U.S. Department of 

Transportation 

Office of the Secretary 

Of Transportation 

December 10, 2012 

BY FAX: (202) 296-1175 

Steff'anie J. Lewis 

The International Business Law Firm, PC 

Counsel for Baltia Airlines, Inc. 

1915 Eye St., NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006-2118 

Dear Ms. Lewis: 

Re: Docket DOT-OST-2007-0007 

Application of Baltia Airlines, Inc. 

Section 41102 Certificate Authority 

1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. 

Washington, DC 20590 

As you are aware, by Order 2009-3-7, served March 10, 2009, the Department found Baltia 

Airlines, Inc. ("Baltia"), fit to engage in foreign scheduled passenger operations as a 

certificated air carrier. The effectiveness of this authority was conditioned upon Baltia 

fulfilling a number of conditions, including providing us with a copy of its Air Carrier 

Certificate and Operations Specifications from the Federal Aviation Administration 

("FAA") authorizing such operations. Moreover, pursuant to section 204.7 of our mles 

(14 CFR 204.7) an air carrier must make its authority effective and commence operations 

for which it was found fit within one year after the date of such a finding or its authority 

will become donnant and subject to revocation. It is not our policy to grant extensions 

from the provisions of section 204.7 unless an air carrier can establish "good cause" for 

such action, including demonstrating that the company has the necessary personnel, 

finances, and other resources necessary to conduct service, and that it is well along in the 

process for obtaining FAA approval to commence operations . 

. Although we have granted Baltia several waivers from the provisions of section 204.7 to 

permit it additional time to obtain the required FAA authority necessary to commence 

operations, the air carrier has not yet fulfilled the conditions imposed by Order 2009-3-7 to 

have its authority made effective. Furthermore, while we continue to assess the merits of 

Baltia's most recent request for a waiver from the revocation-for-donnancy provisions of 

section 204.7, it does not appear that the air carrier is making sufficient progress in 

obtaining the required FAA authority. In fact, after consulting with the FAA, we learned 

that per Balita's request, the air carrier's Part 121 certification process was terminated on 

October 22, 2012. In addition, Bahia's most recent 10-Q report filed with the Secwities 

and Exchange Commission indicates that the air carrier's cash accounts have significantly 

decreased since the air carrier was initially found fit. ' 
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Based on the circumstances noted above, it does not appear that Baltia is close to 

commencing operations. However, we are willing to give Baltia an opportunity to address 

the aforementioned issues and confirm that it has made substantial progress towards 

obtaining FAA certification. If Baltia is unable demonstrate its fitness or that it has made 

substantial progress with the FAA certification within 30 days of the date of this letter, we 

intend to proceed with the revocation of the company's certificate authority for reason of 

dormancy. 

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please feel free to contact Damon Walker 

of my staff at (202) 366-9721. 

Chie , Air Carrier Fitness Division 

Office of Aviation Analysis 

cc: Docket DOT-OST-2007-0007 

Mr. Igor Dmitrowsky 

President & CEO 

· Baltia Air Lines, Inc. 

63-25 Saunders St., STE 71 

Rego Park, NY 11374 

Mr. John Krepp 

FAA FSD0-15 Eastern Region 

990 Stewart Ave., Suite 630 

Garden City, NY 11530