UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on January 20, 2012



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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (n o additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant 

### : Mitchell Enterprises Limited d/b/a Regional Air Services

Date Filed: December 30, 2012

Relief requested: Renew e xemptio n f rom 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage in (1) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or points in the Bahamas and a point or points in Florida, and other charters pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 of the Department’s regulations , using small aircraft ; and (2) scheduled fo reign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between Nassau, Freeport, Marsh Harbour

, and Bimini, Bahamas, on the one hand, and Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida, on the other hand, and other charters pursuant to 14 CFR

Part 212 of th e Department’s regulations, using small aircraft.

If renewal, d ate and citation of last action: January 6, 2011 and May 9, 2011, in this docket

Applicant representative: John R. Mietus, Jr. (202) 747

- 5212 DOT Analyst: Shelita A. Johnson (202) 366

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DISPOSITION

Action: Approved Action date : January 20, 2012

Effective dates of exemption authority granted: January 20, 2012

– January 20, 2013

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : The U.S.

- Bahamas authority granted is consistent with either the 1946 Air Transport Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom to which the Government of the Bahamas acceded upon its independence or with the overall state of aviation relations betw een the United States and the

Bahamas.

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

X Standard exemption conditions (attached) Foreign air carrier permit ( Order )

Special conditions/Partial grant/Denial basis/Remarks: In the conduct of these operations, the carrier may only use aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats and a maximum payload capacity of no t more than 18,000 pounds.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant is qualified to perform the proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, m odify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR § 385.30, may fil e their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov12/2007 Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applica ble U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the ho lder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States, contact its International Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as Inte rnational Principal Security Inspector) to advise the IIR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Ma nagement Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equiva lent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only wit h respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in t he United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in

any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for th e purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of schedu led, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United S tates.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.