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OST-2005-23307 - Virgin America, Inc. - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
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Virgin America, Inc. OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
December 15, 2005 Letter of Support from AMB Property Corporation The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. I'm pleased to see that Virgin America has recognized and begun to tap into the wealth of aviation talent in the San Francisco area, and it has already hired several local airline professionals. I would like to point out that Fred Reid, the CEO of Virgin America, has served on the AMB Board of Directors for a number of years. His professionalism and integrity bode well for the future success of Virgin America. By: AMB, Hamid Moghadam
December 15, 2005 Letter of Support from Pier 39 The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. I'm pleased to see that Virgin America has recognized and begun to tap into the wealth of aviation talent in the San Francisco area, and it has already hired several local airline professionals. By: Pier 39, Robert MacIntosh OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
December 15, 2005 Letter of Support from the San Mateo County Convention & Visitors Bureau The San Mateo County Convention & Visitors Bureau respectfully requests that the Department of Transportation approve Virgin America’s application to “launch” as soon as possible. The recruitment of Virgin to the Bay Area came about as the result of an unprecedented, cooperative effort on the part of the Governor’s office, our organization, the San Mateo County Economic Development Association, San Francisco and Bay Area chambers of Commerce, San Francisco InternationaI Airport and the Bay Area Council. All pulled together in pursuit of Virgin, knowing its addition would provide a badly needed boost to our hard hit Bay Area economy. By: Convention and Visitors Bureau, Anne LeClair
December 16, 2005 Letter of Support from Shorenstein Realty Services | Word The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. The benefits of starting Virgin America’s domestic airline service are compelling for the markets it plans to serve. We sincerely hope that you consider the opportunities for increased competition, consumer-friendly fares, economic growth and job creation when reviewing Virgin America’s application. By: Shorenstein, Thomas Hart
December 15, 2005 Letter of Support from Siebel Systems, Inc. I am writing on behalf of Siebel Systems to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America’s certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Siebel, Linda Jansen OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
December 18, 2005 By: Michael Alexander
December 16, 2005 By: Larry Best
December 16, 2005 By: Thomas Bishop
December 16, 2005 By: Fernando Buesa
December 16, 2005 By: Ken Burns, President
December 16, 2005 Comments of the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County I am writing on behalf of the City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. C/CAG is the Congestion Management Agency for San Mateo County and works with the Cities and County to facilitate economic development and smart growth. Clearly Virgin America is smart growth and will be an asset to San Mateo County, the Region, the State and Nationally. Virgin America is a new US-owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: San Mateo County, Richard Napier
December 16, 2005 By: Dan Deibel
December 18, 2005 By: Peggy Deras
December 19, 2005 By: Karoleen Feng
December 16, 2005 By: Thomas J. Fulton
December 19, 2005 Comments of John Gilmore | Word By: John Gilmore
December 16, 2005 By: John Grubb
December 16, 2005 By: Ted Hall
December 17, 2005 By: Henry Hill
December 19, 2005 Comments of Iron Hills Vineyards | Word By: Iron Horse Vineyards
December 16, 2005 By: Daniel Krier
December 19, 2005 By: David Landis
December 16, 2005 By: Steven Lawrence
December 19, 2005 By: Phil Luecht
December 19, 2005 Comments of Frederic Marschner By: Frederic Marschner
December 17, 2005 By: Doug McIntosh
December 16, 2005 By: Wesley Miess
December 16, 2005 By: Jerry Mix
December 18, 2005 By: Nathan Nayman
December 19, 2005 By: Barbara Obele
December 19, 2005 By: Jose Oller
December 17, 2005 By: Tom O'Malley
December 17, 2005 By: Jay Paxton
December 16, 2005 By: Michelle Pope
December 16, 2005 By: Evan Reeves
December 17, 2005 By: David Rhodes
December 19, 2005 By: Creola Richardson
December 16, 2005 Comments of Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. I am writing on behalf of Rudolph and Sletten, Inc. to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America’s certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Rudolph and Sletten, Michael Mohrman
December 16, 2005 By: Keith Sjoholm
December 16, 2005 Comments of Hotel Softiel San Francisco Bay | Word The Hotel Softiel San Francisco Bay respectfully requests that the Department of Transportation approve Virgin America’s application to “take-off” as soon as possible. The recruitment of Virgin to the Bay Area came about as the result of an unprecedented, cooperative effort on the part of the Governor’s office, the San Mateo County Economic Development Association, San Francisco and Bay Area chambers of Commerce, San Francisco International Airport, Bay Area Council and supporters like our hotel. All pulled together in pursuit of Virgin, knowing its addition can and will after your speedy approval provide a badly needed boost to our hard hit Bay Area economy. By: Hotel Softiel, Eric Buitenhuis
December 16, 2005 By: Dan Solem
December 16, 2005 By: Doug Sumaraga
December 16, 2005 By: Joel Suty
December 16, 2005 By: Lorraine Thomson
December 16, 2005 By: Ceil Tilney
December 16, 2005 By: Joe Vassallo
December 16, 2005 By: George Williamson
December 18, 2005 By: Paul Witkay
December 18, 2005 By: Erik Wohlgemuth December 20, 2005 Comments of Affairs of the Vine, Inc. By: Barbara Drady, President
December 19, 2005 Comments of Community of Redwood City By: Barbara Pierce, Mayor
December 20, 2005 By: John D. Drady, Founder & LLC Manager
December 19, 2005 By: Marc Friedman
December 19, 2005 By: Rene Gurka
December 19, 2005 By: Chester Haskell, President
December 20, 2005 By: Paul Hassing
December 19, 2005 By: Herb
December 20, 2005 By: Robert Hortop
December 19, 2005 By: Alice Huang
December 20, 2005 By: Douglas McGeorge
December 19, 2005 By: Audrey A. Murray
December 19, 2005 By: Anthony Price
December 16, 2005 Comments of San Mateo Expo Center By: Chris Carpenter, General Manager
December 20, 2005 Comments of United American Bank | Word By: Steve Dworetzky
December 16, 2005 By: Richard Lamb, Executive Vice President/COO December 20, 2005 By: Fred Devereux, Vice President/General Manager
December 21, 2005 By: Bruce Carlton, General Manager
December 16, 2005 By: Karl Schroeder, President, Northern California Division December 20, 2005 By: Jeff Block
December 19, 2005 By: Jim Bourgart
December 22, 2005 By: Michael Burke
December 19, 2005 Comments of City of Burlingame, CA I am writing to you on behalf of my City of Burlingame to ask that you secure the earliest possible approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service out of SFO. Virgin America is a new airline with majority U.S. ownership. It will be based in and operated out of San Mateo County. Its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Councilwoman, Rosalie O'Mahony
December 21, 2005 By: Robert A. Corrigan, President
December 21, 2005 Comments of Degenkolb Engineers As one of San Francisco’s largest and oldest Structural Engineering firms, we strong urge you to approve Virgin America’s application to initiate airline service. The service they will provide is an important economic stimulus to our region, and a much needed, low cost, alternative for our firm. We concur with the conclusions reached by the independent Bay Area Economic Forum that predict that thousands of new jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in business revenue would we be achieved with their initial service. The bay area is steadily growing out of the dot com bust and will benefit from this new stimulus as we continue the recovery. The emerging life science and digital arts industries will be well served by Virgin America and better able to develop with their new service. By: Chris Poland
December 21, 2005 The Del Monte Foods Company hereby requests that Virgin America, Inc. be authorized to engage in scheduled interstate transportation via the granting of its Certificate for Public Convenience and Necessity. We respectfully request a swift approval of Virgin America's application, a request we are pleased to make in conjunction with many other California and San Francisco Bay Area entities. By: William Spain, Senior Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
December 21, 2005 Comments of Denver International Airport Denver International Airport encourages the US Department of Transportation to give Virgin America all consideration in its effort to start domestic operations in the United States. The carrier will provide point-to-point service to many destinations in this country and thereby will offer increased choice for consumers. By: Vicki Braunagel, Co-Manager of Aviation
December 19, 2005 Comments of Christine Firstenberg By: Christine Firstenberg
December 20, 2005 By: Roger Haughton
December 19, 2005 Comments of Hilton San Francisco The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. By: John Mazzoni, Area Vice President/Managing Director
December 19, 2005 By: Christopher Lynch
December 19, 2005 By: Claire McAullffe
December 21, 2005 Comments of San Francisco Airport The San Francisco Airport Commission, operator of the San Francisco International Airport, strongly supports the application of Virgin America for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. SFO urges the Department to act expeditiously on the application, utilizing the simplified procedures provided for in Subpart B of 14 CFR Part 302. By: John Martin, Airport Director
December 19, 2005 Comments of Jeannine Serml-Banayat By: Jeannine Serml-Banayat December 20, 2005 By: The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Mayor, City of San Francisco
December 22, 2005 By: James Wong December 26, 2005 Opposition Comments of Michael Akey By: Michael Akey
December 24, 2005 Opposition Comments of Chris Anderson By: Chris Anderson
December 27, 2005 Opposition Comments of David Anderson By: David Anderson
December 24, 2005 Opposition Comments of Colleen Andersen-Briscoe By: Colleen Andersen-Briscoe
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December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of James Ashton By: James Ashton
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December 26, 2005 Opposition Comments of Jerry Bailey By: Jerry Bailey
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Robert Biddle By: Robert Biddle
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December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Mark Bosler By: Mark Bosler
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Rob Briggs By: Rob Briggs
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Richard Calderon By: Richard Calderon
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Robert Caponetti By: Robert Caponetti
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December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Aaron Christensen By: Aaron Christensen
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December 27, 2005 Opposition Comments of Joseph Cooper By: Joseph Cooper
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December 26, 2005 Opposition Comments of P.F. Cowle By: P. F. Cowle
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December 25, 2005 Opposition Comments of Raymond Del Pozo By: Raymond Del Pozo
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December 26, 2005 Opposition Comments of Mark Dumolt By: Mark Dumolt
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December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Darrell Heinrich By: Darrell Heinrich
December 24, 2005 Opposition Comments of Scheid Hodges By: Scheid Hodges
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Bulent Ince By: Bulent Ince
December 27, 2005 Opposition Comments of Stephen Kenney By: Stephen Kenney
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December 27, 2005 Opposition Comments of Scott Lamb By: Scott Lamb
December 26, 2005 Opposition Comments of Robert Lambert By: Robert Lambert
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Dan Larsen By: Dan Larsen
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December 24, 2005 Opposition Comments of Ralph Stangeby By: Ralph Stangeby
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December 24, 2005 Opposition Comments of Judy Storey By: Judy Storey December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Daniel Swanson By: Daniel Swanson
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Michael Synoracki By: Michael Synoracki
December 26, 2005 Opposition Comments of Thomas Taylor By: Thomas Taylor
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December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of James Thomas By: James Thomas
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Kenneth Thompson By: Kenneth Thompson
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of a United Air Lines Pilot By: United Air Lines Pilot
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Jeffrey Vagg By: Jeffrey Vagg
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Kristina Vicars By: Kristina Vicars
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Richards Villars By: Richard Villars
December 27, 2005 Opposition Comments of James Wharton By: James Wharton
December 23, 2005 Opposition Comments of Gary Zientara By: Gary Zientara
December 25, 2005 Support Comments of Gregory Kroll By: Gregory Kroll
December 15, 2005 Support Comments of MacKenzie Communications By: Janis MacKenzie, President December 28, 2005 Form Letter Comments in Support and Opposition - Bookmarked
December 27, 2005 Support Comments of Haas Industries By: Michael McDonald, General Manager
December 27, 2005 Support Comments of Las Vegas McCarran International Airport By: Randall Walker, Director of Aviation
December 28, 2005 Support Comments of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission By: Doug Kimsey, Planning Director
December 23, 2005 Support Comments of San Francisco Airport Commission - Erratum San Francisco Airport Commission respectfully submits the following erratum to its comments filed December 21, 2005, in the above-referenced docket. The final full sentence on page 4 of said comments should read:
By: Airport Commission, Kandace Bender December 27, 2005 Support Comments of Bohannon Development Company By: Robert Webster, President & CEO
December 27, 2005 Support Comments of Embassy Suites Hotels | Word By: Christopher Beckmann
December 28, 2005 Support Comments of Fee Munson Ebert Architecture and Design By: Stephen Fee, Principal
December 27, 2005 Support Comments of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. By: Paul Woolford, AIA, LEED, AP
December 27, 2005 Support Comments of Multiple Individual Submitters - Form Letter
December 16, 2005 Support Comments of Philippe Becker Design, Inc. By: David Becker, President
December 19, 2005 Support Comments of Seaport Industrial Association By: Clem Molony, Board of Directors Secretary
December 28, 2005 Individual Opposition Comments
December 28, 2005 Opposition Comments of United Air Lines Pilots - Form Letters December 28, 2005 Support Comments of Colliers International By: David Chavez, Senior Vice President
December 30, 2005 Support Comments of Westfield Corporation, Inc. By: Steve Eimer, Vice President of Development
December 30, 2005 Opposition Comments of Individuals
December 30, 2005 United Air Lines Pilots Opposition - Form Letters OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger January 4, 2006 Business and Civic Support Letters January 5, 2006 OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger January 6, 2006 Business and Civic Support Letters OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
December 16, 2005 The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. By: Lora Bermani
December 16, 2006 Comments of City of Foster City, California I am writing on behalf of the City of Foster City to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America’s certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Mayor, Linda Koelling
December 19, 2005 Comments of Electronic Arts, Inc. I am writing on behalf of Electronic Arts Inc. to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America’s certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: EA, Curtis Wilhelm
December 16, 2006 Comments of the Peninsula Policy Partnership I am writing on behalf of the Peninsula Policy Partnership, a public-private collaborative representing local government, labor, education, transportation, environmental and business leaders, to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: PPP, Deberah Bringelson
December 15, 2005 Comments of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. By: SFCC, Steven Falk
December 16, 2006 I am writing on behalf of SAMCEDA, the voice of business on the San Mateo Peninsula, to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U. S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: SAMCEDA, Deberah Bringelson
January 19, 2006 The purpose of this letter is to support the application of Virgin America for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and requested authorization from the Department of Transportation to engage in scheduled interstate air transportation. My company and I frequently use air transportation for business purposes. The use of and existence of so-called “low cost airlines” is of significant assistance in the control of transportation costs, keeping our company competitive in the world market. I believe it is clear that many of the existing U.S. carriers have been unsuccessful in the marketplace due to a poorly executed business plan. Shielding them from competition is not fair to the consumer. If they cannot get their house in order, they should be allowed to fail. U.S. commercial aviation needs fair competition to remain healthy. We believe that Virgin America will provide that competition. The City of Tampa has open gates at our terminal due to the failure of some airlines and the fact that the major carriers are cutting back service. Virgin America’s growth into the market should help fill those gates. By: Tampa Tank, Calvin Reed
December 16, 2005 Comments of Town of Colma, California I am writing on behalf of the Town of Colma to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Mayor, Helen Fisicaro
December 16, 2005 I am writing on behalf of the Wentz Group Corporation to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Bradley Wentz OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
December 20, 2005 Comments of the County of San Mateo, California On behalf of the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, I ask for your swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start-up airline based in San Mateo County (docket number OST-2005-23307). Last year, the Bay Area Economic Forum recognized the desirability of expanding domestic service at SF0, particularly by low‑cost carriers: Increasing routes and carriers will expand options and stimulate competition in the local air service market, meeting key objectives in segments of the region's travel community. By: Richard Gordon
December 19, 2005 I am writing on behalf of Emerald Fund to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America’s certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: S. Osborn Erickson
December 21, 2005 Comments of the Gilroy Economic Development Corporation I am writing on behalf of Gilroy Economic Development Corporation to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America’s certification to offer interstate air service. Virgin America is a new U.S. owned and operated start up airline based in San Mateo County and its docket number is OST-2005-23307. By: Larry Cope
January 18, 2006 Comments of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority I am writing in support of the application of Virgin America, Inc. for a certificate authorizing it to operate scheduled air transportation (Docket OST-2005-23307). Virgin America has applied for authority to begin operations as a low cost carrier. Its business plan is based on scheduled, long-haul, domestic service using new Airbus A320 and A319 aircraft. Within twelve months of its initial operation, it intends to operate 17 of these aircraft to some of the nation's top metropolitan areas. The carrier intends to focus on high quality customer service, as well as reasonable prices. By: James Bennett OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
December 19, 2005 Support of Borel Private Bank & Trust Company I am writing on behalf of Borel Private Bank & Trust Company to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. By: John Conover
December 16, 2005 Support of Greater Bay Bancorp On behalf of Greater Bay Bancorp I strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. By: Duncan Matteson
December 22, 2005 The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. By: Louis Meunier
December 22, 2005 Support of Mills-Peninsula Health Services I am writing on behalf of Mills-Peninsula Health Services, a Burlingame based organization of over 2500 employees to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. By: Robert Merwin
December 16, 2005 The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. By: Lynn Bunim, 415-778-1220, lynn.bunim@sbc.com
December 19, 2005 Support of Sequoia Union High School District On behalf of Sequoia Union High School District I strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. By: Superintendent, Patrick Gemma
Ex-Parte Letter to James Bennett, Washington Airports Authority
December 16, 2005 Support Comments of Applied Biosystems I am writing on behalf of Applied Biosystems to strongly urge swift approval of Virgin America's certification to offer interstate air service. By: Applied Biosystems, Nicholas Wong
Ex-Parte Letter to James Bennett, Washington Airports Authority
February 14, 2006 Ex-Parte Letter to Senator Russell Feingold By: Michael Reynolds January 11, 2006 Re Support Comments of Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport The Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is writing this letter in support of Virgin America's application for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity as a new U.S. airline to engage in scheduled interstate air transportation. We urge that Virgin America be granted this certificate so that it may commence its planned service as early as possible in 2006, and so that it can begin service at DFW Airport sometime thereafter. Virgin America intends to focus "growth on longer‑haul, domestic U.S. routes that serve major cosmopolitan markets where guests are particularly likely to value Virgin America's quality service offering." DFW service to San Francisco and/or New York City would fit ideally with Virgin America's New York‑San Francisco nonstop service and its plans for future domestic market growth. By: DFW Airport, Jeffrey Fegan
January 11, 2006 Support Comments of Nibbi Brothers Construction The purpose of this correspondence is to request that Virgin America be granted this certificate using simplified procedures so that it may commence service as early as possible in 2006. By: Nibbi Bros., Larry Nibbi
February 14, 2006 Ex-Parte Letter to Senator Russell Feingold By: Michael Reynolds
April 20, 2006 Re: Letter in Support from Governor of California A bipartisan group of federal, state and local legislators including, US Senator Dianne Feinstein, California State Senator Jackie Speier and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom have joined with me in the successful effort to attract Virgin America to California. I urge you to take every appropriate step to expeditiously review and approve Virgin's application. By: Arnold Schwarzenegger
March 14, 2006 Re: Ex-Parte Communication with California Governor Schwarzenegger On March 14, 2006, I spoke by telephone to California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger regarding the application of Virgin America for a certificate from the Department of Transportation to engage in scheduled air transportation. Governor Schwarzenegger expressed his support for the application of Virgin America and indicated that it was important economically for the State of California. During the conversation, I noted to Governor Schwarzenegger that I was prohibited from discussing the merits of the case because it is a contested matter. By: Maria Cino
May 8, 2006 Ex-Parte Letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein Thank you for your letter of March 15 to Secretary Mineta, supporting Virgin America's application for authority to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation. Because Secretary Mineta is recused from this proceeding, I am responding on behalf of the U.S. Department of Transportation. The status of this public proceeding is that Virgin America has applied for a certificate to provide air transportation. It has submitted information to support its application. Various parties to the proceeding have filed pleadings in the public docket. After review of the information submitted by Virgin America and the pleadings in the docket, on April 13, as is the normal process, the Department issued Order 2006-4-15, directing Virgin America to file additional evidentiary material that we determined necessary for the processing of the application. With respect to your request that the Department set a timeline for processing this application, I can assure you that, once Virgin America has submitted all necessary information for the Department to determine that the application is substantially complete, we will publicly issue a procedural schedule for deciding this matter. As this proceeding is pending, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits of Virgin America’s application. I assure you that the Department will give full consideration to Virgin America’s application and all comments on the record in the docket. By: Maria Cino
October 13, 2006 Ex-Parte Letter to: After review of the information submitted by Virgin America, the Department determined that the record in this proceeding was substantially complete and, on July 12, 2006, issued Order 2006-7-14 establishing procedural dates in this case. Only after an applicant provides a substantially complete record in support of its application can the Department set dates for comments from interested parties. As this proceeding is pending, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits of Virgin America’s application. I assure you, however, that the Department is giving full consideration to Virgin America’s application and all comments on the record in the docket. By: Andrew Steinberg
July 26, 2006 Support of San Mateo County Convention and Visitors Bureau The San Mateo County Convention & Visitors Bureau would like to go on record in support of DOT approval for Virgin America. This U.S. company will fly between major U.S. cities and popular domestic destinations, generating a positive economic impact for America. In our area (SFO), which has still not recovered from 9/11, Virgin America will generate thousands of jobs and give a tremendous boost to tourism efforts. By: Anne LeClair
July 27, 2006 Answer of San Francisco in Support of the Application Expeditious DOT review and approval of Virgin America's application to begin operations at SFO is a key priority - for San Francisco, for the state of California, and for the U.S. traveling public seeking competitive, low-cost service. The Bay Area strongly supports the application, from both an economic and a travelers' point of view. San Francisco respectfully urges the Department to act promptly and favorably on the Virgin America application. By: John Martin OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger
August 1, 2006 Support of Denver International Airport Denver International Airport encourages the US Department of Transportation to give Virgin America all consideration in its effort to start domestic operations in the United States. We believe Virgin America's application should be approved in that it will be a new, high quality, low cost airline that will enhance the economic competitiveness, create direct economic benefits and enhance the quality of life of many Americans. By: Turner West
July 31, 2006 Support of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority On behalf of the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, I am writing to support Virgin America’s pending application for certification to operate as a US domestic carrier. Orlando International stands ready to welcome Virgin America should it choose to serve Florida’s largest passenger airport. By: Steve Gardner, 407-825-2001 Allegheny County Airport Authority Letter in Support
September 13, 2006 Support of Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority On behalf of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority, the operator of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, I wish to express support for approval by the Department of the pending application of Virgin America, Inc. for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate as a U.S. domestic carrier. The Authority requests that the Department grant Virgin America the authority to commence flight operations expeditiously and without further delay. By: John Brantley
OST-2005-23307 - Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Interstate Scheduled Passenger October 11, 2006 Disgruntled ALPA Member in Support of Virgin America I support the application for Virgin America to recieve an FAA operating certificate as soon as possible. ANY other correspondence to the contrary on this subject appears to be a form letter submitted by the Airline Pilots Association on my behalf without my specific knowlege. It should be noted that several other letters from different individuals also appear here with the exact same verbiage. This should be construed as a mass mailing from ALPA which does not necessarily represent the views of their membership. By: John Movizzo
October 13, 2006 Ex-Parte Letter to: After review of the information submitted by Virgin America, the Department determined that the record in this proceeding was substantially complete and, on July 12, 2006, issued Order 2006-7-14 establishing procedural dates in this case. Only after an applicant provides a substantially complete record in support of its application can the Department set dates for comments from interested parties. As this proceeding is pending, I am sure you understand that I cannot comment on the merits of Virgin America’s application. I assure you, however, that the Department is giving full consideration to Virgin America’s application and all comments on the record in the docket. By: Andrew Steinberg
February 22, 2007 City of Daly City, CA in Support Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Daly City that it extends its full support to Virgin America in its attempts to gain regulatory approval to serve domestic airline travelers out of San Francisco International Airport. By: Mayor, Maggie Gomez, 650-991-8125
February 9, 2007 Support of San Antonio International Airport I am writing to express San Antonio International Airport's strong support for the Department's timely and favorable review of the revised application of Virgin America to become a certified domestic air carrier. We understand that Virgin America has made substantial changes to its ownership, funding and corporate governance agreements to address the Department's concerns and to demonstrate its continuing commitment to fully satisfy each of the issues identified in the Department's Tentative Decision. San Antonio International Airport commends Virgin America for ensuring that it addresses both the spirit and "totality of circumstances" that the Department requires to establish clear US citizen ownership and control. By: Aviation Director, Mark Webb, 210-207-3450
February 9, 2007 Comments of the City of Burlingame Enclosed is a certified copy of Resolution No. 9-2007 of the City of Burlingame expressing strong support for Virgin America's efforts to receive regulatory approval from the FAA. By: Mayor, Terry Nagel
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March 7, 2007 Email Message - Association of Flight Attendants-CWA in Opposition to Virgin America
Virgin America claims to be a new generation airline but is nothing more than a direct extension of the Virgin Group, which is owned and operated by foreign interests. Virgin's business plan simply duplicates U.S. domestic routes between large cites that are currently served by a healthy mix of U.S. domestic low-fare airlines and large network carriers that offer point-to-point service and extensive international connections. Should the DOT approve their application, Virgin America could displace thousands of good paying U.S. jobs and offer no real new service to U.S. consumers. I believe that the Virgin Group is trying to circumvent U.S. aviation law with its application. The debate on changing aviation law appropriately belongs in the U.S. House and Senate and not through a DOT application. Foreign interests could not convince congress earlier to change ownership and investment laws and now are employing a different strategy. I urge you to uphold U.S. aviation laws, protect American jobs and deny Virgin America's application. By: Alessandra Macauley
February 9, 2007 Support of San Antonio International Airport I am writing to express San Antonio International Airport's strong support for the Department's timely and favorable review of the revised application of Virgin America to become a certified domestic air carrier. We understand that Virgin America has made substantial changes to its ownership, funding and corporate governance agreements to address the Department's concerns and to demonstrate its continuing commitment to fully satisfy each of the issues identified in the Department's Tentative Decision. San Antonio International Airport commends Virgin America for ensuring that it addresses both the spirit and "totality of circumstances" that the Department requires to establish clear US citizen ownership and control. By: Aviation Director, Mark Webb, 210-207-3450
February 9, 2007 Comments of the City of Burlingame Enclosed is a certified copy of Resolution No. 9-2007 of the City of Burlingame expressing strong support for Virgin America's efforts to receive regulatory approval from the FAA. By: Mayor, Terry Nagel
March 1, 2007 Comments of Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority As President and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority, please be advised that this letter shall serve as a request for your favorable consideration of the revised application of Virgin America to become a certificated domestic air carrier. MNAA and Virgin America representatives continue a dialog in which they indicate that substantial changes have been made to its ownership, funding, and corporate governance agreements. We understand that their action should address the Department’s concerns and demonstrate Virgin America’s continuing commitment to fully satisfy each of the issues identified in the Department’s Tentative Decision. As the operator of Nashville International Airport, MNAA commends Virgin America for ensuring that it addresses both the spirit and “totality of circumstances” that the Department requires establishing clear U.S. citizen ownership and control. By: President and CEO, Raul Regaldado, 615-275-1600
March 1, 2007 Comments of Rhode Island Airport Corporation I encourage your Department to approve Virgin America's application and provide the flying public with this exciting new choice. On behalf of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, and T. F. Green Airport, thank you for your consideration. By: President and CEO, Mark Brewer, 401-737-4000
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