BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ) Docket OST-2014-0108 ) For Renewal of Exemption Authority ) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) )

APPLICATION OF CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

### AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. ~ 

### 40109

Communications with respect to this document should be directed to:
Evelyn D. Sahr .Ionathan T. Linde Beth A. FitzPatrick ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Twelfth Floor Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-659-6600 Fax: 202-659-6699 Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited June 2, 2015 NOTICE: Any person wishing to support or oppose this application must file an answer with the Department of Transportation and serve it on the above counsel and all persons named on the attached service list no later than June 17, 2015.

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### APPLICATION OF CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIIVIITED FOR RENEWAL OF EXEIVIPTION AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 40109 China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ("China Eastem"), in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R. § 302.301 et
seq., asks that the Department renew its exemption to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail on a codeshare-only basis with Virgin America Inc. ("Virgin"), between any points in the United States. China Eastern requests renewal of this authority for a period of two (2) years. In support of this application, China Eastern submits the following:
1. By 

### a Notice ofAction Taken on June 30, 2014 in Docket OST-2014-0107, the Department granted China Eastern an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 authorizing it to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail, on a codeshare-only basis with Virgin America, between any points in the United States.
2. China Eastern has permit authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between co-terminal points Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, on the one hand and Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Honolulu or Seattle on the other. (DOT

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Docket OST-2014-0107 June 2, 2015 Order 92-11-7) China Eastern currently holds similar exemption autlhority to that for which renewal is being sought, including authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Beijing, People's Republic of China, and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Notice of Action Taken, March 13, 2015 (Docket OST-2012-0185)) and between any point or points in the People's Republic of China and New York, New York with all flights operating via Shanghai and/or Beijing (Notice of Action Taken, September 15, 2014 (Docket OST-2014-0155)). 3. Virgin was issued a Statement of Authorization on June 30, 2014 permitting Virgin to display China Eastern's "MU" designator code on flights operated by Virgin between any points in the United States in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail held out by China Eastern between China and the United States. (Notice ofAction Taken, June 30, 2014 (Docket OST-2014-0107)) 4. The Statement of Authorization was issued for an indefinite period of time. Renewal of China Eastenl's exemption authority will allow it to continue to place its "MU" designator code on Virgin flights pursuant to its codeshare arrangement with Virgin, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Statement of Authorization. 5. China Eastern is fit, willing and able to perform the services for which the exemption is sought. The requested exemption authority is consistent with the United States — People's Republic of China Air Transport Agreement, as amended on May 22, 2007. Granting this exemption authority is in the public interest as it will permit China Eastern to continue providing enhanced services for persons traveling and shipping goods between the United States and China.

{NO214495.1} Page 3 of 5Application for Renewal of Exenaption Authority of China Eastern Airlines Coiporatiott Lilrtited Docket OST-2014-0107 June 2, 2015 6. In filing this application, China Eastem invokes and intends to rely upon the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as inlplemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, so that it may continue by operation of law to operate this service until the Department makes a detennination on this request. China Eastern's exemption authority would expire June 30, 2015 absent this renewal application, which is timely filed pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10(c). WHEREFORE, China Eastern respectfully requests that the Department grant China Eastern's request for renewal of exemption authority to perform scheduled foreign air transportation pursuant to its codeshare arrangement with Virgin.

Date: June 2, 2015 Respectfully submitted, ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC

w r , By: Evelyri D. Sahr ~ Jonathan T. Linde Beth A. FitzPatrick 1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Twelfth Floor Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 659-6622 (telephone) (202) 659-6699 (facsimile) Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Application for Renewal of Exemption Autl

- iority for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited was served by electronic mail this 2nd day of June 2015 on the following:

TO COMPANY E-MAIL Thomas S. Engle U.S. Department of State englets@state.gov John S. Duncan Federal Aviation Administration john.s.duncan@faa.gov Sascha Van der Bellen Christopher Walker Delta Airlines Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Chris.walker@delta.com Robert Wirick Howard Kass American Airlines Inc. robert.wirick@aa.com

howard.kass@aa.com Dan Weiss United Air Lines, Inc. dan.weiss@united.com Jonathan Hill Parker Erkmann Cooley LLP (Hawaiian Airlines) jhill@cooley.com

perkmann@cooley.com Kevin Mont omery Polar Air Cargo kevin.montgomery polaraircargo.com Russell E. Pommer Atlas Air, Inc. rpommer atlasair.com Bailey Leopard Nancy S arks Federal Express gbleopard@fedex.com nssparks fedex.com Anita Mosner Jennifer Nowak Holland & Knight (United Parcel Service) anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com Mark Atwood Kalitta Air matwood cozen.com Aaron Goerlich Southern Air agoerlich ggh-airlaw.com Frank Avent Airline Info fbavent@airlineinfo.com

Beth A. FitzPatrick

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