 150 0 www.emergentbiosolutions.co m Ref : Su n Countr ySlo t Exemptio n - Docke t Numbe rFAA-2012-008 9 February8 , 201 2 Ladie s an d Gentlemen : Emergen t BioSolution s i s a globa l biopharmaceutica l compan ytha t play s a critica l rol e i n th e nation' s biodefens e preparednes s efforts
. As such , ou remployee s ar e frequentl ymakin g trip s t o Washington , D.C
. t o mee t wit h federa l official s regardin g ou rproduct s an d ou rgovernmen t contracts . Ou rfacilit yi s locate d 2 mile s fro m th e Lansing , M I airpor t (Capita l Regio n Internationa l Airport-LAN ) an d w e regularl yutiliz e th e service s o fthi s airport , specificall ySu n Countr yAirlines , t o ensur e quick , efficien t an d saf e travel s fo rou remployee s betwee n LA N an d DCA
. I t i s disheartenin g t o ou rcompan yt o hea rplan s ar e i n th e work s tha t woul d eliminat e thi s importan t ai rservic e fro m ou rcommunity
. Su n Countr yAirline s ha s requeste d a n exemptio n fro m th e slo t limi t fo rRonal d Reaga n Washingto n Nationa l Airpor t (DCA ) se t fort h i n §93.123(a) , t o permi t th e FA At o creat e ai r carrie rslot s durin g certai n limite d hour s fo rSu n Country' s use . Th e propose d ai rcarrie rslot s woul d replac e tw o slo t exemption s unde rDOTOrde r2010-12-1 6 awarde d t o Su n Country
. O n January6 , 2012 , th e Unite d State s Cour t o fAppeal s fo rth e Distric t o fColumbi a Circui t vacate d th e DO TOrder , an d Su n Countr ywil l los e it s existin g servic e betwee n DC Aan d Lansing' s Capita l Regio n Internationa l Airport
. Specifically , Su n Countr ydesire s on e dail yslo t durin g eac h o fth e 100 0 an d 110 0 hours
. Th e propose d exemptio n woul d permi t Su n Countr yt o continu e operatin g it s existin g service s an d avoi d a n inequitabl e resul t o fth e Court' s order
. No t onl yi s th e Su n Countr yLA N t o DC Arout e importan t t o Emergen t BioSolutions , bu t i t i s essentia l t o th e economi cgrowt h o f th e Greate rLansin g Region
. Outsid e o f th e Detroi t airpor t (DTW) , Su n Country' s dail yfligh t fro m LA N i s Michigan' s onl ylarg e aircraf t (737-800 ) servic e t o Washingto n Reaga n Airport
. Prio rt o Su n Country , th e regiona l communit yha d requeste d th e introductio n o fthi s servic e fro m numerou s othe rairlin e operator s withou t success . Su n Country' s dail yservic e ha s greatl yimprove d bot h busines s an d leisur e trave l fo rman yfliers
. I t i s critica l th e FA

Atak e th e necessarystep s t o ensur e th e continuatio n o fth e Su n Countr y slot s a t th e establishe d fligh t time s i n suppor t o f Greate rLansing' s busines s an d economi c growth
. You rimmediat e approva l o fthi s exemption , s o tha t Su n Countr yca n ente rfligh t schedule s fo rsal e fo rth e remainde ro f 2012 , wil l b e greatl yappreciated
. Sincerely , fa m Havey7~E)<ecutive^ic e Presiden t Emergen t BioSolution s