AIRCRAFT
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
THIS AIRCRAFT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is entered into as of
July 10, 2009, by and between CSC TRANSPORT, INC. , a
Delaware corporation with an office at 8000 Republic Airport,
Hangar 5, Farmingdale, New York 11735 (“CSC”) on the
one hand; and DOLAN FAMILY OFFICE, LLC , a Delaware limited
liability company with an office at 340 Crossways Park Drive,
Woodbury, New York 11771 and CHARLES F. DOLAN , with a
mailing address at 1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, New York 11714
(Charles F. Dolan, together with Dolan Family Office, LLC,
“Client”), on the other hand.
CSC will manage
Client’s aircraft described below (the
“Aircraft”) in accordance with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement.
SPECIFIC TERMS
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I.
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Aircraft
Identification
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Aircraft Make and
Model:
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Gulfstream GIV-SP
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Manufacturer’s
Serial Number:
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1313
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Aircraft Registration
Number:
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N100DF
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II.
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Management
Fee
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Annual Management f ee:
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$600,000
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III.
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Term
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Effective Date:
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July 10, 2009
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Expiration Date and Time:
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12:00 pm Eastern, July 9, 2010
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To Client:
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To CSC:
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Dolan Family Office,
LLC
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CSC Transport, Inc.
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340 Crossways Park
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8000 Republic Airport,
Hangar 5
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Woodbury, New York
11797
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Farmingdale, New York
11735
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Attention: William A.
Frewin
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Attention: Don
Menard
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Telephone: (516)
803-9200
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Telephone: (516)
803-5910
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Fax: (516) 364-4592
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Fax: (516) 694-6923
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E-mail:
bfrewin@dfollc.com
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E-mail:
dmenard@cablevision.com
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and
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and
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Charles F. Dolan
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Cablevision Systems
Corporation
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c/o Dolan Family
Office, LLC
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1111 Stewart Avenue
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340 Crossways Park
Drive
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Bethpage, New York
11714
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Woodbury, New York
11797
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Attn: General
Counsel
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Telephone: (516)
803-9200
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Telephone: (516)
803-2300
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Fax: (516) 364-4592
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Fax: (516) 803-2575
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V.
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Aircraft Operating
Base
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The Aircraft will be
based at Hangar 5, Republic Airport, Farmingdale, New York.
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GENERAL
TERMS
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1.
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Management
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1.1
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Management
Services . In consideration of the fees paid by Client, CSC
will perform the following functions on behalf of Client:
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(a)
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Employment and
supervision of flight and maintenance personnel assigned to the
Aircraft;
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(b)
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Aircraft maintenance at
the Operating Base, maintenance management at contract facilities,
and related maintenance support functions;
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(c)
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Advice regarding
insurance for the Aircraft;
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(d)
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FAA liaison;
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(e)
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Aircraft hangar,
office, and shop facilities at the Operating Base and other airport
locations, as required;
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(f)
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Record keeping,
reporting, budgeting, payment on behalf of Client of
Aircraft-related invoices and other administrative
requirements;
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(g)
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Aircraft, passenger,
and Flight Support Personnel (as defined in Paragraph 2.1)
scheduling support services for Client and Client’s
passengers; and
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(h)
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Management supervision
of the operation and maintenance of the Aircraft by Client.
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1.2
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Part 91
Operations . All flight operations by Client under this
Agreement will be conducted under Part 91 of the Federal Aviation
Regulations, as amended (the “FAR’s”), and in
accordance with any other laws and rules pertaining to the
operation of the Aircraft. Client acknowledges that services to be
provided by CSC to Client under this Agreement are intended to
assist Client in the operation by Client of its Aircraft under Part
91 of the FAR’s in the conduct of Client’s business,
and shall be undertaken by CSC consistent with such intentions and
only for such purposes.
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1.3
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Operational
Control . In compliance with Part 91 of the FAR’s, at all
times during the term of this Agreement, Client will have and
retain exclusive operational control, and exclusive possession,
command and control, of the Aircraft. Client will have and retain
complete and exclusive responsibility for scheduling, dispatching
and flight following of the Aircraft on all flights conducted under
this Agreement, which responsibility includes the sole and
exclusive right over initiating, conducting and terminating any
such flights, subject to the pilot-in-command’s authority for
all safety-of-flight matters. Client will have complete and
absolute control of the crewmembers in preparation for and in
connection with the operation of all flights conducted under this
Agreement.
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2.
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Flight Support
Personnel
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2.1
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General .
Pilots, mechanics, and flight attendants for the Aircraft
(collectively, “Flight Support Personnel”) will be
appropriately certified, rated and trained as required by the
FAR’s and the insurance required by Section 9. All Flight
Support Personnel will be employed by CSC and carried on
CSC’s payroll, and CSC shall be responsible for and shall
timely pay and withhold all payroll and employment-related taxes
(including, without limitation, Social Security, Medicare and
unemployment taxes) relating to such Flight Support Personnel and
shall timely file returns with respect to such taxes with proper
taxing authorities. Without duplicative effect, CSC shall pay the
entire cost of salary, benefits, employer payroll taxes, training
and testing for Flight Support Personnel.
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2.2
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Availability .
Flight Support Personnel will be available, as required, to support
the flight schedule. If Flight Support Personnel are unable to
support a requested flight due to such circumstances as sickness,
training, vacation, personal emergency, or crew duty limits, CSC
will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the services of
substitute personnel meeting the standards set forth in this
Agreement. Client acknowledges that CSC may utilize the services of
substitute qualified personnel, as required, to support the
Aircraft’s flight schedule, and that applicable FAR’s
and CSC’s crew duty limits will be used to determine when
Flight Support Personnel relief is required. The incremental
out-of-pocket cost of substitute personnel will be the
responsibility of Client and shall be paid in accordance with
Paragraph 8.5.
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2.3
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Monitoring and
Reviews . CSC will monitor the qualifications and performance
of Flight Support Personnel through a process of record keeping,
performance reviews, direct supervision and flight checks. Client
will provide reasonable access to the Aircraft, subject to
Client’s prior permission, for CSC supervisory personnel to
conduct required training and flight checks to observe Flight
Support Personnel performance.
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2.4
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Termination or
Replacement . CSC reserves the right to terminate or replace
Flight Support Personnel for any reason. If the credentials or
performance of any Flight Support Personnel are unsatisfactory to
Client, CSC agrees that upon notice to that effect from Client, it
shall reassign and replace such Flight Support Personnel as quickly
as possible with another qualified individual acceptable to
Client.
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3.
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Flight Support
Personnel Training and Qualification
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3.1
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Training . CSC
will conduct or contract for Flight Support Personnel training that
meets or exceeds the requirements of the FAR’s governing the
type of operation being conducted. Training will include, but not
be limited to:
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(a)
Pilots : (i) initial aircraft qualification, if required;
(ii) Aircraft-specific recurrent training; (iii) policy and
procedures recurrent training; (iv) emergency situations training;
and (v) professional qualifications enhancement training, as
required, such as cockpit resource management, international
operations, and cabin medical safety.
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(b)
Mechanics : (i) initial aircraft qualification, if required;
(ii) biennial aircraft-specific recurrent training; and (iii)
biennial system-specific recurrent training (engines, avionics,
etc.).
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(c)
Flight Attendants : (i) initial qualification training, if
required; (ii) policy and procedures training; (iii) cabin medical
training; and (iv) emergency situations training.
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3.2
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Training Flights
. Client shall make available at its expense a reasonable amount of
Aircraft time to accomplish pilot training, proficiency checks and
line checks as required by the FAR’s; provided, however, that
simulators shall be used to the extent practicable. In addition to
required FAA pilot checkrides, CSC supervisory personnel will
observe line operation of Flight Support Personnel to confirm crew
performance and adherence to company procedures. Client will
provide reasonable access to the Aircraft, subject to
Client’s prior permission, for CSC supervisory personnel to
conduct this observation. CSC will maintain a current training
record for Flight Support Personnel documenting satisfactory
completion of FAA and CSC training and currency requirements.
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4.
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Aircraft
Maintenance
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4.1
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Maintenance
Obligations . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, CSC shall, on Client’s behalf, cause the Aircraft
to be maintained at Client’s expense in a manner that
satisfies all of the requirements of the Aircraft Lease, dated as
of July __, 2009, as amended, between CEF Aircraft 2002, LLC, as
lessor, and Sterling Aviation, LLC, as lessee (the
“Headlease”), and the Aircraft Sublease Agreement,
dated as of July __, 2009, as amended, between Sterling Aviation,
LLC, as sublessor, and Client, as sublessee (the
“Lease”), each as currently in effect on the Effective
Date.
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4.2
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Maintenance
Program . On Client’s behalf and at Client’s
expense, CSC will cause the Aircraft to be enrolled on an
FAA-approved inspection program under Part 91 of the FAR’s,
and will conduct, contract for and/or supervise Aircraft
maintenance services to cause the Aircraft to be maintained in
accordance with the requirements of the approved inspection
program, the FAR’s, and the Headlease and the Lease, each as
currently in effect on the Effective Date hereof.
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MEL . On
Client’s behalf, CSC will obtain an FAA approved Minimum
Equipment List (MEL) for the Aircraft.
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Records . On
Client’s behalf, CSC will maintain records on the Aircraft,
engines and systems in accordance with the applicable FAR’s,
CSC’s maintenance procedures, and the Headlease and the
Lease, each as currently in effect on the Effective Date
hereof.
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4.5
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Maintenance
Scheduling . Client will cooperate with CSC to schedule all
maintenance requirements. CSC will schedule maintenance, to the
extent practicable, to minimize conflicts with Client’s use
of the Aircraft. CSC will keep Client apprised of the
Aircraft’s maintenance schedule.
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4.6
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Maintenance Service
Plans . On Client’s behalf, CSC shall provide to JSSI,
Honeywell and Gulfstream, respectively, any periodic reports
required in order to maintain in full force and effect the JSSI
Select contract for the Aircraft’s engines, the Honeywell APU
MSP contract as required by the terms of the Headlease and the
Lease, each as currently in effect on the Effective Date hereof, as
well as the CMP contract. Client shall maintain each such program
contract in full force and effect. All amounts payable under such
contracts shall be the responsibility of Client and shall be paid
in accordance with Paragraph 8.5.
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4.7
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Appointment as
Agent . Subject in all respects to the Headlease and the Lease
(each as in effect on the Effective Date hereof), Client appoints
CSC as its agent for the purpose of executing, for and behalf of
Client, any documentation required in connection with any
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maintenance program,
maintenance service plan and/or maintenance inspection agreements
as may be necessary in order for CSC to fulfill its maintenance
obligations under this Agreement. Client agrees to indemnify and
hold CSC harmless from and against any claims, damages, losses and
expenses arising pursuant to any maintenance program, maintenance
service plan and/or maintenance inspection agreements entered into
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
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5.
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Flight
Scheduling
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5.1
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Services . On
behalf of Client, CSC will perform the following services related
to scheduling by Client of the Aircraft:
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(a)
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Assist Client in
scheduling the Aircraft;
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(b)
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Receive trip notices
from Client and produce an itinerary for each trip giving the
pertinent details of the trip;
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(c)
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Arrange ground
transportation requirements for Aircraft passengers;
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(d)
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Schedule Flight Support
Personnel;
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(e)
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Arrange for Aircraft
catering per Client’s request;
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(f)
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Arrange for landing
permits, clearances, and ground handling for domestic and
international destinations; and
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(g)
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Coordinate the
Aircraft’s movements to support Client’s travel
schedule.
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5.2
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Hours of Service
. CSC will provide the above-listed services 24 hours per day,
seven days per week.
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5.3
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Client
Information . Client will give CSC the most up-to-date and
complete information available on the Aircraft’s proposed
travel schedule. CSC agrees to hold in confidence any information
that it may gain regarding Client’s travel, business and
security arrangements, subject in all respects to applicable laws,
regulations and rules of the New York Stock Exchange.
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6.
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Records and
Administration
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6.1
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Record Keeping .
CSC will maintain facilities and personnel at its office for
Aircraft record keeping, operations supervision, scheduling
assistance, and accounting support. CSC will
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keep all flight,
passenger, maintenance, operational, logbook, tax, and cost records
up to date and in accordance with good accounting practice and all
of the requirements of the FAR’s, the Headlease and the Lease
(each as in effect on the Effective Date hereof), and all other
applicable laws and regulations.
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6.2
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Reports . CSC
will supply Client with an annual budget and monthly reports
summarizing financial and flight activity.
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6.3
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