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2 November 2010 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

Docket Management System 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE. 

West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 

Washington, DC 20590 

Ladies and Gentlemen: 

Caribbean Sun'Airlines, Inc., d/b/a World Atlantic Airlines, is requesting an exemption from 49 CFR 40.25 and 

five-year background checks for pilots required by the Pilot Records Improvement Act following issuance of a 

new operating certificate. Pertinent information pertaining to the request follows: 

(a) Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. 

d/b/a World Atlantic Airlines 

P.O. Box 660479 

Miami Springs, FL 33266 

(305)722-6100 

(b) Exemption requested for 49 CFR 40.25 and Pilot Records Improvement Act 

(c) Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. was in a state of dormancy for a period of more than eighteen months. 

During this time the airline was engaged in the New Aircraft Process Document (NAPD) to add an 

MD-83 aircraft to the operating certificate. Upon completion of the NAPD/recertification process we 

were informed that a new operating certificate would be issued. A new operating certificate 

2WAA860M was issued on 2 November 2010. 

Simultaneously, with the beginning of the NAPD, all employees (pilots, crewmembers and all 

additional employees) were given pre-employment drug testing. All pilots received the required preemployment drug testing and all historical information was requested and obtained from previous 

employers, including the information required by the Pilot Records Improvement Act. 

World Atlantic Airlines is seeking relief from the requirement to agaifvperform pre-employment drug 

testing and obtaining Pilot Records Improvement Act and previous employers drug and alcohol 

testing information due to the fact that this information was requested, received and all regulatory 

requirements were complied with during the NAPD process and prior to a new certificate being 

issued. Under the above mentioned circumstances. Issuance of a new certificate with the same 

name, Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. should not necessitate, in itself, having to perform the above 

mentioned functions a second time. 

(d) The requested exemption will benefit the public by reducing unnecessary redundancy in 

government and allowing a recertified airline to continue flight operations and serve the public 

without delay or interruption. 

Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. 

d/b/a World Atlantic Airlines 

P.O. Box 660479 

Miami Springs, FL 33266-0479 

Tel 305.722.6100 / Fax 305.722.6102 

www.worldatlanticair.com 
(e) This exemption presents absolutely no compromise of safety to the traveling public and maintains a 

level of safety equal to that of existing regulations. All employees and all pilots have completed the 

requirements of the regulations during the NAPD/recertification process, including those previously 

employed by Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. At the completion of the NAPD process the company was 

informed that a new operating certificate would be issued and it will still be shown as Caribbean Sun 

Airlines, Inc. Issuance of a new Operating Certificate after completion of the NAPD process should 

not alone dictate the necessity for repeating pre-employment drug testing or the requirement for 

repeating the Pilot Records Improvement Act research. All requirements were complied with during 

the NAPD process and prior to the resumption of flight operations. 

(f) Caribbean Sun Airlines, d/b/a World Atlantic Airlines has been issued an exemption from complying 

with CFR 40.25 and the Pilot Records Improvement Act requirements upon issuance of a new 

operating certificate due to compliance with the requirements having been met during the New 

Aircraft Process Document and the recertification process prior to receiving a new operating 

- certificate. 

(g) All employees were pre-employment drug tested and the Pilot Records Improvement Act was 

complied with during the NAPD/recertification process. During the NAPD process no flight 

operations were conducted. All aspects of the regulations were complied with in advance of a new 

certificate being issued and we see no regulatory reason or requirement to repeat a process that in 

no way compromises safety and, in fact, was in place prior to issuance of a new certificate. 

Sincerely, 

John Rupert 

V.P. / Director of Operations 

Caribbean Sun Airlines, Inc. 

d/b/a World Atlantic Airlines 

cc: William Royal (POI)