### Application of BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

TURKISH AIRLINES ) ) 

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### Docket OST-2005-21183 (TURK HAVA YOLLARI,A.O.)

for an exemption pursuantto 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

APPLICATION OFTURKISHAIRLINES FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION

Communications withrespectto this document shouldbe sentto:



### September7, 2011 CharlesJ. 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) cjsimpson@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 servedwith this application.

### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

TURKISH AIRLINES (TURK HAVA YOLLARI, A.O.) ) 

### ) ) 

### ) ) ) 

### for an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §

### 40109 )

Dated: September 7, 2011 Docket OST-2005-21183

APPLICATION OF TURKISHAIRLINES FOR RENW AL OF EXEMPTION

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

U.S.C. 

### § 40109 and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice, for renewal ofits

exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 previously granted inthis docket. THYrequests renewal of

this exemption for a period ofnot less than two years.

In support ofthis application, THY respectfully states as follows:

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

to "engage in scheduled foreign airtransportation ofpersons, propertyand mail from behind

Turkey, via Turkey and intermediatepoints, to a point orpoints in the United States and

beyond." Notice ofAction 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 onehand, and New York and Chicago,

onthe 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

ofTurkey for the services described herein. In addition, THY continues in all respects to be fit,
willing, and able to performthe 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 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 ConservationAct of 1975, as defined in section 313.4(a)(I) 

### ofthe
Department's regulations.

5. Pursuant to section 377.10(a) ofthe Department's regulations, THY states its

intention to rely upon the automatic extensionprovisions of5 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 ofthis renewal application.

### WHEREFORE, Turkish Airlines respectfully requests renewal ofits exemption

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

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

States and beyond, for a period ofat leasttwo years, as more fully described above.

September7, 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 onthis 7th day ofSeptember2011, a copy ofthe foregoing Application ofTurkish Airlines for Renewal ofExemption was served by email on the parties named below:

Stephen J. Morrissey Managing Director, International and Regulatory Affairs United AirLines 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-8thFloor 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 Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

Alexander VanDerBellen JeffMorgan 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 AmericanAirlines, Inc. I101 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. 3850Three 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.comPierre 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



### 2 Robert P. Silverberg Jeffrey Johnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. II0I 30th Street, N.W. Suite 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Marshall S. Sinick Counsel for AlaskaAirlines 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 AstarAir 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

DirectorofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 PennsylvaniaAvenue, 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.comJohnS. 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 SpiritAirlines 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 AirCargo and Trade Winds Airlines Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817 bill@mietuslaw.com john@mietuslaw.com

Kevin Montgomery PeterBeckett PolarAir Cargo, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com



### 3 Thomas A. Gillies ChiefOperating Officer Southern Air Inc. 117 GloverAve. 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 CarrierAssociation 1000 Wilson Boulevard Suite 1700 Arlington, Virginia 22209 obrooks@naca.cc pdoell@naca.cc

David M. Endersbee