UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on September 24 , 2012



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___ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional

confi rming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant : Island Wings Limited Date Filed: August 28 , 2012

Relief requested: E xemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage in 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 Part 212 of the Department’s regulations, using small aircraft.

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

- 5212 DOT Analyst: Catherine C. Brown ( 2 02) 366

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Responsive pleadings: None filed

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DISPOSITION

Action: Approved Action date : September 24

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Effective dates of exemption authority granted: September 24

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Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity) : Comity and reciprocity with the Bahamas

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

X Standard exemption conditions (attached )

Special conditions/Remarks : Based on the record in this case, we found that grant of this authority , as conditioned, is

consistent with the public interest

. We also find that the applicant is financially and operationally qualified to perform the services authorized, 1 and that it is substantially owned and effectively controlled by a citizen of its homeland. 2 The carrier is properly licensed by the Government of the Bahamas to perform the proposed services. On September 21 , 2012, the

FAA advised us that it knew no reason why we should act unfavorably on the applicant’s request

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The charter authority granted to Island Wing s Limited above is limited to operations involving aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capaci ty of not more than 60 seats and a maximum payload capacity of not more 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 Polic y and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

1 The applicant has requested confidential treatment of its financial submissions, under the provisions of 14 CFR § 302.12. Good cause having been shown, we will grant this request.

2 Th e applicant states that it is owned and controlled by a Bahamian citizen.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 file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effectiv e 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

Secu rity Administration, and with all applicable 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 holder 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 Represent ative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International 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 serve d;

(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 Fed eral Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

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(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operat ional safety requirements at least equivalent 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 p rovided 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 pu rposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with 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 c ontract of carriage, include a point in the 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 agree ment 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 conside red to be High Contracting Parties for the 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 Par t 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, 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);

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(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 States.

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 expli cit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.