& US . Departmen t o f l 20 0 Ne wjerse yAvenue , S E Transportatio n Washington , D C 2059 0 Off ic e O f th e Secretar

y ofTransportatkx i January 21 , 201 0 B Y FAX ; (202 ) 296-117 5 Steffani e J . Lewi s Th e Internationa l Busines s La w Firm , P C 191 5 Ey e St. , NW , Suit e 50 0 Washington , D C 20006-211 8 Re : Docke t DOT-OST-2007-000 7 Applicatio n of

Balti aAirlines , Inc . Sectio n 4110 2 Certificat e Authorit y Dea r Ms . Lewis : Thi s responds t o you r

Decembe r

2 3 reques t

for an eight-monthextensio n o f th e tim e i n whic h t o fulfill th e condition s i n ou r Fina l Orde r

2009-3-7 , effectiv e Marc h9 , 2009 , that require s Balti aAirlines , Inc . ("Baltia" ) t o commenc e schedule dpassenge r operation s a s acertificate dai r carrie r withi n on e year

o f tha t date . Th e effectivenes s o f thi s authority wa s conditione dupo n Baltia' s fulfillin g anumbe r of conditions , includin g providin g u s withacop y o f it s Ai r Carrie r Certificat e an dOperation s Specification s fro mth e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n authorizin g suc hoperations . A s yo u know , sectio n 204. 7 o f ou r rule s (1 4 CF R204.7 ) provides , amon g othe r things , that

th e authority grante dt o acompan y shal l b e revoke dif th e company doe s no t

commenc e actual flyin g operation s unde r

tha t authority withi n on e year o f th e dat e o f

th e Department' s determinatio n o f

it s fitness . Waiver s ar e not grante droutinely , but

onl y wher e "goo dcause " i s shown . I n showin g goo dcause , Balti amus t provid e adequat e evidenc e demonstratin g that it stil l meet s th e Department' s fitnes s criteri aan dtha t i t ha s complete dnearl y al l o f th e step s t o commenc e operation s (e.g. , ha s th e necessar y persoimel , financia l resources , an daircraft , and tha t i t i s wel l advance di n it s FA A certificatio n process) . W e hav e complete dou r revie w o f

th e informatio n Balti aprovide dan dhav e conclude dtha t additiona l informatio n i s neede dt o determin e i f Balti astil l meet s th e Department' s fitnes s criteri aan di

f goo dcaus e exis t

for awaive r fro msectio n 204.7 . Therefore , w e as k that Balti a respon dt o th e attache dinformatio n reques t withi n 1 4 day s o f

th e dat e o f

thi s letter . I n addition , pleas e remember

tha t Balti ashoul dpromptl y provid e th e Departmen t withan y informatio n regardin g change s i t

may underg o i n area s affectin g it s fitnes s (i.e. , management , operatin g plan s o r financial condition , complianc e disposition , o r ownership ) whil e it s applicatio n i s unde r revie w b y th e Department . Furthermore , shoul dBalti asee k a n issuanc e o f

frequenc y allocations , i t

mus t fil e an applicatio n alon g wit hth e appropriat e filin g fe e (Se e 1 4 CF R389.25 )withDocke t Operations , 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Ave . S.E. , Wes t Bldg . Groun dFloor , Rm . W12-140 , Washington , D.C . 20590 , o r yo u may electronicall y fil e you r dockete dapplicatio n a t www.regulations.gov . Than k yo u for you r cooperatio n i n thi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g thi s lette r o r th e requeste dinformation , pleas e fee l fre e m e a t (202 ) 366-9721 . Sincerely ,

Damo n D . Walke r Transportatio n Industry Analys t Ai r Carrie r Fitnes s Divisio n

cc : Docke t

DOT-OST-2007-000 7 Mr . Igo r Dmitrowsk y Presiden t & CE O Balti aAi r Lines , Inc . 63-2 5 Saunder s St. , ST E 7 1 RegoPark , N Y 1137 4 Mr . Joh n Krep p FA A FSDO-1 5 Easter n Regio n 99 0 Stewart

Ave. , Suit e 63 0 GardenCity , N Y 1153 0INFORMATIO N REQUES T BALTI A AIRLINES , INC . 1 . Balti apreviousl y provide devidenc e o f lines-of-credi t

fro mit s managemen t

an d shareholder s totalin g $5. 1 million . However , thes e lines-of-credi t ha dastate d expiratio n o f

on e year

fro mth e dat e o f

issuanc e (i.e . Jul y 17 , 2009) . Therefor e i t appear s tha t

Balti an o longe r

ha s acces s t o sufficien t financia l resource s neede dt o mee t oiir fitnes s criteria . I

f Balti aha s entere dint o ne w o r additiona l lines-of-credi t o r extende dth e expiratio n o f th e previou s offer s of

credit , pleas e provid e third-party verificatio n describin g th e lines-of-credi t bein g mad e available , th e amoun t suc h credi t lin e ha s bee n draw n dow n t o date , an y condition s that mus t b e me t before fund s wil l b e advanced , th e term s o f repayment , an dth e expiratio n date . Further , i f th e line-of

credi t i s bein g supplie db y a n individua l o r organizatio n (othe r

tha n arecognize d financia l institution ) curren t copie s (withi n 3 months ) of th e persona l o r

corporat e financia l statement s of

th e individua l o r

organizatio n shoul dals o b e provided . 2 . Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n o f al l cas hdeposit s availabl e t o support Baltia' s propose doperations . 3 . Pleas e provid e curren t (withi n 3 months ) compile dbalanc e sheet s an dincom e statement s for

Balti aAirlines . 4 . Pleas e provid e acomplet e resum e for Vic k Lui s Bolanos : Th e resum e shoul dinclud e th e individual' s ful l name , citizenship , curren t address , an d telephon e numbers , togethe r withadetaile dlistin g o f al l previou s employmen t (bot h aviatio n an dnon-aviation ) an deducatio n an dtraining , includin g FA A certification s an dlicens e number s i

f applicable . Th e employmen t listin g shoul dinclud e th e nam e o f employer , locatio n (city , state) , typ e o f business , position(s ) held , descriptio n of responsibilities , an ddates employed . Further , i f th e employe r

hel dan y aviatio n authority , th e typ e o f

authorit y hel dshoul db e noted . 5 . Pleas e stat e th e citizenshi p o f Messrs . Vic k

Lui s Bolanos , Michae l Macha , Michae l Harnett , an dJerr y Willoughb y an dprovid e th e complianc e informatio n require db y section s 204. 3 (1) , (m) , (o) , (p) , an d(q ) of ou r rule s fo r each . 6 . Mr . Jerry Willoughb y resum e show s that h e i s currentl y employe da t Advance d Aviatio n Concept s an dEtic o Capital . Wil l Mr . Willoughb y remai n employe db y Advance dAviatio n Concept s an dEtic o Capita l onc e Balti acommence s revenu e operations ? I

f so , ho w wil l Mr . Willoughb y divid e hi s tim e betwee n hi s dutie s an d responsibilitie s a

t Balti aan dthos e a

t Advance dAviatio n Concept s an dEtic o Capital ? 7 . Pleas e accompan y your respons e t o thi s reques t

withth e certificatio n require db y Title 1 8 Unite dState s Cod e Sectio n 1001 .