BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES, INC. D/B/A )

WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES ) DOCKET OST

- 20 1 4

- 0152

)

for a Certificate of Public Convenience )

and Necessity ( Interstate Passenger )

Charter Service) )

_________________________________________ )

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED

M OTION AND SUPPLEMENT OF CARIBBEAN SUN

AIRLINES, INC . D/B/A W ORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES

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AIRLINES, INC. d/b/a WORLD

ATLANTIC AIRLINES

September 1 2 , 2014BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ )

Application of )

)

CARIBBEAN SUN AIRLINES, INC. D/B/A )

WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES ) DOCKET OST

- 20 1 4

- 0152

) September 12, 2014

for a Certificate of Public Convenience )

and Necessity ( Interstate Passenger )

Charter Service) )

_________________________________________ )

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED

M OTION AND SUPPLEMENT OF CARIBBEAN SUN

AIRLINES, INC . D/B/A W ORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES

Pursuant to Rule 11 of the Department ’ s Procedural Regulations, 14

C.F.R. 302.11, Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. d/b/a World Atlantic Airlines

(“World Atlantic”) respectfully moves the Department to shorten the answer

period as to i ts September 2, 2014 certificate application in the above

captioned docket and to require answers no later than September 15, 2014.

World Atlantic also is supplementing the above

- cap tioned a pplication with

financial fitness information

. In support of its motion and supplement

, World

Atlantic states as follows:

1. World Atlantic, based in Miami, Florida, has been operating

passenger charters with its fleet of MD

- 80 type aircraft since its certificate

authorizing foreign charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail

was made effective in September 2010. See Orders 2009

- 12

- 8 ( s how c ause),World Atlantic

Motion and Supplement

Page 2

2010 -3- 7 ( f inal)

, and 2010 -9- 34 ( e ffective c ertificate)

. With the approval of

the Air Carrier Fitness Division, most recently in August 2014, t he airline

has expanded its fleet from one to five aircraft. O n September 2, 2014, World

Atlantic applied for interstate charter air transportation of persons, property,

and mail ; it also requested expedited , non

- hearing procedures that would

progress directly to a final order.

2 . Since World Atlantic filed its certifi cate application, it has become

aware of immediate opportunities to perform domestic charter service. A

shorten ed answer period would permit the Department to further expedite its

processing of World Atlantic ’ s request so that the carrier can meet that

demand. Such relief would be consistent with the Department ’ s grant of

expe dited authority to air carriers that had already b een found fit and held

existing

, complementary authority

. 1

3. World Atlantic also is supplementing its Application. Exhibit A

includes historic financial statements in support of World Atlantic ’ s

application. Confidential Exhibit B, filed simultaneously with a motion for

confidential treatment, provides information on funding sources available to

World Atlantic.

WHEREFORE, Caribbean Sun Airlines , Inc. d/b/a World Atlantic

Airlines respectfully moves the Department to require answers to the above

1/ See Prime Air, Inc. , Order 95 -7- 52; Jet Charter Ser vice, Inc. d/b/a Jet24

, Order 85 -6- 17.World Atlantic

Supplement

Exhibit A (8 pp)