Baltia Air Lines Inc. (fka BLTA)

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Here's an excerpt from the new SAS Certification process under which air carrier's beginning new certs this year are being certified. It consists of five phases as opposed to the four phase ATOS system that Baltia started with and is currently in phase 3 Performance Assessment.
http://fsims.faa.gov/PICDetail.aspx?docId=8900.1,Vol.2,Ch3,Sec1_SAS
A. Phase 1: Preapplication. Initial inquiries about certification or requests for application may come in various formats from individuals or organizations. These inquiries may be in writing or in the form of meetings with CHDO personnel. Application for certification will come through the Safety Assurance System (SAS) External Portal.
B. Phase 2: Formal Application. During this phase, the AFS-900 team briefs the CHDO on the certification process. A formal application meeting is tentatively scheduled after the FAA receives all submissions required in the Preapplication Checklist (PAC). The CPT reviews the applicant’s PAC submissions for completeness and accuracy before confirming the formal application meeting date. During the formal application meeting, the applicant’s management personnel must demonstrate knowledge of their air carrier’s system design.
NOTE: Phase 2 ends when the CPT accepts the formal application package and all Gate I requirements are met.
C. Phase 3: Design Assessment (DA). The CPT evaluates the design of the applicant’s operating systems to ensure their compliance with regulations and safety standards, including the obligation to provide service at the highest possible degree of safety in the public interest. This phase uses Element Design Data Collection Tools (ED DCT) to collect data to be used to determine if the air carrier’s system design meets all criteria.
D. Phase 4: Performance Assessment (PA). Inspectors use Element Performance Data Collection Tools (EP DCT) during this phase to collect data to be used to determine if the applicant’s systems are performing as intended and producing the desired results. This phase requires the operation of an aircraft to aid in the assessment of the applicant’s system design. Proving tests begin only after all Gate III requirements are met.
NOTE: Phase 4 ends after the successful completion of the proving tests.
E. Phase 5: Administrative Functions. This phase provides for completion of all administrative functions (e.g., issuance of the air carrier certificate and operations specifications (OpSpecs) and Program Tracking and Reporting Subsystem (PTRS) requirements and certification reports).
NOTE: Title 14 CFR part 119, § 119.39(b) and (b)(1), states, “An application for a certificate may be denied if the Administrator finds that the applicant is not properly or adequately equipped or is not able to conduct safe operations under this subchapter.” In addition, the applicant must maintain an active project. The CHDO must evaluate an inactive period that exceeds 90 days. Inactivity of greater than 90 days may be cause to terminate the certification process, or you may terminate the process when it is clear that continuing the process will not result in approval or acceptance (i.e., multiple failures of the applicant’s submissions). If there is a change to aircraft make/model during the certification process, the project must be restarted at the beginning of Phase 2 or reviewed for possible termination.