BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

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

WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES ) DOCKET OST-2014-0152

)

for a Certificate of Public Convenience )

and Necessity (Interstate Passenger )

Charter Service) )

_________________________________________ )

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED

MOTION AND SUPPLEMENT OF CARIBBEAN SUN

AIRLINES, INC. D/B/A WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

John R. Mietus, Jr.

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500

(202) 747-5212

john@mietuslaw.com

Counsel for CARIBBEAN SUN

AIRLINES, INC. d/b/a WORLD 

ATLANTIC AIRLINES

September 12, 2014
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

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

WORLD ATLANTIC AIRLINES ) DOCKET OST-2014-0152

) September 12, 2014

for a Certificate of Public Convenience )

and Necessity (Interstate Passenger )

Charter Service) )

_________________________________________ )

EXPEDITED ACTION REQUESTED

MOTION AND SUPPLEMENT OF CARIBBEAN SUN

AIRLINES, INC. D/B/A WORLD 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 its September 2, 2014 certificate application in the abovecaptioned docket and to require answers no later than September 15, 2014. 

World Atlantic also is supplementing the above-captioned application 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 (show cause), 
World Atlantic

Motion and Supplement 

Page 2 

2010-3-7 (final), and 2010-9-34 (effective certificate). With the approval of 

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

has expanded its fleet from one to five aircraft. On 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 certificate application, it has become 

aware of immediate opportunities to perform domestic charter service. A 

shortened 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 

expedited authority to air carriers that had already been 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 above1/ See Prime Air, Inc., Order 95-7-52; Jet Charter Service, Inc. d/b/a Jet24, 

Order 85-6-17.

 

World Atlantic

Supplement

Exhibit A (8 pp)