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### BEFORE THE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

______________________________________ Application of: ) ) GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) Docket No. DOT-OST-2009-0249 For authority to Conduct Scheduled ) 

### Passenger Operations as a Commuter Air Carrier ) 

### Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. $41738 ) _______________________________________ )



### THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE APPLICATION OF GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC.

Gulf coast Airways, Inc. (hereinafter referred to “GCA” or “Applicant” hereby requests the submission of the following documents, pursuan t to 49 U.S.C. 41738 of the Federal Aviation Statutes, Subpart B of the Procedural Regul ations and Section 204.3 of the Economic Regulations of the Department of Transpo rtation (the “Department”) for issuance of commuter air carrier authority to enable GCA to engage in interstate and foreign scheduled air transportation operations utilizing small aircraft under Part 298 of the Department’s Economic Regulations.

The following documents are requested to be appended to our application. The answers to your Questions are as follows:

1. You will find our income statement for GCA for the years 2007 thru 2009 as provided by our account. CBSs’ (C ALDWELLB OMBARD&S OLDAVINI CPA, PA) notes are included in the footnotes. a. Title page. b. Table of contents. c. Cover letter as requested for qualifications of CBS Accounting. d. First page containing Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Equity. e. Second page containing Statement of Revenue and Expenses. f. Page 4 and 5 contain Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Notes to Financial Statements.

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### 2. Letter from CBS accountants attesting to verification of funds to pay for any condition that must be met to the operation of the company for one full year even if no income was generated.

3. Do to the length of which it has taken to gain approval of this application GCA does NOT anticipate any additional aircraft other than the two that have been submitted. The season from November thru April will have passed and our demand for additional passenger aircraft will not support any additional expenses. We do not see any demand for additional aircraft until February 2011. Please see the signed certification statement herein contained. All costs for the second aircraft and the forecasted income for the second aircraft have been included in our projections already.

4. Please see the attached changes made to Mr. Johnson’s resume’ with the clarification of the dates submitted previously as Exhibit #21. This resume’ has been revised and submitted in its entirety.

. 5. Signed Certification by Joel T. Johnson, Jr . Pres. of Gulf Coast Airways, Inc. Please see Exhibit #92. Updated and revised.

6. As per your request, there are no changes in the information regarding the changes it is undergoing that will affect its fi tness. And none are anticipated.



### Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Joel T. Johnson, Jr. President & 

### CEO GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC
526 Terminal Drive Naples Municipal Airport

Naples, Florida 34104 Telephone: (239)403-3020) Facsimile: (239-643-2501) Email: joeljjj02@msn.com

Authorized Representative for Gulf Coast Airways, Inc.
NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION
SHOULD FILE BY MARCH 15, 2009 AN ANSWER WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND SERVE
A COPY ON ALL PERSONS ON THE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT THIS APPLICATION BE PROCESSED BY THE
NONHEARING PROCEDURES UNDER SUBPART B OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION'S RULES OF PRACTICE.

February 18, 2010

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### Exhibit 21

Joel T. Johnson, Jr.

526 Terminal Drive, Naples, Florida 34104

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‐ 5524 Office 1

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‐ 3020 Cell

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‐ 7710 Email: joeljjj02@msn.com

Objective BUILD A COMMUTER AIRLINE FROM THE GROUND UP.

Experience

1998 –

PRESENT PRESIDENT/MANAGER

GULF COAST AIRWAYS, INC.,526 TERMINAL DRIVE, NAPLES MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NAPLES,

FLORIDA

January 1998 - Present

DEVELOP AN FAA APPROVED PART 135 SC HEDULED COMMUTER CERTIFICATE.

HIRE AND TRAIN PILOTS UNDER PILOT TRAINING PROGRAM

BUY AND LEASE AIRCRAFT

1998 TO

PRESENT

1988 TO

1998 PRESIDENT/OWNER

GULF COAST AIRCRAFT, INC. 304 CITA TION POINT, NAPLES, FLORIDA 341

, NAPLES, FL. 34104

PROVIDE RETAIL MAINTENANCE TO THE FLYING PUBLIC.

PROVIDE A TRANING PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH A MECHANIC TECHNICAL TRAINING

SCHOOL

AIRCRFT PARTS BUYING AND SELLING OF PARTS.

REPAIRED AIRCRAFT TO FAA STANDARDS.

PRESIDENT AND MANAGING DIRECTOR

GULF AIRCRAFT LEASING, INC.

ARRANGED FINANCING WITH CESSNA FINANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF LEASE AIRCRAFT.

LEASED TRAINING AIRCRAFT TO COMAIR AVIATION ACADEMY, ORLANDO AND SANFORD, FL.

34 AIRCRAFT LEASED ON 5 YEAR LEASES.

1985 TO

2009 – PRESIDENT/OWNER

J&S AIRCRAFT, INC. NAPLES MUNICIPA L AIRPORT, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34104

, PURCHASE AND DELIVER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND ACCESSORIES AROUND THE WORLD. RECENTLY

ADMINISTRATIVELY DISSOLVED.

BUY AND SELL AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH AIRCRAFT BROKERAGE.

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### Exhibit 22

1980 TO

1984

1972 TO

1980 SALES MANAGER

C&R CONNAIR, INC. HARTFORD BRAINARD AIRPORT, HARTFORD CONN.

,
1980 TO 1984

AIRCRAFT SALES MANAGE R WITH OFFICES AT BRAINERD AIRPORT, HARTFORD, CT.

ARRANGED FOR PURCHASE, TRADING OF AIRCRAFT, MAINTENANCE OF SAME AND SALES.

NEGOTIATED CESSNA LIGHT SINGLE ENGINE AND HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT FRANCHISES

WITH CESSNA AND PIPER AIRCRAFT.

FIELD MANAGER AND AREA REPRESENTATIVE

A.C. NIELSEN COMPANY, HOWARD STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

1972 TO 1980

ASSIGNED TO NEW YORK AREA FOR TELEVISION SAMPLING.

1 OF 23 FIELD MEN ASSIGNED TO TERRITORY FOR AC NIELSEN.

CONDUCTED RESEARCH FOR TELEVISION VIEWING, NEWSPAPER READERSHIP, AND RADIO

LISTENERS.

Education GRADUATED NEWINGTON HIGH

NEWINGTON, CONNECTICUT 1954,

WARD SCHOOL OF ELECTRONICS, Hartford, Ct.

UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD in Hartford, Ct. (NIGHT SCHOOL)

AC NIELSON, INC. Howard Avenue, Chicago, IL TRAINING TO INSTALL TECHNICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT IN

SAMPLE HOMES IN New York City, Queens and Brooklyn, New York

SEVERAL ON THE JOB TRAINING SCHOOL FOR MAINTENANCE OF PIPER, AND CESSNA AIRCRAFT.

References REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

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