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### OFF1CE OF 

### TiiE SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 

### TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, 

### D.C.**~*******

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### ••••••a•• ( Application of: ( 

### PACKAGE DELIVERY XPRESS, L TO. ( For an Exemption 

### to 

### Engage in Charter Air Transportation of Property Pursuant 

### to 49 U.S

.C. §40109 U.SA.-Bahamas ( 

### ( ( ( ( ( 

### Docket No. OST -2008-0087-

APPLICATION FOR 

### AMENDMENT OF 

### EXEMPTION 

### FOR A FOREIGN CARRIER PERMIT

Communication with 

### respect to this document should be 

### sent to:

Luis A. Irizarry Aviation 

### Consultant L A Irizarry 

### & 

### Associates. Inc. P.O. 

### Box 37217 Airport Station 

### San Juan, Puerto Rico P.R. 00937-0217 Tel: (787) 752-7621 

### Fax: (787) 276-3846

NOTICE: Any person may support orapproved this appfiCation 

### by filing an answerwith the 

### Documentary Service Division, Department of

### Transportation, by 

### March 22, 2012 and serving a copy ofthe answeron all persons listed 

### in the 

### service

# •st attached to 

### this applicant.

Date: March 2, 2012 - -i

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### L A IRIZARRY ASSOCIA

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON 1 D.C.*********~****~~*JkALkiiA*A'4~~lAIAA••~;~AJ.AA,** ••, ( AppliC<ttion of: ( PACKAGE 

### DELIVERY XPRESS, LTO. ( For an Exemption to Engage 

### in CharterAir Transportation 

### of 

### Property Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 

### U.SA.-Bahamas**-------,~------------** ( 

### ( ( ( 

### ( ( Docket No. OST -2008--0087•

APPUCATION FOR 

### AMENDMENT OF EXEMPTION 

### FOR A FOREIGN CARRIER 

### PERMIT PAGE 02/05



### Pursuant 

### to 49 U.S.C. §§40109, 41301 

### and Part 211 of

### the Departments Economic 

### Regulations, Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. (TOXr. 

### or"AppHcant") hereby 

### submits its application for amend 

### of its Exemption to 

### the extent necessary to permit Package Delivery 

### Xpress, Ltd. to engage in 

### charterforeign airtransportation of

### property between a point or points in 

### the United States of

### America, on the one hand, 

## ro a 

### point in the 

### Bahamas, on the other hand using small and large aircraft as defined 

### in 14 C.F.R. §298_2. In 

### support of its application and pursuant

### to the Oepartmenfs Procedural Regulations, Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. submits 

### the following infonnation. 

### 1. Package Delivery 

### Xpress, Ltd. is a privately owned 

### corporation established under

### the laws of the Bahamas. The company's executive offices are Jocated 

### at Harold Road, 

### Nassau, Bahamas 

### 2. The name and 

### address of

### the 

### competent airauthority in the Bahamas is 

### the Department of 

### Civil A vlation: Nassau lntemational Airport 

### P.O. Box N-975 

### Nassau, Bahamas 

### 3. Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd seeks renewal 

### of its Exemption authorizing 

### itto provide 

### charter combination foreign air

### transportation between the Bahamas and

### the U.SA. By Official 

### Communication with the reference number MT&A/C A0/3 

### 51 (1), dated July 20, 2004, the 

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government of the Bahamas granted Package De6very Xpress, Ltd. 

### the authority requested herein. 4. Package Delivery )(press, 

### ltd. is owned 

### bycmzens 

### Ofthe Bahamas and all members of ltle Board of Directors 

### and aU Key management personnel are dtizens 

### ofthe Bahamas. 5. On July 20, 2004 the Departmentof Civil Aviation 

### granted Package Delivery Xpress. Ltd. Authority

### to operate international charter combination flights between the Bahamas and the United States ofAmerica. 6. Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. wasformed in orderto increase the on-demand charter options in the U.S.-Bahamas cargo market Package Delivery Xpress. ltd. will therefore enhance the existing 

### charter cargo services by 

### offering shippers from 

### both 

### the Bahamas and the United States ofAmerica a Bahamas-flag earner option in this highly-traveled market.7. Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. is

### fit, willing, and able 

### to provide the charter services applied tor herein. The officers, directors and key management personnel are all experienced in their respective 

### fields, including asset management, freight forwarding, and 

### airline operations with 

### both U.S.A. and Bahamian carriers. Package Delivery)(press, Ltd. has sufficient assets and a sound business plan 

### which will enable 

### itto provide high-quality serviC@ 

### to the shippers in this market, and allowthe owners 

### of Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. a reasonable return on 1:heir investment 8. Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. plans to continue U.S.A. operations with equipment from its fleet 

### ofone (1) Embraer EMB-110 aircraft configured 

### with cargo capacity notto exceed fourthousand (4,000) poundS, one DC-4 aircraftconfigured 

### with cargo capacity 

### of 18,000 pounds or more and one 

### OC-6 aircraftconfigured

### with cargo capacity 18,000 pounds or more
.. Package Delivery Xpress, Ltd. aircraft are small 

### and large aircraft as defined in 14 C.F:R. 

### §298.2. 9. Charter operations between the 

### U.S.A. and 

### the Bahamas are governed 

### by prindples of "comity and reciprocity." As

### the Department has consistently 

### found, the charter services proposed herein arefully supported by comity and 

### reciprocity principles since many U.S.A carriers operate charter air services between

### the U.S.A. and the Bahamas aswell as scheduled services on routes not covered by Bermuda I. 1

# o. Because ofthe limited scope of its proposed operations, the 

### issuance to Applicant the renewal of its Exemption will 

### not conStitute a "majorfederal action significantly affecting the quality ofthe human environmenf' within the meaning 

### Of§102(2)(c) ofthe National03/02/2012 11:38 7872753845 

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Environmental Policy Act ora "major regulatory action" under

### the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. PAGE 04/05



### WHEREFORE, Package Delivery )(press, 

### Ltd. respectfully requests thatthe Department to amend 

### its 

### Exemption, to 

### the extent necessary, to authorize 

### itto 

### engage in charterforeign air transportation of persons, property, cargo and mail between a pointorpoints 

### in the Bahamas,
on the one hand, and a pointor points 

### in 

### the United States ofAmerica, on the other hand, using small and 

### large aircraft as defined in 14 

### C. F.

### R. §298.2, or such otheror different relief as may be proper.

Respectfully submitted. 

# A

sociat Aviation Consultant 

### P.O. Box 37217 Airport Statio San Juan, P.R 00937-0217 Tel :(787) 752-7621 1 Fax: (787) 276-3846 Email: irizarrv@icenetworks.com03/02/2012 11:38 7872753845 

### L A IRIZARRY ASSOCIA PAGE 05/05**CERTIF~CA**TE OF SERVJCE 

### I hereby certify that

### the foregoing Application 

### for Renewal for Exemption has**~n** mailed 

### by Regular Maillo all persons and entities shown on the attached service fist in accordance 

### with the Department procedures regulations.

Cari.nelson@aa.com Hkamen@conair.com Charlene.kennedy@detta. 

### com Megan.rosia@nwa.com jmanley(wilmer.com dvaughan@,kelleyde.com Kowartt kass@usairways.com 

### U.S. Department of 

### State Office of Civil Aviation Room 

### 5531 EB/TRAIAN 

### 800 IndependenceAve. SW Washington, DC 20591