BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

LONGTAIL AVTIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

for renewal of an exemption 

under 49 U.S.C. section 40109 

Docket OST 2004-19978 

APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION 

FILED BY LONGTAIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

Communications with respect to 

this document should be sent to: 

Martin S. Amick 

Head of Flight Operations 

Longtail Aviation International Limited 

#6, Southside Road 

St. George's Parish DD03 

Bermuda 

Telephone 441-293-5971 

Fax 441-293-5972 

Date: 15 January 2010 

Interested persons have 15 days from the date this application 

is filed with the Department to file answers. 
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

LONGTAIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

for an exemption for one year 

under 49 U.S.C. section 40109 

Docket OST 2004-19978 

RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR AN EXEMPTION 

FILED BY LONGTAIL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 

1) The name and address of the Applicant are as follows: 

Longtail Aviation International Limited 

#6, Southside Road 

St. George's Parish DD03 

Bermuda. 

The Applicant is a "company limited by shares" organized under 

the laws of Bermuda. (A "company limited by shares" is the 

Bermuda equivalent of a U.S. C corporation). 

2) The name and address of government air transport authority 

having jurisdiction over Applicant is: 

Bermuda Department of Civil Aviation 

P.O. Box GE 218 

St. George's DDBX 

Bermuda 

The Applicant's principal Flight Operations Inspector is 

Inspector Peter N. Adhemar, who can be reached via email at 

pnadhemarSgov.bm , and by telephone at +1 441 293-4994. 

3) The Applicant has been conducting on-demand, passenger charter 

operations between Bermuda and the United States and Fifth 

Freedom charters subject to prior approval under 14 CFR Part 212. 

The Applicant uses business jets in its operation, but has not 

used and does NOT propose to use any aircraft having more than 19 

passenger seats. The Applicant anticipates that the majority of 

its operations will continue to originate in Bermuda, and will 

involve the carriage of private individuals or small groups from 

Bermuda to one or more destinations within the United States. 

The Applicant will not conduct operations in violation of U.S. 

cabotage rules. The operations that the Applicant conducts are 
not encompassed by a bilateral Agreement. However, a large 

number of U.S. carriers operating under 14 C.F.R. Part 135 

conduct similar operations from the United States to Bermuda. 

The government of Bermuda does not prohibit, regulate or restrict 

these operations. Thus it is the case that this application is 

supported by adequate reciprocity. The Applicant seeks an 

exemption for at least one year under 49 U.S.C. § 40109. 

4) The Applicant currently has Part 129 Operations 

Specifications in effect with the U.S. Federal Aviation 

Administration issued through and maintained by the New York 

International Field Office, Bldg. No. 75, Room 238, JFK 

International Airport, Jamaica, New York, 11430. The Applicant's 

Foreign Air Carrier (Part 129) Designator and Operations 

Specifications Number are: L64F102F. 

5) Names, addresses and citizenship of all directors, officers, 

and key management personnel remain unchanged except as set forth 

in the following table: 

None of the individuals listed below own or control any other 

aeronautics company, except that Mark J. Byrne owns and controls 

lAL Leasing Ltd., which is the holding company the sole purpose 

of which is to lease aircraft to the Applicant. All aircraft 

operated by the Applicant are owned by lAL Leasing Ltd. and 

leased to the Applicant under a dry lease arrangement. lAL 

Leasing Ltd. does not operate aircraft and is not an air carrier. 

Key Management Personnel Appointed Since Applicant's Last Filing 

Name Position 

Residence 

Address 

Business 

Address 

Cit. Person 

Replaced 

6) The names and citizenship of 

owned have changed, and control 

follows: One hundred percent of 

Flagstone Leasing Services Ltd, 

shares which is wholly owned by 

Ltd., a publicly traded Bermuda 

stockholders and percentages 

of the Company has changed, as 

the Company is now owned by 

A Bermuda Company limited by 

Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings 

Company limited by shares. 

7) The Applicant has in effect liability insurance which meets or 

exceeds the Department of Transportation insurance requirements 

as delineated in 14 C.F.R. Part 205. A copy of OST Form 6411 

(which has been completed by the Applicant's insurance broker) is 
attached to this filing, 

FAA/AFS-260. 

The original has been filed with the 

8) Applicant conducts Public Transport Operations pursuant to 

operating authority issued to Applicant by the Bermuda Department 

of Civil Aviation, which authority is currently in effect in the 

form of Air Operator Certificate Number BDA/AOC/0104, which was 

originally issued in December of 2004, and was renewed on 31 

March 2009. This operating authority is currently valid through 

3 February 2010, although Applicant expects its governmental 

authority to reissue certificate prior to that date with a new 

expiration date of March 31, 2011. A copy of the current Air 

Operator Certificate is attached. 

9) Applicant has had no safety violations and has not defaulted 

on any transportation commitments in past three years. Applicant 

has never been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding. 

10) A list of aircraft owned, leased and operated is presented in 

the following table, including each aircraft's registration 

number and country of registration. Applicant currently has no 

plans to acquire or lease additional aircraft and/or to wet lease 

any aircraft. 

Aircraft Owned, Leased and Operated by the Applicant 

Aircraft 

Dassault 

Falcon 900B 

Registration 

Number 

VP-BMB 

Country of 

Register 

Bermuda 

Status 

Leased from 

lAL Leasing 

Ltd. and 

Operated by 

Longtail 

Aviation 

International 

Limited 

(Applicant). 

Notes 

Used for 

private ops 

and public 

transport. 

lAL Leasing Ltd. is a Bermuda company limited by shares having a mailing 

address at Suite 224, 12 Church Street, Hamilton, HMll, Bermuda. lAL Leasing 

Ltd. is a citizen of Bermuda. 
11) All equipment operated by the Applicant has fewer than 60 

seats and has a payload capacity smaller than 18,000 pounds. 

12) Applicant is specifically invoking the automatic-extension 

provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 USC 558 sub c, 

as implemented by 14 CFR Part 377, to keep Applicant's exemption 

authority in effect pending final action by the Department on 

this renewal request. 

Submitted by: 

Date: 15 January 2010 

Longtail Aviation International Limited 

Martin S. Amick 

Head of Flight Operations 

(NOTE: SEND APPLICATION AND 7 COPIES TO: USDOT, DOCUMENTARY 

SERVICES (M-30), Rm Plaza 401, 400 SEVENTH STREET SW, WASHINGTON, 

DC 20590. There is no filing fee for companies of political 

dependencies of the United Kingdom.) 

YOU MUST FILE THE APPLICATION WITH DOCUMENTARY SERVICES 
A-t'tachmen'bs: 

Copy of OST Form 6411 

Copy of Applicant's Air Operator Certificate