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U.S. Department of

Transportation

Office of the Secretary

Of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Ave.•S.E.

Washington, DC 20590

May 12,2014

Mr.John R Mietus, Jr.

6701 Democracy Blvd.

Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817

Re: Dockets DOT-OST-2014-0012 and DOT-OST-2014-0013

Applications of Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc.

for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity

Dear Mr. Mietus:

We have completed our initial review of the information you filed on January 28,2014,

on behalf of Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. ("Eastern"), requesting authority to engage in

interstate and foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail. We have

determined that we will need additional and/or clarifying information before we may

complete our review. The attached Information Request lists the areas where further

information andlor clarification is necessary. I ask that you respond fully to this request

within 30 days of the date of this letter.

In the meantime, as is the Department's practice, further processing of your application

will be deferred pending receipt of this material. Thank you for your cooperation in this

matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or the requested information,

please contact me at (202) 366-9998 or via email at Catherine.O'Toole@dot.gov.

Sincerely,

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Catherine 1. O'Toole

Analyst, Air Carrier Fitness Division

Office of Aviation Analysis

cc: Dockets DOT-OST-2014-0012 and DOT-OST-20 14-00 13

Mr. Edward J. Wegel

President and CEO

Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc.

Miami International Airport

Miami, FL 33142
EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Please place a copy of the Pre-Application Statement of Intent ("PAS!") that

Eastern filed for a Part 121 certificate in the public docket of this proceeding,

together with information on any changes that have been made to this filing since

its original submission to the FAA.

2. Please provide evidence of filing the required items in the following dockets: the

counterpart of the Montreal Agreement in Docket DOT-OST-1995-236; the

Family Assistance Plan in Docket DOT-OST-1996-1960; and the passenger

manifest plan in Docket DOT-OST-1998-3305.

3. 14 CFR Part 259, Enhanced Protection for AirIine Passengers, requires that all

certificated or commuter air carriers operating scheduled passenger service or

public charter flights with aircraft originally designed to have a passenger

capacity of 30 or more seats, must adopt a contingency plan in the event of

lengthy tarmac delays, at each U.S. airport it serves. Please provide evidence that

an approved Contingency Plan for Lengthy Tarmac Delays is on file with the

Department of Transportation's Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings,

as required by the Act. Eastern may file its plan at the designated DOT website:

http://filingtarmacdelayplan.dot.gov.

4. It has come to our attention that Eastern has completed its Private Placement

Offering ("PPO"). The following relate to the closing of Eastern's PPO:

a. Please provide an updated affidavit of citizenship for Eastern,

b. Eastern states in its application that it will provide an amended certificate

of incorporation before the initial closing of its private placement. Please

provide the amended certificate of incorporation.

c. As referenced in the applicant's Private Placement Memorandum, please

provide copies of the most recent Stockholders Agreement and the

Subscription Agreement.

d. How much money was raised in the PPO?

OWNERSHIP

L Please provide an updated list of Eastern's Board of Directors. Please include

resumes and identify the citizenship of each.
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OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL POSITION

1. What percentage of Eastern's proposed operations will be attributable to ACMI

contracts and what percentage to other charters?

2. Please provide a copy of Eastern's ACMI standard contract.

3. Please provide an updated start date for Eastern.

4. Eastern's forecast income statement includes "start-up expenses" of $100,000

each in June and December 2015. Please explain.

5. Eastern's forecast balance sheet indicates that it does not expect to incur any

liabilities in an entire year of operations. Please explain.

6. Please provide updated information on the aircraft that Eastern intends to lease.

COMPLIANCE DISPOSITION

I. In its application, Eastern states that neither it nor any of its key personnel have

been involved in an accident or incident in the preceding year. Please provide

information for the time period of 5 years preceding its application.

The information provided pursuant to this Information Request should be accompanied

by the following certification:

The contents of this application and the attached exhibit (s) are true and correct to

the best of my knowledge and belief. Pursuant to Title 18 United States Code

Section 1001, I [the individual signing the application, who shall be a principal

owner, senior officer, or internal counsel of the applicant], in my individual

capacity and as the authorized representative of the applicant, have not in any

manner knowingly and willfully falsified, concealed or failed to disclose any

material fact or made any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or knowingly

used any documents which contain such statements in connection with the

preparation, filing or prosecution of the application. I understand that an

individual who is found to have violated the provisions of 18 U.S.C section 1001

shall be fined or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.