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Brendan Air, LLC

By this order, we tentatively conclude that Brendan Air, LLC d/b/a Brendan Airways and d/b/a USA 3000 is a citizen of the United States, and is fit, willing, and able to provide interstate and foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail, and should be issued certificates of public convenience and necessity for such operations.

Initially, Brendan Air will utilize two leased 174-seat Airbus A-320-200 aircraft to offer one scheduled round-trip flight per week between Philadelphia and Las Vegas and one scheduled round-trip flight per week between Philadelphia and Aruba in addition to providing charter passenger service between the U.S. and Mexico and the Caribbean. Brendan Air plans to expand the frequency of its scheduled operations after it takes delivery of three more Airbus A-320-200 aircraft between April and November 2002.

Brendan Air has provided a list of its pre-operating costs and a detailed quarterly estimate of its expenses for its first year of proposed operations. Brendan Air expects that, during its pre-operating period, its expenses will total $11.2 million and that it will incur nearly $48.8 million in operating expenses for its first year of operations. We have examined these estimates and find them to be reasonable. Based on our analysis of Brendan Air's forecasts, it appears that the applicant will need access to resources of nearly $23.4 million to meet the Department's financial fitness criteria.

By:  Susan McDermott

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