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Syste m 1200 Ne w Jerse y Avenue , SE . Wes t Buildin g Groun dFloor , Roo mW12-14 0 Washington , D C 2059 0 Ladie s an dGentlemen : Caribbea n Sun'Airlines , Inc. , d/b/a Worl d Atlanti cAirlines , i s requestin g a n exemptio n fro m 4 9 CF R 40.2 5 an d five-yea rbackgroun d check s fo rpilot s require d b yth e Pilo tRecord s Improvemen tAc tfollowin g issuanc e o fa ne woperatin g certificate . Pertinen t informatio n pertainin g t o th e reques tfollows : (a ) Caribbea n Su n Airlines , Inc . d/b/a Worl d Atlanti cAirline s P.O . Bo x66047 9 Miam i Springs , F L3326 6 (305)722-610 0 (b ) Exemptio n requeste d fo r4 9 CF R 40.2 5 an d Pilo tRecord s Improvemen tAc t (c ) Caribbea n Su n Airlines , Inc . wa s i n a stat e o fdormanc yfo ra perio d o fmor e tha n eightee n months . Durin g thi s tim e th e airlin e wa s engage d i n th e Ne wAircraf tProces s Documen t(NAPD ) t o ad d a n MD-8 3 aircraf t t o th e operatin g certificate . Upo n completio n o fth e NAPD/recertificatio n proces s w e wer e informe d tha t a ne woperatin g certificat e woul d b e issued . Ane woperatin g certificat e 2WAA860 M wa s issue d o n 2 Novembe r2010 . Simultaneously, wit h th e beginnin g o fth e NAPD , al l employee s (pilots , crewmember s an d al l additiona l employees ) wer e give n pre-employmen tdru g testing . Al l pilot s receive d th e require d pre employmen t dru g testin g an d al l historica l informatio n wa s requeste d an d obtaine d fro m previou s employers , includin g th e informatio n require d byth e Pilo tRecord s Improvemen tAct . Worl d Atlanti cAirline s i s seekin g relie ffro m th e requiremen tt o agaifvperfor m pre-employmen tdru g testin g an d obtainin g Pilo t Record s Improvemen tAc tan d previou s employer s dru g an d alcoho l testin g informatio n du e t o th e fac ttha tthi s informatio n wa s requested , receive d an d al l regulatory requirement s wer e complie d wit h durin g th e NAP D proces s an d prio rt o a ne wcertificat e bein g issued . Unde rth e abov e mentione d circumstances . Issuance o fa ne wcertificat e wit h th e sam e name , Caribbea n Su n Airlines , Inc . shoul d no tnecessitate , i n itself , havin g t o perfor m th e abov e mentione d function s a secon d time . (d ) Th e requeste d exemptio n wil l benefi tth e publi cb yreducing unnecessaryredundanc yi n governmen t an d allowin g a recertifie d airlin e t o continu e fligh toperation s an d serv e th e publi c withou t dela yo rinterruption . 

### Caribbea nSu nAirlines , Inc . d/b/ aWorl dAtlantic Airline s P.O . Box66047 9 

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Fa x 305.722.6102 www.worldatlanticair.com(e ) Thi s exemptio n present s absolutel yn o compromis e o fsafet yt o th e travelin g publi can d maintain s a leve l o fsafet yequa l t o tha t o fexistin g regulations . Al l employee s an d al l pilot s hav e complete d th e requirement s o fth e regulation s durin g th e NAPD/recertificatio n process , includin g thos e previousl y employe d byCaribbea n Su n Airlines , Inc . A tth e completio n o fth e NAP D proces s th e compan ywa s informe d tha t a ne woperatin g certificat e woul d b e issue d an d i twil l stil l b e show n a s Caribbea n Su n Airlines , Inc . Issuance o fa ne wOperatin g Certificat e afte rcompletio n o fth e NAP D proces s shoul d no t alon e dictat e th e necessit yfo rrepeatin g pre-employmen tdru g testin g o rth e requiremen tfo r repeatin g th e Pilo t Record s Improvemen tAc tresearch . Al l requirement s wer e complie d wit h during th e NAP D proces s an d prio rt o th e resumptio n o ffligh toperations . (f ) Caribbea n Su n Airlines , d/b/a Worl d Atlanti cAirline s ha s bee n issue d a n exemptio n fro m complyin g wit h CF R 40.2 5 an d th e Pilo t Record s Improvemen tAc trequirement s upo n issuanc e o fa ne w operatin g certificat e du e t o complianc e wit h th e requirement s havin g bee n me tdurin g th e Ne w Aircraf t Proces s Documen t an d th e recertificatio n proces s prio rt o receivin g a ne woperatin g



### - certificate . (g ) Al l employee s wer e pre-employmen tdru g teste d an d th e Pilo tRecord s Improvemen tAc twa s complie d wit h durin g th e NAPD/recertificatio n process . Durin g th e NAP D proces s n o fligh t operation s wer e conducted . Al l aspect s o fth e regulation s wer e complie d wit h i n advanc e o fa ne w certificat e bein g issue d an d w e se e n o regulatoryreaso n o rrequiremen tt o repea ta proces s tha ti n n o wa ycompromise s safet yand , i n fact , wa s i n plac e prio rt o issuanc e o fa ne wcertificate . 

### Sincerely ,

Joh nRupert V.P . / Director o f Operation s CaribbeanSunAirlines , Inc . d/b/aWorl dAtlanti c Airline s cc : WilliamRoyal (POI )