BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o.
For a forei g n air carrier permit pur s uant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and exemption authorit y pur s uant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (U.S.

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APPLICATION OF GROSSMANN JET SERVICE SPOL S.R.O. FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:
Andrew J. Harakas Daniel E. Correll Clyde & Co US LLP 405 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10174 Phone 212.710.3900 Fax 212.702.4620 andr ew.harakas@clydeco.us daniel.correll@clydeco.us Counsel for Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o.

March 25, 2014

Notice : An y per s on who wi s he s to s upport or opp os e thi s application ma y file an an s wer and
s erve that an s wer on above

- named coun s el and all per s on s s erved with the application. Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o. intend s to poll the U.S. carrier repre s entative s on the attached s er v ice li s t re g ardin g thi s application.1 BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o.
For a forei g n air carrier permit pur s uant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and exemption authorit y pur s uant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (U.S.

- Europe) Docket DOT

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APPLICATION OF GROSSMANN JET SERVICE SPOL S.R.O. FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND EXEMPTION AUTHORITY
Pur s uant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and 14 C.F.R. Parts 211 and 302 of the Department 's
Re g ulation s , Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o. ( " Grossmann Jet) hereb y applie s for a forei g n air carrier permit and corre s pondin g exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to the full extent authorized by the Air Tran s port Agreement by the United State s and the European Community
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. Agreement ' ') to enable it to en g a g e in:
i. forei g n charter air tran s portation of per s on s , propert y and mail from an y point or point s behind an y Member State of the European Union v ia an y point or point s in an y Member State and via intermediate p o ints to an y point or points in the United State s and beyond ;
ii. forei g n charter air tran s portation of per s on s , pro perty and mail b e tween an y p o int or points in the U nited State s and any p o int or points in any memb e r of the European Common Aviation Area ("ECAA") ;
iii. other charter s pur s uant to the prior approv a l requirements s et forth in 14 C.F.R. Part 212 of the Department's economic regulations ; and
iv. transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community carriers in the future. Grossmann Jet requests that the Department proces s this application pursuant to the
streamlined regulatory procedures for licensing U.S. and foreign air carriers set forth in the2 Notice dated August 23 , 2005 (Docket OST

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- 22228) , and issue a single order (1) granting the requested exemption authority for a two

- year period or until the requested p ermit authority
become s effective , whichever occurs first , and (2) approving the corresponding foreign air carrier permit under the show

- cause procedures de s cribed in the Augu s t 23 , 2005 Notice. Grossmann Jet further requests the Department process this a pplication pursuant to the streamlined regulatory procedures for licensing European Union air carriers pursuant to the provisions of the U.S.

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. Reciprocal Recognition Procedures set forth in the Department’s Notice dated February 19, 2009. In support of this application, Grossmann Jet states as follows:
1. The United States and the European Community successfully concluded negotiations for an air transport agreement on March 2, 2007. The U

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. Agreement was approved by the European Council on March 22 , 2007, and was signed on April 30, 2007, to be provisionally applied beginning March 30, 2008. Grossmann Jet is requesting authority to the full extent provided by the U

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. Agreement and automatic application of additional rights
made available to Eu ropean Community carriers in the future.
2. The full name and address of the applicant is Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o., Vinohradská 1511/230, 100 00 Praha 10

– Strašnice, Czech Republic. The applicant is a corporation organized under the laws of the Czech Republic
3. The name and official address of the government air transport authority having regulatory jurisdiction over Grossmann Jet is the Civil Aviation Authority, Czech Republic, Ruzynĕ Airport, 160 08 Praha 6, Czech Republic.
4. Grossmann Jet holds a valid Air Operator Certificate and Operators License issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic , which is attached hereto as3 Exhibit s A and B, respectively

. The current expiry of its Air Operator Certificate is January 31, 2015, and Grossman Jet anticipates that it will be renewed in due course.
5. Grossmann Jet requests this authority to provide ad hoc, on demand charter operations between points outside the Uni ted States and points in the United States. Grossmann Jet intends to perform these operations utilizing a Gulfstream G550 reg. no. OK

- KKF, serial no. 5426 (capacity 15 seats).
6. Air transportation between the United States and the Czech Republic is gove rned by the Air Transport Agreement Between the United States and the European Community and the Member States of the European Community (signed April 30, 2007). The authority requested herein is consistent with that agreement.
7. Grossmann Jet is applying t o the Department for authority to operate aircraft designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds. Pursuant to Order 98

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- 31 issued February 3, 1998, Grossmann Jet is ex empt from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41313, which requires submission of an Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Plan by foreign air carriers . Further, pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 243.3 of the Aviation Economic Regulations, Grossmann Jet is not required to collect passenger manifest information.
8. Grossmann Jet maintains insurance coverage in excess of the liability limits set forth in 14 C.F.R. Part 205. Grossmann Jet is insured by lead insurer AXA Corporate Solutions pursuant to Policy No. XFR0069183AV13A f or Gulfstream G550 reg. no. OK

- KKF, serial no.
5426. OST Form 6411 is attached hereto as Exhibit C

. 9. A waiver of the liability limitations of the Warsaw Convention as required by 14 C.F.R. § 211.20(t) (OST Form 4523) is attached hereto as Exhibit D

.4 10. Gross mann Jet anticipates that grant of the requested authority will not result in additional annual aircraft fuel consumption exceeding 10 million gallons. Grant of the requested foreign air carrier permit and exemption authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975 , as defined in 14 C.F.R. § 313.4.
11. The verification required by 14 C.F.R. § 211.11 is attached hereto as Exhibit E

. WHEREFORE , Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o., s ubmits that grant of t his application
would b e consistent with the public intere s t , and requests that the Department issue a foreign air carrier permit and exemption authority to enable Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o. to engage in:
i. foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of persons , property and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union via any point or points in any Member State and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond ;
ii. foreign sch eduled and charter air transportation of persons , property and mail between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any
member of the ECAA;
iii. other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in 14 C.F.R.
Part 212; and
iv. transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Community carriers in the future.5 and further requests such additional or other relief as the Department may deem necessary or appropriate. Dated: March 25, 2014 Respectfully submitted,
CLYDE & CO US LLP

_____________________________ Andrew J. Harakas Daniel E. Correll 405 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10174 Phone 212.710.3920 Fax 212.702.4620 andrew.harakas@clydeco.us
Counsel for Grossmann Jet Service spol. s.r.o.

### Grossma n n Jet Exhibit A A ir Op e rator Certificate

### Grossmann Jet Exhibit B Ope rators Licen se

### Grossma n n Jet Exhibit C OST Form 6411

### Grossma n n Jet Exhibit D OST Form 4523

### Grossma n n Jet Exhibit E Verification