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FAADocke t No . CP10CE000 3 DM S No . FAA-2010-002 5 Judge : AL J Richar d C . Goodwi n ANSWE R COME S NO WResponden t GoJe t Airlines , LL C (hereafte r"Respondent") , b yan d throug h counsel , an d hereb yfiles thi s ANSWE R t o th e Complain t o fth e Administrato rdate d February16 , 201 0 an d receive d o n February18 , 2010 , i n connectio n wit h FA

ACas e No . 2008CE030045 . Fo rit s Answer , Responden t state s a s follows : I . 1 . Admi t 1 . Admi t 2 . Admi t 3 . (a ) Denie d (b ) Denie d 4 . Denie d 5 . Denie d6 . Denie d 7 . Denie d 8 . Denie d 9 . Denie d 10 . Denie d 11 . Denie d 12 . Denie d 13 . Denie d III . 1 . (a ) Denie d (b ) Denie d (c ) Denie d 2 . Denie d 3 . Denie d AFFIRMATIV E DEFENSE S 1 . Th e allegation s an d FA Aregulation s cite d b yth e Administrato ri n thi s caus e ar e unconstitutionall yvagu e an d therefor e den yth e Responden t du e proces s o fla wa s guarantee d b yth e Constitutio n o fth e Unite d States . 2 . Th e Administrator' s failur e t o timel yrespon d t o repeate d inquire s fro m Responden t abou t ho wt o handl e th e subjec t matte ro fthes e allegation s deprive d th e Responden t du e proces s o flawa s guarantee d b yth e Constitutio n ofth e Unite d States .3 . Th e Administrator' s propose d sanctio n i s to o sever e an d outsid e th e

guideline s o fth e agencie s applicabl e publishe d an d publicall yavailabl e guidance . 4 . Th e Administrator' s failur e t o provid e clea rguidanc e t o it s inspector s an d regiona l counsel s abou t ho wt o handl e matter s tha t originat e ou t o fa n Aviatio n Safet yActio n Progra m ("ASAP" ) and/o rou t o fth e Ai rCarrie rVoluntary Disclosur e Reportin g Progra m ("VDRP" ) deprive d th e Responden t o fdu e proces s o fla wa s guarantee d b yth e Constitutio n o fth e Unite d States , i n that :

a . Responden t was no t mad e awar e o f th e applicabl e requirements . b . Responden t wa s mad e awar e o fsom e o fth e applicabl e regulatory requirements , bu t th e Administrato rthe n faile d t o follo wit s ow n publishe d an d publicall yavailabl e guidance . c . Th e Administrator' s allegation s directl ycontradic t th e publishe d an d publicall yavailabl e guidanc e fro m th e FA At o regulate d communit y a s containe d i n A C 58 B VoluntaryDisclosur e Reportin g Program . d . Th e Administrator' s allegation s directl ycontradic t th e publishe d an d publicall yavailabl e guidanc e fro m th e FA At o regulate d communit y a s containe d i n AC120-66 B Aviatio n Safet yActio n Program . e . Th e Administrato rha s acte d i n a n arbitraryan d capriciou s manner , i n violatio n o fth e provision s o fth e Administrativ e Procedure s Ac t [ 5 U.S.C . §706(2)(A)] .f . Respondent s hav e bee n treate d materiall ydifferentl ytha n othe r similarl ysituate d ai rcarrier s i n othe rFA ARegion s o fth e country . WHEREFORE , Responden t GoJe t Airline s LLC , b yan d throug h it s undersigne d counsel , respectfull yrequest s tha t th e Administrator' s Complain t b e dismissed . Date : Marc h ,201 0

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