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us . Departmen t o f Ttansportotlo n Offic e o f th e Secretar

y o f Transportatio n 

### •^^^RTMEN T O F V^ANSPORTATIO N :".\E T OPERATION S 120 0 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , S

E Washington

. DC 2059 0

Octobe r 21 , 201 1 Ms
. Lonni e A
. Per a Counsel fo

r Sun Air Express , LL

C Zuckert , Scout

t & Rasenberger , L.L.P
. 88 8 Seventeent

h Street , N

W Suit e 70 0 Washington , D C 2000 6 Dea r Ms
. Pera : W e hav e complete d ou r initia l revie w o f

th e applicatio n filed in Docke t 0011-087-2011-016 9 b y Sun Air Express , LL

C d/b/ aSun Ai r International ("Su n Air" ) fo r the determinatio n o f

it s fitnes s t

o conduc t schedule d passenger

ai r transportatio n a s a commute r air carrier
. Thi s reviews ha s reveale d th e nee d fo r additiona l and/o r clarifyin g informatio n befor e we ca n completel y proces s Sun Air' s application
. Th e attache d Informatio n Reques t list s the area s wher

e furthe r informatio n and/o r

clarificatio n i s necessary . I as k tha t you respon d full y t o thi s reques t

withi n 3 0 day s o f

th e dat e o f thi s letter
. Yo

u ma y upload your

respons e vi ath e we

b a t www.regulations.gov , o r

yo u ma y mai l th e original plu s 6 copie s o f you r respcms e t o Dockets , Wes t Building , U.S
. Department o f Transportation , 1200 Ne w Jersey Avenu e SE , Washington , D.C. , 20590
. I n either case , your

respons e shoul d b e filed i n Doclte t DOT-OST-2011-0169
. A s i s th e Department' s practice , ftirther processin g o f

Sun Air' s applicatio n will b e deferred pendin g receip t

o f thi s material
. I

n addition , pleas e remember tha t Sun Ai r shoul d promptly provid e th e Departmen t wit h an y informatio n regardin g change s i t ma y underg o i n area s affectin g it s fitness {i.e. , management , operatin g plan s or financial condition , complianc e disposition , or ownership ) whil e it s applicatio n i s under revie w b

y the Department
. Than k yo u fo r your cooperatio n in thi s matter . I f yo u hav e an y question s regardin g thi s lette r or th e requeste d information , pleas e fee l fre e to contac t

m e a t (202 ) 366-972 1 o

r vi a email a t laura.remo@dot.gov
.
ly n J
. Remo Chief , Air Carrier Fitnes s Divisio n Office o f Aviatio n Analysi sEnclosur e
cc : Docke t DOT-OST-201 1 -016 9 Mr
. Edwar

d Dasilv a PO I fo r Su n Ai r Express , LL C FAAFSDO- n 289 5 S.W
. 145"^ Ave. , Suite 12 0 Miramar , F

L 3302 7 Mr
. Thoma s L
. Cooper Chie f Executiv e Office

r and President Su n Ai r Express , LLC 320 1 Griff mRoad , Fourt

h Floo r For t Lauderdale , F

L 3331 2 Mr
. Davi d M
. Hernande z Attorney fo

r VPA A Co
. Vedde r Pric e P.C
. 140 1 1 Stree t

NW , Suit e 1100 Washington , D C 2000 5INFORMATIO N REQUES T FO RSU N AI REXPRESS , LL C MANAGEMEN T AND KE Y TECHNICA L PERSONNE L 1
. The resume provide d fo r Mr
. Rober

t Boot h list s hi ma s havin g bee n employe d b y Sk y Limo Corporation
. However , th e date s o f hi s employmen t

wit h thi s compan

y wer e no t included
. Pleas e provide
. FINANCIA L POSITIO N AND OPERATIN G PLAN 1
. Pleas e provid e adetaile d pre-operatin g cos t forecast
. Thi s forecas t

shoul d includ e al l costs , includin g fuel , insurance , lega l fees , etc . Sufficien

t detai l shoul d b e provide d to allo w u s t o replicate th e mathematic s used ; If Sun Ai r believe s tha

t none o f thes e expense s wil l b e incurre d prio r t o it s commencemen t

o f commute r flight operations , i

t shoul d state i

n detai l th e reason s wh

y th e Department

shoul d consider thi s forecas t

reasonable
. 2
. Th e fu-s

t yea r forecas t profit an d los s statement

set fort h in Sun Air' s Amende d Applicatio n doe s no t

allocat e clearl y th e expense s (variabl e and fixed) between th e applicant' s propose d commuter operation s an

d current on-deman d operations , wit h appropriate explanations
. Therefore , w e as k tha t Sun Air prepar e aconsolidate d forecas t incom e statemen t

fo r th e entire busines s a s wel l a s separate forecas t statement s fo

r eac h operatin g segment , includin g th e propose d commute r operations , broke n dow n b y mont h or quarter . (Note : Unti l w e ar

e abl e to determin e tha

t th e pre-operatin g an d first-year forecast s provide d are reasonable , w e canno t determin e wha

t leve l o f fundin g Sun

- Ai r vnl \ requir e to meet th e Department' s financial fitness standard. ) 3
. Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n o f

all fiinds currentl y on deposi t in Su n Air' s name , suc h a s acop y o f

th e carrier' s officia

l ban k statemen t

o r aletter fro mit s financial institutio n confirmin g th e amoun t o f fund s on deposit
. 4
. Pleas e provid e third-part y verificatio n o f

al l lines-of-credi t

availabl e t o suppor

t Sun Air' s propose d operations
. Thi s verificatio n shoul d includ e th e total line-of-credi t bein g mad e available , th e amount suc h credi t

lin e ha s been draw n dow n t o date , an y condition s tha

t mus t b e me t befor e fiind s will b e advanced , th e term s o f repayment , an d th e expiratio n date
. Further , i f th e line-of-credi t

i s bein g supplie d b

y a n individua l or organizatio n (other

tha n arecognize d financial institution ) copie s o f th e persona

l o r corporate financial statement s o f th e individual o r

organizatio n shoul d als o b e provided
. COMPLIANC E DISPOSITIO N The informatio n provide d pursuant t o thi s Informatio n Reques t shoul d b e accompanie d b y th e followin g certification :w Th e content s o f thi s applicatio n and th e attache d exhibi t (s ) are tru e an d correc t

t o th e bes t o f m y knowledg e an

d belie f Pursuant

to Titl e 1 8 Unite d State s Code Sectio n 1001 , I [th e individual signin g th e application , who shal l b e aprincipa l owner , senio r

officer , o r

interna l counse l o f

th e applicant] , in m

y individua

l capacit y an d a s th e authorize d representativ e o f th e applicant , hav e no t

in an y maime r knowingl y and willfully falsified , conceale d o r faile d to disclos e an

y materia l fact o r mad e an y false , fictitious, o r

fraudulen t statemen t

o r knowingl y used an y document s whic h contai n suc h statement s in cormectio n wit h th e preparation , filing o r

prosecutio n o f

th e application
. I understan d tha t a n individua l wh o i s foun

d to hav e violate d th e provision s o f 1 8 U.S. C sectio n 100 1 shal l b e fined o r

imprisone d no t

mor e tha n five years , o r

both
.