BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
) Application of ) ) 

### AIRPACIFIC LIMITED ) DocketNo. OST

### -2005-21868 ) for renewal ofexemption from 

### 49 U.S.C. 

### § 41301 ) (Fiji- Kiribati- Honolulu) )



### APPLICATION OF AIRPACIFIC LIMITED FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sentto:

June 

### 19,2012 John E. Gillick David M. Endersbee ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P. 

### 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Suite 

### 700 Washington, DC 

### 20006 Tel: 

### (202) 973-7939 Fax: 

### (202) 342-0683 Email: jegillick@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com
Counsel for AirPacific LimitedBEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
) Application of ) ) 

### AIR PACIFIC LIMITED ) ) for renewal ofexemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 ) (Fiji- Kiribati- Honolulu) ) DocketNo. OST-2005-21868



### APPLICATION OF AIRPACIFIC LIMITED FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 

### §40109 and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice, Air
Pacific Limited ("Air Pacific") hereby requests renewal ofits exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 authorizing Air Pacific to engage in scheduled air transportation ofpersons, property and mail
betweenNadi, Fiji and Honolulu, Hawaii via Christmas Island, Kiribati.
In support ofthis application, AirPacific respectfully states as follows:
1. OnJuly 7, 2011, the Departmentrenewed Air Pacific's exemption authority in
this docket to perform "scheduled airtransportation ofpersons, property and mail betweenNadi, Fiji, and Honolulu, Hawaii via Christmas Island, Kiribati." AirPacific's exemption authority expires onJuly 7, 2012. Bythis application, Air Pacific seeks renewal ofits exemption authority

to continue operatingthese services.
2. Therenewed exemption authority sought by Air Pacific remains consistent with
the principles ofcomity and reciprocity, as the Governments ofthe United States and Fiji enjoy

warm aviationrelations, and withthe public interest. Air Pacific's services provide a valuable
and necessary airtransportation linkbetweenthe SouthPacific and the U.S.

### Application ofAir Pacific Limited For Renewal ofExemption Page 2

3. Air Pacific continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the
Government ofFiji for the services described herein. In addition, Air Pacific continues in all respects to be fit, willing, and able to perform the services contemplated by this application.
4. Air Pacific will accept all terms, limitations, and conditions that the Department normally attaches to exemption authority for foreign airtransportation, and Air Pacific will comply withthe provisions ofthe Transportation Code as well as the rules, regulations, and requirements issued thereunder. 5. Renewal ofthis exemption authority will not constitute a "majorregulatory
action" under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in section 313.4(a)(l) ofthe Department's Regulations. 6. Pursuant to Section 377.10(a) ofthe Department's Regulations, Air Pacific states its intention to rely upon 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implementedby Part 377, to continue in effect its

current exemption authority for the service specified inthis application, pending a final
determination ofthis renewal application.

### Application ofAir Pacific Limited For Renewal ofExemption Page 3
WHEREFORE, 

### Air Pacific Limited respectfully requests a renewal ofits exemption authority, as described herein, for not less than a one-year period. AirPacific also requests such further, different, and additional reliefas the Department may deem appropriate.

Dated: June 19, 2012 Respectfully submitted,

By:

# ~~ John E. Gillick David M. Endersbee ZUCKERT, SCOUTT 

### & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7939 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Email: jegillick@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com
Counsel for Air Pacific LimitedCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that onthis 19th day ofJune 2012, a copy ofthe foregoing Application ofAirPacific Limited for Renewal ofExemption was served by email on the parties named below:

Krishna "Kris" Urs Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs U.S. Department ofState 2201 C Street, N.W., Room 5830 Washington, D.C. 20520 urskr@state.gov

John M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.gov

District Manager- Oahu Honolulu International Airport 300 Rodgers Boulevard Honolulu, HI 96819 airoahu@hawaii.gov

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel Robert Wirick American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carl.nelson@aa.com robert.wirick@aa.com francis.heil@aa.com james.kaleigh@aa.com

Alexander Van DerBellen Sametta C. Barnett Delta Air Lines 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20005 Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.bamett@delta.com Dan Weiss Managing Director- International & Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines 77 West WackerDrive-HDQIZ Chicago, IL 60601 Dan.weiss@united.com
Stephen J. Morrissey Managing Director, Regulatory and Policy United AirLines, Inc. 1225 New York Avenue, NW- DCAIZ Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Steve.morrissey@united.com

Jonathan T. Linde Managing Director & Senior CounselRegulatory United AirLines, Inc. 77 West WackerDrive-HDQLD 16th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 Jonathan.linde@united.com

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Lorraine B. Halloway Gerald F. Murphy Counsel for Continental Airlines/United Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2595 rbkeiner@crowell.com Lhalloway@crowell.com gmurphy@crowell.com

HowardKass Managing Director & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W. Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 howard_ kass@usairways.comJonathan B. Hill Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines Dow Lohnes 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhill@dowlohnes.com

Marshall S. Sinick Counsel for Alaska Airlines Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.com

Kevin Montgomery Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com

Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 rpommer@atlasair.com

Kelli Bryan Ranjit Seth Robert Foster Charter Sales Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 charters@evergreenairlines.com chris.schuldt@evergreenhelicopters.com Philip.Church@evergreenhelicopters.com ranjit.seth@evergreenairlines.com Robert.foster@evergreenairlines.com



### 2 Angeline Garbuzinski Nancy Sparks Steven H. Taylor Bailey Leopard Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3'd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 anbird@fedex.com gbleopard@fedex.com
AnitaMosner JenniferNowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 Anita.mosner@hklaw.com Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com
Malcolm L. Benge Counsel for World Airways and North American Airlines Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 mlbenge@zsrlaw.com



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