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UL&DepOrtnwntO f 1 20 0 Ne wjerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n . , - , . . . ^ „ Woihington , D C 2059 0 Offic e o f th e Secretar y" ' ' ' '" ' -' ' "^• ' o f Transportatio n Jun e 7 , 201 1 Mr . Joh n R . Mietus , Jr . Counse l for

Orang e Air , LL C 670 1 Democrac y Boulevard , Suit e 30 0 Bethesda , M D 20817-750 0 Re : Docket s DOT-OST-2011-007 3 an dDOT-OST-2011-007 4 Application s o f

Orang e Air , LL C fo r

sectio n 4110 2 Certificat e Authorit y Dear Mr . Mietus : W e hav e complete dou r

initial revie w o f

th e application s file s o n Apri l 1 , 2011 , b y Orang e Air , LLC ("Orang e Air") , for

th e determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t o conduc t

interstat e an dforeig n charte r ai r transportation o f

persons , property , an dmail . Thi s revie w ha s revealedth e nee dfor additiona l and/o r

clarifyin g informatio n before w e ca n complet e processin g Orang e Air' s applications . Th e attache dInformatio n Reques t list s th e area s wher e furthe r

and/o r clarificatio n informatio n i s necessary . I as k tha t yo u respon dfully t o thi s reques t withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e o f

this letter . Th e origina l plu s 6 copies o f you r respons e shoul db e maile dt o U.S . Departmen t o f Transportation , Docke t

Operations , (M-30 , Roo m W12-140) , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S.E. , Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Washington , D.C . 20590 , o r yo u may electronicall y fil e you r respons e a

t www.regulations.gov . A s i s th e Department' s practice , further processin g o f

Orang e Air* s applicatio n wil l b e deferre d pendin g receip t

o f thi s material . I

n addition , pleas e remembe r tha t Orang e Ai r

shouldpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t

withany informatio n regardin g change s i t ma y underg o i n area s affectin g it s fitnes s {i.e. , management , operatin g plan s o r financia l condition , complianc e disposition , o r ownership ) whil e it s application s ar e unde r revie w b y th e Department . Than k you for you r cooperatio n i n thi s matter . I f yo u hav e any question s regardin g this lette r o r th e requeste dinformation , pleas e feel fre e t o contac t m e a t 202-366-9967 .

Scotl A . Faul k Transportatio n Industry Analys t Ai r Carrie r Fitnes s Divisio ncc : Docket s DOT-OST-2011-007 3 an dDOT-OST-2011-007 4

Mr . Robert

E . Talmadg e FA A Miam i CMO-2 9 289 5 S.W . 145*^ Avenu e Miramar , F L3302 7INFORMATIO N REQUES T Orang e Air , LL C GENERA LINFORMATIO N 1 . Sectio n 4111 3 o f

th e Statut e require s certificate dai r carrier s t o develo p an dsubmi t t o th e Departmen t

an dth e Nationa l Transportatio n Safet y Boar daplan ("acciden t plan" ) t o addres s th e need s o f

familie s o f

passenger s an dothe r

victim s involve di n an y aircraf t acciden t involvin g a

n aircraf t o f th e ai r carrie r an dresultin g i n majo r

los s o f life . Sectio n 41113(c ) prohibit s th e Departmen t fro mapprovin g a

n applicatio n for

acertificat e unles s th e applican t

ha s file da

n acciden t

plan tha t meet s th e requirement s o f sectio n 41113(b) . A s aresult , th e Departmen t wil l no t b e abl e t o issu e afinal orde r regardin g Orang e Air' s certificatio n unti l this requiremen t ha s bee n met . Therefor e w e as k tha t Orang e Ai r promptl y fil e acop y o f

it s acciden t

pla n i n th e publi c docke t establishe dfor

thes e plan s (Docke t DOT-OST-1996-1960) , submi t th e require dcop y o f

this pla n t o th e Nationa l Transportatio n Safet

y Board , and , a

t th e sam e time , fil e anotic e i n DOT-OST-2011-007 3 an dDOT-OST-2011-007 4 statin g that i t ha s complie dwithth e Acciden t Plan requirements . 1 . Sectio n 243.1 3 require s eac hcertificate dai r carrie r t o fil e abrie f

statemen t

summarizin g ho w i t wil l collec t

th e passenge r

manifes t informatio n an dtransmi t i t t o th e Departmen t o f Stat e followin g a

n aviatio n disaster . I

f th e applican t

doe s no t inten dt o operat e any covere dflight

segment s i n th e foreseeabl e future , th e applican t mus t fil e astatemen t

s o statin g an dals o statin g that th e applican t

wil l no t operat e an y covere dflight segmen t unles s i t ha s file dth e summary require db y sectio n 243.13 . Therefor e w e as k Orang e Ai r promptl y fil e acop y o f

it s passenge r

manifes t plan i n th e publi c docke t

establishe dfor thes e plan s (Docke t

DOT-OST-1998-3305 ) an dfil e astatemen t i n DOT-OST-2011-007 3 an dDOT-OST-2011-007 4 confirmin g tha t i t ha s complie dwithth e requirement s o f Part 243 . MANAGEMEN T AN D KE Y TECHNICA LPERSONNE L 1 . Pleas e provid e th e Departmen t withastatu s updat e o n Orang e Air' s effort s t o hir e aChie f Pilot . FINANCIA LPOSITIO N 1 . Th e third-party verificatio n o f fund s o n deposi t

submitte db y Mr . Albert o Franc o doe s no t mee t th e minimu mstandar do f authenticity . Pleas e submi t aperiodi c statemen t

o r alette r fromafinancial institutio n whic hdocument s th e tota l amoun t Mr . Franc o ha s o n deposit . Th e statemen t

o r lette r shoul dals o includ e th e financial institution' s contac t informatio n t o enabl e th e Departmen t t o verif y th e fact s presente di

n that document .