BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

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Application of ) 

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China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ) Docket OST-2014-0108 

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For Renewal of Exemption Authority ) 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) 

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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 ) 

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China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ) Docket OST-2014-0108 

) 

For Renewal of Exemption Authority } 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40409 ) 

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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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Application for Renewal of Exenzption Autlaor7ty of Cdaina Eastern Airlines Colporation Lirnited 

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. 

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Application 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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Application for Renewal of Exenzptiorz Authoizty o f Clzina Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

Docket OST-2014-0107 

June 2, 2015 

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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