BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.,

AEROviAS DEL CONTINENTE

AMERICANO, S.A. AVIANCA,

TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, S.A:.'

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LINEAS AEREAS COSTARRINCENSES, S.A;

for blanket statements of authorization under '

14 CFR Part 212 (reciprocal blanket codesharing)

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Docket OST -2014 - () I<t/

JOINT APPLICATION FOR BLANKET STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

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Charles J. Simpson, Jr.

Alexander T. Simpson

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 298-8660

cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com

atsimpson@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

October 21, 2014

David M. Endersbee

Jonathon H. Foglia

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 298-8660

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for Aerovias del Continente

Americano, S.A. Avianca, TACA

International Airlines, SA. and Lineas

Aereas Costarricenses, S.A.

NOTICE: The Joint Applicants request expedited treatment and will poll the U.S. carrier

representatives shown on the attached Service List and inform the Department of

the results of the poll.
BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of

ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO., LTD.,

AERO ViAS DEL CONTINENTE

AMERICANO, S.A. AVIANCA,

TACA INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES, S.A.

and

LINEAS AEREAS COSTARRINCENSES, S.A

for blanket statements of authorization under

14 CFR Part 212 (reciprocal blanket codesharing)

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Docket OST-2014-

JOINT APPLICATION FOR BLANKET STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION

All Nippon Airways Co, Ltd. ("ANA"), Aerovias del Continente Americano, S.A.

Avianca ("Avianca"), TACA International Airlines, S.A. ('TACA"), and Lineas Aereas

Costarricenses, S.A. ("LACSA") (colleCtively, the "Joint Applicants") hereby jointly apply for

blanket statements of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 in order to engage in reciprocal

codesharing to the full extent permitted under the open skies agreements between the United

States, on the one hand, and Japan, Colombia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica, on the other hand, as

more fully described below. The Joint Applicants respectfully request expedited treatment of

this Application and a waiver of the 45-day advance filing requirement in 14 C.F.R. S

2l2.l0(d)(2). They also ask that the statements of authorization be effective for an indefinite

period, consistent with Department precedent.
Joint Application of ANA,

Avianca, TACA and LACSA

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In support ofthis Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows:

1. ANA, Avianca, TACA, and LACSA have recently agreed to engage in reciprocal

codeshare operations and to transport codeshare traffic between Japan, on the one hand, and

points in Central and South America, on the other, via U.S. connect points. Pursuant to their

codeshare agreements, ANA will display Avianca's designator code on flights between U.S.

points and points in Japan, and Avianca, TACA and LACSA will display ANA's designator code

on flights between U.S. points and points in Central and South America. The Joint Applicants

intend to initiate the codeshare operations that are the subject of this Joint Application in or about

mid-November 2014; the initial U.S. segments are listed in Exhibit 1 hereto.

2. ANA requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. S 212.9 to

display the "A V" designator code of Avianca, TACA, and LACSA 1 on flights operated by ANA

in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or

points behind Japan, via any point or points in Japan and any intermediate point or points, to any

point or points in the United States and beyond.

3. Avianca requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. S 212.9 to

display the "NH" designator code of ANA on flights operated by Avianca in conjunction with

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind

Colombia, via any point or points in Colombia and any intermediate point or points, to any point

or points in the United States and beyond.

I Avianca, TACA, and LACSA hold an exemption permitting them to use the common trade name "Avianca," and

TACA and LACSA hold a blanket statement of authorization permitting them to display the "A V" designator code

for their services in foreign air transportation to and from the United States. See Notice of Action Taken, Docket

OST-2012-0136 (Feb. 12,2014). Consistent with this authority, TACA's and LACSA's flights are held out under

the Avianca name and display the "AV'" code.
Joint Application of ANA,

Avianca, TACA and LACSA

Page 3

4. TACA requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. S 212.9 to

display the "NH" designator code of ANA on flights operated by TACA in conjunction with

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind El

Salvador, via any point or points in El Salvador and any intermediate point or points, to any

point or points in the United States and beyond.

5. LACSA requests a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. S 212.9 to

display the "NH" designator code of ANA on flights operated by LACSA in conjunction with

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points behind Costa

Rica, via any point or points in Costa Rica and any intermediate point or points, to any point or

points in the United States and beyond.

6. The Joint Applicants hold the necessary underlying economic authority to engage

in the codeshare operations for which authority is requested. ANA holds a foreign air carrier

permit authorizing it to operate scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail

from points behind Japan, via Japan and intermediate points, to any point or points in the United

States and beyond. See Order 2007-4-29, Docket OST-2006-26649 (Mar. 7, 2007). Avianca

holds exemption authority authorizing it to operate scheduled foreign air transportation of

persons, property and mail from points behind Colombia, via Colombia and intermediate points,

to points in the United States and beyond. See Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-20l2-0137

(Jan. 28, 2013). TACA holds exemption authority authorizing it to operate scheduled foreign air

transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind El Salvador, via El Salvador and

intermediate points, to any point or points in the United States and beyond. See Notice of Action

Taken, Docket OST-1997-2674 (Oct. 23, 1997) (timely renewal pending). LACSA holds
Joint Application of ANA,

Avianca, TACA and LACSA

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exemption authority authorizing it to operate scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,

property and mail from points behind Costa Rica, via any point or points in Costa Rica and any

intermediate point or points, to any point or points in the United States and beyond. See Notice

of Action Taken, Docket OST -1997-2682 (Nov. 18, 1997) (timely renewal pending).

7. The reciprocal codeshare operations contemplated by this Joint Application are in

the public interest and are fully consistent with the air transport agreements between the United

States and the Joint Applicants' respective homelands. Part VII. I of the 2010 U.S.-Japan

Memorandum of Understanding, Article 8.7 of the 2011 U.S.-Colombia Air Transport

Agreement, Article 8.7 of the 1997 U.S.-EI Salvador Air Transport Agreement, and Article 8.7

of the 1997 U.S.-Costa Rica Air Transport Agreement all provide for third-country codesharing

such as the Joint Applicants plan to implement. The Joint Applicants seek to engage in these

codesharing arrangements in order to more effectively compete by offering a broader range of

more fully integrated services to their respective customers. The codeshare operations will

provide new consumer benefits, enhanced competition and important new online service between

Japan and points in Central and South America.

8. A grant of the requested authorizations IS also consistent with Department

precedent granting statements of authorization for codesharing by multiple foreign carriers on

flights operated to and from the United States and beyond. See, e.g., Department Action on

Application in Docket OST-2012-0076 (Malaysia Airlines and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd.

codesharing) (May 16, 2012); Department Action on Application in Docket OST-2011-0008 (Air

New Zealand Limited and Virgin Atlantic Airways Limited codesharing) (Feb. 15,2011).
Joint Application of ANA,

Avianca, TACA and LACSA

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9. The Joint Applicants will conduct their codesharing operations in compliance

with Part 257 of the Department's economic regulations and will accept the Department's

standard conditions imposed on codeshare arrangements such as those described herein.

10. Consistent with Department precedent in similar requests, the Joint Applicants

hereby provide notice of their intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points. The

Joint Applicants will notify the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any

codeshare services to non-open skies points. See Department Action on Application in Docket

OST-2013-0042 (Mar. 22, 2013), at n.3 (notice of Lan Peru S.A. and Japan Airlines Co., Ltd. of

intent to engage in codeshare services to open skies points).

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Joint Applicants respectfully request that

the Department grant the requested blanket statements of authorization, waiver, and such other or

additional relief as the Department considers consistent with the Joint Application and the public

interest.
Joint Application of ANA,

Avianca, TACA and LACSA

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Respectfully submitted,

Charles J. Si so, Jr.

Alexander T. Simpson

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 298-8660

cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com

atsimpson@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

October 21, 2014

Da d M. Enders

Jonathon H. Fog ia

ZUCKE~T, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER,

L.L.P.

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20006

(202) 298-8660

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for Aerovias del Continente

Americano, S.A. Avianca, TACA

International Airlines, S.A., and Lineas

Aereas Costarricenses, S.A.
NH* code on Avianca-operated flights

New York - Medellin

New York - Bogota

Washington - Bogota

Los Angeles - Bogota

AV* code on ANA-operated flights

Washington - Tokyo

New York - Tokyo

Los Angeles - Tokyo

Chicago - Tokyo

San Francisco - Tokyo

NH* code on TACNLACSA-operated flights

New York - San Salvador

Washington - San Salvador

New York - San Pedro Sula

Los Angeles - Guatemala City

Los Angeles - San Salvador

Chicago - San Salvador

San Francisco - San Salvador

EXHIBIT I
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Joint Application was served this 21st day of

October 2014, via email transmission on the following persons:

Gerald F. Murphy

Steven J. Seiden

Counsel for United Airlines

Crowell & Moring LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20004-2595

gmurphy@crowell.com

sseiden@crowell.com

Dan Weiss

Managing Director - International &

Regulatory Affairs

United Air Lines

77 West Wacker Drive-HDQIZ

Chicago,IL 60601

dan.weiss@united.com

Stephen J. Morrissey

Managing Director, Regulatory and

Policy

United Air Lines, Inc.

1225 New York Avenue, NW - DCAIZ

Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20005

steve.morrissey@united.co

abby.bried@united.com

Robert Wirick

Howard Kass

Francis Heil

American Airlines, Inc.

1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W.

Suite 600

Washington, D.C. 20036

robert. wirick@aa.com

francis.heil@aa.com

howard.kass@aa.com

John L. Richardson

Joan Canny

Counsel for Amerijet International

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.c.

555 13th Street, N.W.

Suite 420 West

Washington, D.C. 20004

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

JCanny@amerijet.com

Russell E. Pommer

Associate General Counsel & Sr.

Director, Regulatory Affairs

Atlas Air, Inc.

801 17th Street, NW

Suite 410

Washington, D.C. 20006

rpommer@atlasair.com

Kevin Montgomery

Peter Beckett

Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

801 17th Street, NW

Suite 410

Washington, D.C 20006

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com

peter. beckett@polaraircargo.com

Marshall S. Sinick

Counsel for Florida West

International Airways

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20004

msinick@ssd.com
Anita Mosner

Jennifer Nowak

Counsel for United Parcel Service

Holland & Knight

800 17th Street, N.W.

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

dsmalls@ups.com

Alexander Van Der Bellen

Chris Walker

Delta Air Lines

1212 New York Avenue, NW

Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20005

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris. walker@delta.com

John R. Mietus, Jr.

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Suite 300

Washington, DC 20004

john@mietuslaw.com

John S. Duncan

Deputy Director

Flight Standards Service

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Room 821

Washington, D.C. 20591

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

Sandra Lunsford

Courtney Felts

Legal and Regulatory Affairs

FedEx Express

3620 Hacks Cross Road

Building B, 3'd Floor

Memphis, TN 38125

Sllunsford@fedex.com

cefelts@fedex.com

Sharon.pasley@fedex.com

Robert P. Silverberg

Jeffrey Johnson

Counsel for ABX Air

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P.

1101 30th Street, N.W., Ste. 120

Washington, D.C. 20007

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Mark W. Atwood

Stephen Lachter

Counsel for Ka1itta Air, Xtra Airways and

Frontier Airlines

Cozen O'Connor

Army Navy Building

1627 I Street, NW

Suite 1100

Washington, D.C. 20006

matwood@cozen.com

Stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com

lisa.duun@xtraairways.com

Aaron Goerlich

Counsel for Allegiant Air and

SouthemAir

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW

Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com
Elaine Nisson

Northern Air Cargo, Inc.

3900 Old International Airport Road

Anchorage, AK 99502

enisson@nac.aero

Joanne W. Young

David Kirstein

Counsel for Spirit Airlines

Kirstein & Young PLLC

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.

Suite 600 South

Washington, DC 20004

jyoung@yklaw.com

dkirstein@yklaw.com

Charles Hill

Director,

Safety, Security & Regulatory Compliance

Air Transport International LLC

6012 Campus Circle W

Suite 240

Irving, TX 75063

chuck.hill@airtransport.cc

Jonathan B. Hill

Counsel for JetBlue

CooleyLLP

1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 700

Washington, DC 20004

jhill@cooley.com

perkmann@cooley.com

Thomas Ting

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country

Airlines

1300 Mendota Heights Road

Mendota Heights, MN 55120

Thomas. Ting@suncountry.com