Application of 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

TURKISH AIRLINES 

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Docket OST-2005-21183 

(TURK HA VA YOLLARI, A.O.) 

for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) 

APPLICATION OF TURKISH AIRLINES 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

September 7, 2011 

Charles J. Simpson, Jr. 

David M. Endersbee 

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006-3959 

(202) 298-8660 

(202) 342-0683 (fax) 

cj simpson@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

Attorneys for Turkish Airlines 

NOTICE: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application must file an answer 

by September 22, 2011 and serve that answer on the above-named counsel and all persons 

served with this application. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

TURKISH AIRLINES 

(TURK HA VA YOLLARI, A.O.) 

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for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) 

Dated: September 7, 2011 

Docket OST -2005-21183 

APPLICATION OF TURKISH AIRLINES 

FOR RENW AL OF EXEMPTION 

Turkish Airlines (Turk Hava Yollan, A.O.) ("THY") hereby applies, pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice, for renewal of its 

exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 previously granted in this docket. THY requests renewal of 

this exemption for a period of not less than two years. 

In support of this application, THY respectfully states as follows: 

1. On September 10, 2009, the Department renewed THY's authority in this docket 

to "engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail from behind 

Turkey, via Turkey and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States and 

beyond." Notice of Action Taken, September 10, 2009. This authority will expire by its own 

terms on September 10, 2011. THY separately holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing 

scheduled combination service between Turkey, on the one hand, and New York and Chicago, 

on the other hand, and charter service. See Order 98-6-23. 

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2. Renewal ofthis exemption remains consistent with the U.S.-Turkey Open Skies 

Air Transport Agreement. Moreover, the public interest will be served by the availability of 

THY's quality air service options. 

3. THY continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the Government 

of Turkey for the services described herein. In addition, THY continues in all respects to be fit, 

willing, and able to perform the services contemplated by this application. 

4. THY will accept all terms, limitations, and conditions that the Department 

normally attaches to exemption authority for foreign air transportation, and THY will comply 

with the provisions of the Transportation Code as well as the rules, regulations, and requirements 

issued thereunder. 

5. Renewal of this exemption authority will not constitute a "major regulatory 

action" under the Energy and Conservation Act of 197 5, as defined in section 313 .4( a )(I) of the 

Department's regulations. 

5. Pursuant to section 3 77.1 0( a) of the Department's regulations, THY states its 

intention to rely upon the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented 

by Part 377, to continue in effect its current exemption authority for the service specified in this 

application, pending a final determination of this renewal application. 
WHEREFORE, Turkish Airlines respectfully requests renewal of its exemption 

authority authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and 

mail from behind Turkey, via Turkey and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United 

States and beyond, for a period of at least two years, as more fully described above. 

September 7, 2011 

Respectfully submitted, 

David M. Endersbee 

ZUCKERT, SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 298-8660 

(202) 342-0683 (fax) 

cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com 

dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com 

Attorneys for Turkish Airlines 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that on this 7th day of September 2011, a copy of the foregoing Application of Turkish 

Airlines for Renewal of Exemption was served by email on the parties named below: 

Stephen J. Morrissey 

Managing Director, International and 

Regulatory Affairs 

United Air Lines 

1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 1210 

Washington, DC 20036 

Steve.morrissey@united.com 

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. 

Lorraine B. Halloway 

Counsel for Continental Airlines 

Crowell & Moring 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

rbkeiner@crowell.com 

Lhalloway@crowell.com 

Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Government Affairs-8th Floor 

1600 Smith Street 

Dept. HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

dan. weiss@coair.com 

Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Anita.mosner@hklaw .com 

J ennifer.nowak@hklaw .com 

Alexander VanDer Bellen 

Jeff Morgan 

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 

Jeff.morgan@delta.com 

Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

I 101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. 

Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

John L. Richardson 

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 

John Palo 

Vice President, Planning Military 

and Government 

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 

3850 Three Mile Lane 

McMinnville, OR 97128 

john. palo@evergreenairlines. com 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

chris.schuldt@evergreenhelicopters.com 

Philip.Church@evergreenhelicopters.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 

Angeline Garbuzinski 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3'd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@fedex.com 

cefelts@fedex.com 
Pierre Murphy 

Counsel for Brendan Airways, L.L.C. 

d/b/a USA 3000 Airlines 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 590 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

pmurphy@lopmurphy.com 

Thomas E. Fosko 

Vice President 

Air Transport International LLC 

2800 Cantrell Road 

Little Rock, AR 72202 

tom.fosko@airtransport.cc 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & Associate General 

Counsel 

US Airways 

1401 H Street, N.W. 

Suite 1075 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

howard_ kass@usairways.com 

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 

Aaron Goerlich 

Counsel for Allegiant Air and Ryan 

International Airlines 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW 

Suite 800 

Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Robert E. Cohn 

Counsel for Frontier Airlines 

Hogan Lovells 

555 13th Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com 

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Robert P. Silverberg 

Jeffrey Johnson 

Counsel for ABX Air 

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

II 0 I 30th Street, N. W. 

Suite 120 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

jjohnson@sgbdc.com 

Marshall S. Sinick 

Counsel for Alaska Airlines and Florida 

West International Airways 

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 500 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

msinick@ssd.com 

Stephen H. Lachter 

Counsel for Astar Air Cargo 

Lachter & Clements LLP 

1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 900 

Washington, DC 20036 

slachter@lachter-clements.com 

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel and 

Director of Regulatory Affairs 

Atlas Air, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C 20006 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

Mark W. Atwood 

Counsel for Kalitta Air and Xtra Airways 

Cozen O'Connor 

Army Navy Building 

1627 I Street, NW 

Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

matwood@cozen.com 

ldunn@xtraairways.com 

Jonathan B. Hill 

Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue 

Dow Lohnes 

1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036-6802 

jhill@dowlohnes.com 
JohnS. Fredericksen 

Vice President and General Counsel 

MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country 

Airlines 

1300 Mendota Heights Road 

Mendota Heights, MN 55120 

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com 

Joanne W. Young 

Counsel for Spirit Airlines 

Kirstein & Young PLLC 

1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. 

Suite 600 South 

Washington, DC 20004 

jyoung@yklaw.com 

William C. Evans 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Counsel for Centurion Air Cargo and Trade 

Winds Airlines 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Boulevard 

Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817 

bill@mietuslaw.com 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Kevin Montgomery 

Peter Beckett 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C 20006 

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@po laraircargo. com 

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Thomas A. Gillies 

Chief Operating Officer 

Southern Air Inc. 

117 Glover Ave. 

Norwalk, CT 06850 

tgillies@southernair.com 

Michael F. Goldman 

Counsel for Capital Cargo International 

Airlines 

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

1101 30th Street, N.W. 

Suite 120 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

mgoldman@sgbdc.com 

Oakley Brooks 

President and CEO 

Paul Doell 

National Air Carrier Association 

1000 Wilson Boulevard 

Suite 1700 

Arlington, Virginia 22209 

obrooks@naca.cc 

pdoell@naca.cc 

David M. Endersbee