BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: Application of :

: EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 6

- 24591

: for renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : ( U.S.

- Dominican Republic ) :

:

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APPLICATION OF EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Jon Lindlief Director

– Planning and Development EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. 990 Toffie Terrace Atlanta, GA 30354 Gerald F. Murphy Steven J. Seiden CROWELL & MORING LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Av enue, NW Washington, DC 20004

- 2595 (202) 624

- 2500 gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for ExpressJet Airlines , Inc.

February 26

, 201 5BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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: Application of :

: EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. : Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 24591

: for renewal of an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 : (U.S.

- Dominican Republic) :

:

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APPLICATION OF EXPRESSJET AIRLINES, INC. FOR RENEWAL

ExpressJet 1 applies

, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s

Rules of Practice

, for renewal of its exem ption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 authorizing ExpressJet to

provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between a point or

points in the United States and a point or points in the Dominican Republic. 2 ExpressJet requests

that its exemption be renewed for a period of at least two years.

ExpressJet states as follows in support of its application:

1. ExpressJet’s U.S.

- Dominican Republic exemption authority was originally

granted by Notice of Action Taken dated May 9, 2006

, and most recently renewed b y Notice of

Action Taken dated April 25

, 201 3 , in this docket

. Absent renewal, ExpressJet’s authority will

1 Common names are used for airlines.

2 By Order 2012

- 1

- 3, the Department reissued the certificates and other economic authorities held by Atlantic Southeast, including the U.S.

- Dominican Republic exemption authority tha t is the subject of this renewal application, in the name of ExpressJet.Renewal Application of ExpressJet

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expire on April 25, 2015

. ExpressJet requests that its exemption be renewed fo r at least two

additional years, or until 90 days after the Department’s fin al determination on ExpressJet’s

request for a streamlined open

- entry certificate pending in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2005

- 22228, 3

whichever occurs first

.

2

. Renewal of this exemption authority is clearl y in the public interest as it will

permit ExpressJet to continue to have the flexibility to operate Atlanta

- Puerto Plata scheduled

service as a Delta Connection carrier during certain peak and off

- peak periods using either its 76

-

seat CRJ

- 900 or 65

- seat CRJ

- 700 aircraft

, and to introduce other U.S.

- Dominican Republic

services as market conditions warrant

. Granting this application will also enable ExpressJet to

continue providing substantial consumer benefits by maintaining existing service options for t he

U.S. traveling public, including the online connections offered between points on Delta’s

network. Renewal of ExpressJet’s U.S.

- Dominican Republic exemption authority is fully

consistent with the terms of the U.S.

- Dominican Republic Air Transport Agree ment and the

overall state of aviation relations between the United States and the Dominican Republic.

3. ExpressJet remains fit, willing and able to perform the U.S.

- Dominican Republic

services applied for herein. ExpressJet is a well

- established regi onal carrier and holds various

certificate and exemption authorities permitting it to engage in scheduled interstate and foreign

air transportation of persons, property and mail. 4 ExpressJet requests that the Department,

3 See Letter dated July 20, 2009 from Robert E. Cohn to Paul L. Gretch, Director, Office of International Aviation

.

4 See , e.g., Order 2012

- 1

- 3 at 1

- 2 (listing ExpressJet ’s certificate, exemption, and other operating authorities) and Notices of Action Taken dated Feb. 17, 2015 in Docket DOT

OST

- 2011

- 0089 (Atlanta

- Monterrey) and Jan. 20, 2015 in Docket DOT

- OST

- 2006

- 25018 (U.S.

- Belize)

.Renewal Application of ExpressJet

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pursuant to Rule 24 of its Rules o f Practice, take official notice of all information and data that

have been filed to establish ExpressJet’ s fitness.

4

. ExpressJet invokes the automatic extensio n provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c ), as

implemented by Part 377 of the Department’s Special Regulations, to continue this authority in

effect pending action on this renewal application.

WHEREFORE, ExpressJet asks the Department to renew its exemption from 49 U.S.C.

§ 41101 authorizing Expr essJet to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,

property and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in the

Dominican Republic

.

Respectfully submitted,

CROWELL & MORING LLP

_______________________________ Gerald F. Murphy Steven J. Seiden gmurphy@crowell.com sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for ExpressJet Airlines, Inc.

February 26, 2015CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have this date served the foregoing document on the following persons in

accordance with the Department’s Rules of Practice:

robert.wirick@aa.com howard.kass@aa.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com chris.walker@delta.com dan.weiss@ united .com steve.morrissey@united.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com bob.kneisley@wnco.com l eslie.abbott@wnco.com matwood@cozen.com slachter@cozen.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com jcanny@amerijet.com jhill@cooley.com perkmann@cooley.com jyoung@yklaw.com dkirstein@yklaw.com john.fredericksen@suncountry.com thomas.ting@sun country.com rsilverberg@sgbdc.com john.s.duncan@faa.gov englets@state.gov

_______________________ ___________ Steven J. Seiden

February 26, 2015