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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, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41738 of the Federal Aviation 

Statutes, Subpart B of the Procedural Regulations and Section 204.3 of the Economic 

Regulations of the Department of Transportation (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’ (CALDWELLBOMBARD&SOLDAVINI 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. 

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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 fitness. 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. 

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− 1‐239‐594‐5524  Office 1‐239‐403‐3020  Cell  

1‐239‐860‐7710   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 SCHEDULED 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 CITATION 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 MUNICIPAL 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 MANAGER 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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