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 ) Application of: ) ) GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED ) ) 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, DCrenewal 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: ) ) GOLDEN WINGS CHARTER LIMITED ) ) 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

### 3 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.

2 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 LIMITED4 

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### Respectfully submitted, December 16,2013 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 LIMITEDJoanne 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 18 th 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 SERVICEThomas 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