Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo Chief, Air Carrier Fitness

Ms. Lauralyn J. Remo
Chief, Air Carrier Fitness Division
Office of Aviation Analysis
U.S. Department of Transportation

Re: DOT Letter of December 10, 2012
Docket DOT-OST-2007-007
Application of Baltia Air Lines, Inc.
Section 41102 Certificate Authority

Dear Ms. Remo:

Baltia Air Lines, Inc. (Baltia) is currently in FAA Air Carrier Certification at the East Michigan Flight Standards District Office (East Michigan FSDO).

Baltia withdrew its application from the New York FSDO on October 15 and filed its application at the East Michigan FSDO on October 17. The move to the East Michigan FSDO has not diminished Baltia’s FAA certification progress. Under the East Michigan FSDO, Baltia remains under the same FAA Certification Standardization and Evaluation Team (CSET).

Among the reasons for moving the certification to East Michigan FSDO were operational considerations. Baltia’s aircraft maintenance is performed at Kalitta Maintenance facility in Oscoda, Michigan, and Baltia will be training its crewmembers and dispatchers at Kalitta Air facilities at Willow Run Airport. Both of these major activities will be under the East Michigan FSDO’s oversight.

This communication is sent to inform the Department of Baltia’s procedural move. A formal response to your letter of December 10, 2012, will follow.

December 14, 2012

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Steffanie J. Lewis, General Counsel
Baltia Air Lines, Inc.
1915 Eye Street, NW, 5^th FL
Washington, DC 20006-2118

Service List attached.

Service by email has been made this date to the following.

jeffrey.manley@united.com; carl.nelson@aa.com; howard_kass@usairways.com; rbkeiner@crowell.com; nssparks@fedex.com; recohn@hhlaw.com; prrizzi@hhlaw.com; msinick@ssd.com; hkamen@coair.com; sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; dvaughan@kelleydrye.com; rpommer@atlasair.com; ben.graves@evergreenaviation.com; daniel.commins@evergreenaviation.com; sametta.c.barnett@delta.com; scott.mcclain@delta.com; mark.treadaway@mwaa.com; donald.fields@mwaa.com; sbrocchi@panynj.gov; john.krepp@faa.gov

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Steffanie J. Lewis December 14, 2012