Before the Department of Transportation Washington, D.C
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES, INC. DOCKETS OST-2020-0041 for Certificates of Public Convenience and OST-2020-0042 Necessity (Interstate and Foreign Charter Service) SUPPLEMENT OF GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES, INC. TO APPLICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Ed Wegel John R. Mietus, Jr. Chairman and CEO Law Office of John Mietus, LLC Ryan Goepel 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #274 Chief Financial Officer Rockville MD 20850 (mail address) GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES (202) 747-5212 Building 5A, Miami Int’l Airport [email protected] Miami, FL 33166 Counsel for GLOBAL CROSSING (305) 869-4790 AIRLINES, INC. [email protected] [email protected] January 15, 2021 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of DOCKETS GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES, INC. OST-2020-0041 OST-2020-0042 for Certificates of Public Convenience and January 15, 2021 Necessity (Interstate and Foreign Charter Service) SUPPLEMENT OF GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES, INC. TO APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY On April 10, 2020, Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. (“GlobalX”) applied in the first above-captioned docket for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing GlobalX to engage in interstate charter air transportation of persons, property, and mail. GlobalX simultaneously applied in the second above-captioned docket for a certificate authorizing it to engage in foreign charter air transportation of persons, property and mail. With this Supplement, and in response to the Department’s recent request,1 GlobalX respectfully updates the Department on its progress in funding and preparing for future operations under the requested certificate authority. GlobalX requests that the Department continue to process its application expeditiously using written submissions and simplified, non- hearing procedures as contemplated by the Department’s Streamlining Initiative in Docket OST-2005-22228 and sections 302.15 and 302.207 of the 1 Letter from Lauralyn Remo, Associate Director (Fitness), Office of Aviation Analysis, to counsel for GlobalX dated December 17, 2020 in Docket OST-2020- 0041. Global Crossing Airlines Supplement to Applications Page 2 Procedural Regulations. In support of its application, GlobalX updates the information required by 14 C.F.R. §§ 201.4 and 204.3 in the Exhibits and Confidential Exhibits attached to this application and states as follows: 1. Since the original application, GlobalX and its affiliates, led by a group of experienced aviation and financial executives, have fully implemented the funding plans anticipated in the application. Working with the shareholders of a development-stage, public Canadian airline company, Canada Jetlines, Inc., GlobalX’s key investors and executives merged their holding company with Jetlines, successfully completed a public share offering, and negotiated advantageous financing for up to CDN$100 million. “Domesticating” the holding company as a U.S. citizen, necessary for GlobalX to proceed with this application, finally took place in December 2020. The resulting holding company is a publicly-traded, Delaware corporation named Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. (“Group”). Group meets statutory U.S. citizenship requirements and owns 100% of GlobalX, the applicant, which has continued its certification activity with the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) during the financing and structuring of its parent company. 2. Further supporting information is provided in Exhibits 8-18 to this application, attached hereto, and in the accompanying Confidential Exhibits. Global Crossing Airlines Supplement to Applications Page 3 WHEREFORE, Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. respectfully requests that the Department of Transportation process this application using expedited, simplified procedures, issue it the certificates of public convenience and necessity requested in these dockets, and grant such other relief as may be necessary or appropriate. Respectfully submitted, John R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 9710 Traville Gateway Dr. #274 Rockville MD 20850 (mail address) (202) 747-5212 [email protected] Counsel for GLOBAL CROSSING AIRLINES, INC. January 15, 2021 Global Crossing Airlines Supplement to Applications Exhibit 8 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE DEPARTMENT’S REGULATIONS Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. (“GlobalX”) hereby provides, in support of its certificate applications, supplemental information required by the Department pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 204.5, cross-referenced to specific provisions of section 204.3. Responses to the Department’s Information Request of December 17, 2020 also are included in this Exhibit and marked with a code (e.g., [Ownership 1(a)]) corresponding to the request section and number.1 (a) Name, address, and telephone number of applicant. Global Crossing Airlines, Inc. d/b/a GlobalX Airlines Building 5A 4200 NW 36th Street Miami International Airport Miami, FL 33166 (786) 751-8550 (b-d) Form of organization and state of incorporation; certificate of good standing and corporate information. GlobalX is a Delaware corporation. Attached as Exhibit 9 are the certificates of good standing, domestication, and incorporation, and the by- laws, of GlobalX’s 100% owner, Global Crossing Airlines Group, Inc. (“Group”). GlobalX’s certificate of incorporation was previously filed as Exhibit 2, and a current certificate of good standing and its by-laws are attached as Exhibit 10. [Ownership 1(c)] 1 The request sections are General Information; Management and Key Technical Personnel; Ownership and Citizenship; Financial Position and Operating Plans; and Compliance Disposition. For example, the answer to question 2(a) of the Management and Key Technical Personnel section will display “[Management 2(a)].” - 1 - Global Crossing Airlines Supplement to Applications Exhibit 8 (e) Citizenship affidavit. An affidavit attesting GlobalX’s status as a U.S. citizen under 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15), as required by 49 U.S.C. § 41102, is attached as Exhibit 11. [Ownership 2] (f) Information relating to key personnel. Capsule biographies are provided below for Group and GlobalX key personnel, including those introduced in the original application. More detailed resumes for officers and key personnel are provided in Exhibit 12, and FAA certificate numbers are provided in Confidential Exhibit C. (Confidential Exhibits described in this Supplement have been filed with the Department under seal and accompanied by a Motion for Confidential Treatment.) All listed personnel may be reached at the business address shown above and are U.S. citizens unless otherwise specified. (1) Members of the Boards of Directors (Group and GlobalX) Edward J. Wegel, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer2 of Group and GlobalX – Mr. Wegel is a senior airline and travel services executive with over 30 years of experience in all aspects of airline operations and finance. He has held key airline positions, including founder of Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc., co-founder/board member of Atlantic Coast Airlines (United Express), President/CEO and board member of Chautauqua Airlines /US Airways Express, and President/COO and board member of BWIA International Airways. He has consulted extensively in airline and aviation financial matters, including mergers and acquisitions and restructuring and is the co-founder and president of AVi8 Air Capital LLC, an aviation consulting group. Mr. Wegel served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army and received an M.B.A. from the Univ. of Northern Colorado after graduating from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Ryan Goepel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Group and GlobalX – Mr. Goepel is an experienced finance and operations executive with over 20 years’ experience. He most recently served as CFO for Flair Airlines Canada to transition the airline operator to a low cost scheduled carrier. Prior to Flair, Mr. Goepel was CFO for ZEiTECS, a global artificial lift technology company overseeing its sale to Schlumberger. He also served as the KBR Services Business Unit Finance Leader, overseeing 12,000 2 Neither Group nor GlobalX have a President. [Management 1(a)] - 2 - Global Crossing Airlines Supplement to Applications Exhibit 8 employees and growing revenue from $300M to $3B. In addition, he served as Director of Finance at Burger King through its initial public offering. He is a Certified Management Accountant and holds an MBA from Texas A&M University and a BA from the University of British Columbia. Joseph DaGrosa, Jr. – Mr. DaGrosa is a founder and Senior Managing Partner of General American Capital Partners, formed in 2018, where he manages investments totaling $250 million. He was a cofounder of 1848 Capital Partners LLC (“1848”), which he co-managed from 2003 until 2018; he was a member of the firm’s investment committee. He also served as co- chairman or as a board member for the following 1848 portfolio companies: Eastern Air Lines, Inc., Jet Support Services, Inc., Sunbelt Diversified Enterprises LLC, Big Apple Entertainment Partners LLC, and London Bridge Entertainment Partners LLC. Mr. DaGrosa co-led the firm’s investment in Heartland Food Corp. Prior to 1848, Mr. DaGrosa was a partner at MapleWood Partners LP, a Miami-based private equity firm, where he served as a member of the Executive and Investment Committees