December 16,2013

NOTICE: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS APPLICATION

MUST BY DECEMBER 31,2013 FILE AN ANSWER WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION AND SERVE A COpy ON THE APPLICANT AND ALL OF THE

PERSONS SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION.

Attorney for Golden Wings Charter Limited

Pierre Murphy

Law Offices of Pierre Murphy

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Suite 590

Washington, DC 20036

Telephone: (202) 776-3980

Facsimile: (202) 776-3975

Email: pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Cameron Roach

President

Golden Wings Charter Limited

Nassau International Airport

P.O. Box N - 7548

Nassau, Bahamas

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

APPLICATION OF GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Docket No. OST -04-18704

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Application of: )

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GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED )

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For an Exemption to Engage in Charter Air )

Transportation of Person, Property and Mail)

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 )

(U.S.-Bahamas) )

BEFORE THE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC
renewal of its charter combination exemption authority described above for a period of one (1)

1. By a Notice of Action Taken dated January 16,2013, Golden Wings was granted

In support of its application, Golden Wings submits the following information:

defined in 14 C.F.R. §298.2.

on the one hand, to a point or points in the United States, on the other hand using small aircraft as

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in the Bahamas,

application for renewal of its exemption authority permitting Golden Wings to engage in charter

Regulations, Golden Wings Charter Limited ("Golden Wings" or "Applicant") hereby submits its

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §§40109, 41301 and Part 211 of the Department's Economic

APPLICATION OF GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Docket No. OST-04-18704

)

Application of: )

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GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED )

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For an Exemption to Engage in Charter Air )

Transportation of Person, Property and Mail )

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 )

(U.S.-Bahamas) )

BEFORE THE

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, DC
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The currently effective bilateral agreement for scheduled services between the U.S. and the

Bahamas ("Bermuda II") governs scheduled combination services on certain enumerated routes. However, other

routes operated by U.S. or Bahamian carriers are governed by comity and reciprocity.

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Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. §558{c),as implemented by Part 377 of the Department's Regulations, Golden

Wings requests that the authority granted by the January 16, 2013 Notice of Action Taken indicated above remain in

force until the disposition of this renewal application.

respectively, Cherokee Air Ltd. and Laker Airways (Bahamas) Limited.

covered by Bermuda I. See Orders 96-5-8 and 95-11-17 issuing Foreign Air Carrier Permits to,

charter air services between the U.S. and the Bahamas as well as scheduled services on routes not

herein are fully supported by comity and reciprocity principles since many U.S. carriers operate

comity and reciprocity. 2 As the Department has consistently found, the charter services proposed

4. Charter operations between the U.S. and the Bahamas are governed by principles of

for herein.

3. Golden Wings remains fit, willing, and able to provide the charter services applied

and the United States a Bahamas-flag carrier option in this highly-traveled market.

charter passenger services by continuing to offer passengers and shippers from both the Bahamas

U.S.-Bahamas passenger and cargo market. Golden Wings will therefore enhance the existing

2. Golden Wings was formed in order to increase the on-demand charter options in the

its authority be extended by a year.

year and therefore will expire by its own terms on January 16,2014.1 Golden Wings requests that

APPLICATION OF GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED
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Attorney for Golden Wings Charter Limited

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December 16,2013 Respectfully submitted,

defmed in 14 C.F.R. §298.2(u), or such other or different relief as may be proper.

one hand, and a point or points in the United States, on the other hand, using small aircraft as

air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or point in the Bahamas, on the

renew its exemption authority, to the extent necessary, to authorize it to engage in charter foreign

WHEREFORE, Golden Wings Charter Limited respectfully requests that the Department

APPLICATION OF GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED
Joanne Young

SPIRIT

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 600 South

Washington, D.C. 20004

jyoung@yklaw.com

Sametta Barnett

Alexander Vander Bellen

DELTA AIR LINES

1275 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

sametta.c.barnett@delta.com

sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com

Thomas Ting

MN AIRLINES (SUNCOUNTRy)

1300 Mendota Heights Road

Mendota Heights, MN 55120

thomas.ting@suncountry.com

Dan Weiss

Stephen Morrissey

CONTINENTAL / UNITED

Dept. HQSGV

P.O. Box 4607

Houston, TX 77210-4607

dan. weiss@united.com

steve.morrissey@united.com

Jonathan Hill

Parker Erkmann

JETBLUE

DowLohnes

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

jhill@dowlohnes.com

perkmann@dowlohnes.com

John Richardson

Joan Canny

AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL

John L.Richardson, PLLC

555 13th Street, N.W.

# 420W

Washington, D.C. 20004

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

jcanny@amerijet.com

Robert Cohn

Patrick Rizzi

FRONTIER

Hogan Lovells

555 Thirteenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20004

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com

Robert Wirick

AMERICAN AIRLINES

PO Box 619616

MD 5635

DFW Airport, TX 75261

robert. wirick@aa.com

Edward Sauer

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey

1201 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004

esauer@ssd.com

Leslie Abbott

AIRTRAN

919 18th Street, NW

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20006

leslie.abbott@wnco.com

I hereby certify that I have, on December 16, 2013, served via email the foregoing

Application of Golden Wings Charters Limited on the following persons:

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
Thomas Roper

Inspector - Airworthiness

Federal Aviation Administration

MIA-IFO

8600 NW 36th Street

Suite 600

Miami, FL 33166

thomas.roper@faa.gov

FAA (via US mail)

Air Transportation Division

AFS-200

800 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20591

Howard Kass

US AIRWAYS

2345 Crystal Drive

Alexandria, VA 22227

howard _kass@usairways.com

Anita Mosner

Jennifer Nowak

UPS

Holland & Knight

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 100

Washington, D.C. 20006

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com