GLOBAL " 

AVIATION 

101 World Drive 

Pracliirce City. GA 30269 USA 

n ;L +1 (770) 632.8000 

March 5, 2010 www.giah.co,„ 

Mr. Paul L. Gretch -7 

Director Zl] 

Officeof International Aviation -7;? 

U.S. Department of Transportation - • 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Washington, D.C. 20590 .. ,' 

Re: Application of CSI Aviation Services, Inc. for an 

Emergency Exemption - Docket OST-20Q9-Q311 

Dear Mr. Gretch: 

In response to the Notice issued by the Department on March 3, Global Aviation 

Holdings, Inc. ("Global Aviation") submits these comments on behalf of its air carrier 

subsidiaries, World Airways and North American Airlines. The Department's Notice requested 

comments on the letter dated February 12 submitted by the General Services Administration 

("GSA") regai"ding the emergency exemption request of CSI Aviation Services, Inc. ("CSI"). 

Global Aviation strongly objects to the statement in the penultimate paragraph of GSA's 

letter that it would support action by the Department permitting "charter brolcers to continue to 

perform their GSA MAS contracts as well as contracts the brokers may have with other Federal 

agencies" (emphasis added). It is entirely inappropriate, and outside the scope of DOT's request 

for its input, for GSA to comment on what the procurement practices of other Federal 

Government agencies should be with respect to the eligibility of charter brokers to bid on air 

transportation services contracts. As GSA itself acknowledges, "[e]ach Federal agency 

establishes its requirements and procures the sei-vices it needs through a variety of methods." 

Each agency therefore needs to make its own detennination as to tl:e role charter brokers should 

or should not play in the procurement of its airlift requirements. It is presumptuous of GSA, at 

the very least, to suggest that charter brokers should have the ability to contract as principals in 

connection with the procurement procedures of other Federal Government agencies, of which 

GSA may know nothing about. DOT did not ask for input from GSA on any procurement 

practices other than its own, and any comments GSA has made regarding its prescription for 

other Federal Government agencies should be disregarded. 
Any relief granted by the Department in coimection with CSI Aviation's exemption 

application should be expressly limited to contracts awarded under GSA's Multiple Award 

Schedule, as the record in this proceeding does not support action with respect to the airlift 

procurement practices of any other Federal Government agency. 

Sincerely yours, >, 

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Sr. Vtce President & General Counsel 

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Direct Dial: 

Facsimile; 

Email: 

770.632.8215 

770.632.8048 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 5th day of March 2010, a copy of the foregoing answer of 

Global Aviation Holdings, Inc. was served by first class mail, postage prepaid, on the parties 

named below: 

Edward W. Sauer 

(for Evergreen International Aviation) 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. 

1201 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Ste. 500 

Washington, DC 20004 

esauer@,ssd.com 

C. Kamik 

Flight Works 

500 Townpark Lane NW, Ste. 350 

Kennesaw, GA 30144-5870 

ckamik(g),flightworks.com 

Southeastern Ohio Air Service 

850 Airport Road 

Zanesville, OH 43701-0971 

Lani.zaviationfSjrrohio.com 

John Tasler 

Air Charter Team 

10015 N. Ambassador Drive #202 

Kansas City, MO 64153-1437 

tasler(a),aircharterteam.com 

S. Bickford 

Air Planning 

12 Heritage Way 

North Reading, MA 01864-2800 

sbickford(g),airplanning.com 

N. Lanza 

Executive Fliteways 

1 Clark Drive, Unit B 

Ronkonkoma, NY 11779-7354 

nlanza@flY-efi.com 

James Tello 

(for Miami Air International) 

1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Ste. 1000 

Washington, DC 20036 

iamestello(a),erthlink.net 

Eileen M. Gleimer 

(for Vision Airlines, Inc.) 

Crowell & Moring LLP 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Washington DC 20004 

egleimer(a),crowell.com 

David McCown 

Air Partner 

Air Partner, Inc. 

1100 Lee Wagner Blvd., Ste. 328 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33315 

David.mccown@airpartner.com 

Nick Franzen 

Capital Aviation 

44081 Pipeline Plaza, Ste. 220 

Ashbum,VA 20145 

Nick.franzen(a),capitalaviation.us 

Jim Caro 

Private Jet Services Group 

5 Batchelder Road 

Seabrook,NH 03874-4402 

Jim.caro(g).pi sgroup.com 
Chip Credno 

Zephyr Aviation, LLC 

390 Industrial Drive, Unit 3 

Louisa, VA 23093-4216 

Chip.credno(a),zephyraviation.net 

Gregg Lukenbill 

SkyKing, Inc. 

3600 Power Inn Road, Ste. H 

Sacramento, CA 95826 

Do737@aol.com 

Greg Cirillo 

(for Capital Aviation) 

Wiley Rein LLP 

7625 Jones Branch Drive 

McLean, VA 22102 

gcirillo@wilevrein.com 

Mark W. Atwood 

(for Xtra Airways) 

Sher & Blackwell 

1850 M Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

matwood@,sherblackwell.com 

Peggie Ramsey 

Bimini Island Air 

Fort Lauderdale Exec . Airport 

3000 NW 59* Street 

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 

pramsev@crestonaviation.com 

Ron Priddy 

President and CEO 

National Air Carrier Association 

1000 Wilson Boulevard 

Suite 1700 

Arlington, VA 22209 

rpriddy@naca.cc 

David M. Hernandez, Esq. 

(Attorney for CSI Aviation Services, Inc.) 

Vedder Price P.C. 

875 15"'StreetNW, Ste. 725 

Washington, DC 20005 

dhemandez@vedderprice.com 

John S. Fredericksen 

Vice President and General Counsel 

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country 

Airlines 

1300 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

iohn.fredericksen@suncountry.com 

Virginia Gresbach, Esq. 

General Services Administration 

1800 F Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20405 

Virginia.gresbasch@gsa.gov 

Pierre Murphy 

(for Falcon Air Express & IBC Airways) 

Law Offices of Pierre Murphy 

1200 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Ste 800 

Washington, DC 20036 

pmurphy@,lopmurphy.com 

Sam Podberesky 

Clereece Y. Kroha 

U.S. Department of Transpotation 

Office of Aviation Enforcement and 

Proceedings (C-70) 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE 

Washington, DC 20590 

Sam.podberesky@dot.goy 

Eclereece.kroha@dot.gov 
Carl M. Smith, Esq. 

(for Omni Air International Inc.) 

McGovem & Smith, LLC 

1129 20th Street, NW, Suite 300 

Washington, DC 20036 

Carl.smith@mcgovemandsmith.com 

Aaron Goerlich, Esq. 

(for Sundowner Oklahoma City LLC) 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Washington, DC 20036 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Kathy L. Luhmaan