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April 8, 2011 

BY FAX: (202) 296-1175 

Steffanie J. Lewis 

The International Business Law Firm, PC 

1915 Eye St., NW, Suite 500 

Washington, DC 20006-2118 

Re: Docket DOT-OST-2007-0007 

Application of Baltia Airlines, Inc. 

Section 41102 Certificate Authority 

Dear Ms. Lewis: 

This responds to your March 9, 2011, request for an extension of the time in which to fulfill the 

conditions in our Final Order 2009-3-7, effective March 9, 2009, that requires Baltia Airlines, 

Inc. ("Baltia") to commence scheduled passenger operations as a certificated air cairier within 

one year of that date. The effectiveness of this authority was conditioned upon Baltia's 

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

Certificate and Operations Specifications from the Federal Aviation Administration authorizing 

such operations. 

As you know, section 204.7 of our rules (14 CFR 204.7) provides, among other things, that the 

authority granted to a company shall be revoked if the company does not commence actual 

flying operations under that autliority within one year- of the date of the Department's 

determination of its fitness. 

We have completed our review of tlie information Baltia provided and have concluded that 

additional information is needed to determine if Baltia still meets the Department's fitness 

criteria and if good cause exist for a waiver from section 204.7. Therefore, we ask that Baltia 

respond to the attached information request within 14 days of the date of this letter, hi addition, 

please remember that Baltia should promptly provide the Department with any information 

regarding changes it may undergo in areas affecting its fitness {i.e., management, operating 

plans or financial condition, compliance disposition, or ownership) while its application is 

under review by the Department. 
Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter or 

the requested information, please feel free me at (202) 366-9721. 

Sincerely 

Damon D. Walker 

Transportation Industry Analyst 

Air Carrier Fitness Division 

cc: Docket DOT-OST-2007-0007 

Mr. Igor Dmitrowsky 

President & CEO 

Baltia Air Lines, Inc. 

63-25 Saunders St., STE 71 

RegoPark, NY 11374 

Mr. John Krepp 

FA A FSDO-15 Eastern Region 

990 Stewart Ave., Suite 630 

Garden City, NY 11530 
INFORMATION REQUEST 

BALTIA AIRLINES, INC. 

1. Please provide cunent (witliin 3 months) compiled balance sheets and income statements 

for Baltia Airlines. The financial documents should be accompanied by explanatory 

footnotes in sufficient detail to allow us to replicate the mathematics used, a statement as 

to who prepared them, his or her qualifications and relationship, if any, to the applicant, 

and whether they were prepared on an accmal or cash basis. 

2. Although Baltia omitted the line item expense "aircraft lease, " from its first year 

operating expense forecast to reflect its decision to purchase an aircraft rather than lease 

an aircraft it does not appear that Baltia made corresponding entries in its forecast to 

reflect expenses associated its plans to lease an aircraft, such as expenses for engine leases 

or parts support. Baltia previously provided that these expenses would have been 

assumed by the lessor under its aircraft lease agreement. Therefore please provide a 

revised first year operating expense forecast to address this discrepancy. The forecast 

should be accompanied by explanatory footnotes in sufficient detail to allow us to 

replicate the mathematics used, a statement as to who prepared them, his or her 

qualifications and relationship, if any, to the applicant, and whether they were prepared on 

an accrual or cash basis. 

3. Balita's list of pre-operating expenses does not appear to reflect all of the expenses 

associated with its operating plans. For example, Baltia initially intended to enter into an 

aircraft lease agreement where the lessor would assume certain pre-operating expenses 

associated with readying the aircraft for revenue operations, including maintenance and 

navigational upgrades, seat covers, interior, carpeting, first class seating, painting, engine 

deposits and rents. In addition, the pre-operating expense forecast does not contain an 

entiy for general and administrative cost that would be incurred prior to initiating revenue 

operations. Therefore, please provide a detailed pre-operating expense forecast for the 

proposed operations to address these deficiencies. Such list should distinguish between 

pre-operating expenses that have been paid, and those which remain to be paid. 

4. Please provide the FAA Schedule of Events for Baltia's safety certification. 

5. In Balita's initial application the company stated that it anticipated raising an additional 

$3.0 million from the exercise of warrants. Was the company successful in raising the 

capital it anticipated from the exercise of warrants? In additional, please discuss the 

company's results of its equity financing since being issued certificate authority and its 

future plans for raising capital from equity financing. 

6. Please provide third-party verification evidencing that each of the individuals extending 

lines-of-credit to Baltia have the requisite funds to service the lines-of-credit. In addition, 

please verify the total line-of-credit being made available, the amount such credit line has 

been drawn down to date, any preconditions that must be met before funds will be 

advanced, the terms of repayment, and the expiration date. 
7. Please update the third-party verification of all cash deposit.s available to support Baltia's 

proposed operations. 

8. Please provide a list of all current key management pei'somiel and identify the citizenship 

of each member of Baltia's key personnel. 

9. Please provided updated compliance information required by sections 204.3 (I), (m), (o), 

(p), and (q) of our mles for Baltia and its key personnel. 

10. Please accompany your response to this request with the certification required by Title 18 

United States Code Section 1001.