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Issue db y th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n o n Januar y 21 , 201 0 NOTIC E O F ACTIO N TAKE N - - DOCKE T DOT-OST-2009-034 5 Thi s serve s a s notic e t o th e publi c o f th e actio n describe dbelow , take n b y th e Departmen t official indicate d(n o additiona l confirmin g orde r wil l b e issue din thi s matter)

. Applicant : Aerolane , Linea s Aerea s Nacionale s de l Ecuado r S.A

. d/b/ aLA N Ecuado r Dat e Filed : Decembe r

16 , 2009 , a s amende dDecembe r 30 , 200 9 Relie f requested : Exemptio n fro m4 9 U.S.C

. § 4130 1 t o conduc t charte r foreig n ai r

transportatio n o f

passengers , an da statemen t o f authorizatio n pursuan t

t o 1 4 CF RPar t

212 , t o th e exten t

necessar y t o permi t

La n Ecuado r

t o we t leas e aircraf t o n along-termbasi s t o LA N Airlines , S.A

. (LAN ) fo r operation s o f

LA N schedule dflight s betwee n Miami , Florid aan dSantiago , Chile

. La n Ecuado r als o request s awaive r

o f th e 45-da y filin g requiremen t unde r 1 4 CF RPar t 212. ' If renewal , dat e an dcitatio n o f las t action : Ne w authorit y Applican t representative : Charle s J

. Simpson , Lonni e Ann e Per aan dDavi dM

. Endersbe e (202 ) 298-8669 0
DO T Analyst : Shelit aA

. Johnso n (202)366-122 6 Responsiv e pleadings : Non e file d DISPOSITIO N Action : Approve dActio n date : Januar y 21 , 2010 ^

Effectiv e date s o f

exemptio n an dstatemen t o f authorizatio n authorit y granted : Januar y 21 , 201 0 - Apri l 29 , 201 0 Basi s for approva l (bilatera l agreement/reciprocity).Th e U.S.-Ecuado r Agreemen t

o f 1986

. Excep t t o th e exten t

exempted/waived , thi s authority i s subjec t t o th e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s indicated : Standar dexemptio n condition s (attached ) Foreig n ai r carrie r permi t (Orde r ) Specia l conditions/Partia l grant/Denia l basis/Remarks : Approva l i s contingen t upo n th e applicant' s homelan d maintainin g a

n effectiv e reciprocit y certificatio n i n Docke t DOT-OST-2(X)6-2426 9 throug h th e perio do f operatio n o f

th e authorize dflight(s)

. Actio n take n by : Pau l L

. Gretch , Directo r

Offic e of Internationa l Aviatio n Unde r authorit y assignedb y th e Departmen t i n it s regulations , 1 4 CF RPar t 385 , w e foun dtha t

(1 ) th e applican t

i s qualifie dt o performth e propose doperations ; (2 ) ou r actio n wa s consisten t

with Departmen t

policy ; (3 ) gran t

o f th e authorit y wa s consisten t

with th e publi c interest ; an d(4 ) gran t o f th e authorit y woul dno t

constitut e amajo r

regulatory actio n unde r

th e Energ y Polic y an dConservatio n Ac t o f 1975

. T o th e exten t

no t granted/deferred/dismissed , w e denie d al l request s in th e reference dDocket

. W e ma y amend , modify , o r

revok e th e authorit y grante din thi s Notic e at an y tim e withou t hearin g a t

ou r discretion

.

' Th e Departmen

t i s actin g o n La n Ecuador' s reques t

prio r t o th e expiration o

f the 45-da y advanc e filin

g requiremen

t wit h th e consen t o f al l partie s served

. ^ O n Januar y 5 , 2010 , w

e orall y grantedLa

n Ecuado r a n exemptio n an dstatemen t o f authorization t

o conduct the first roundtri p fligh t o f its progra mfo r La n Airline s t

o b e operatedJanuar

y 6-7 , 2010 , while w

e consideredLa

n Ecuador' s reques t

fo r longer-ter mauthority

. Thi s Notic e o

f Action Take

n confirms tha

t Januar y 5 action

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### Person s entitle dto petitio n the Departmen t fo r review o f the actio n se

t fort h i n thi s Notic e unde

r the Department' s regulations , 1 4 CF

R§ 385.30 , ma

y file their petition s withi

n seve n (7 ) day s afte

r the dat e o f issuanc e o

f thi s Notice

. Thi s action wa s effective whe

n taken , an

dthe filing o

f apetitio n fo

r review will not

alte r suc h effectiveness

. A n electroni c version o f

thi s documen

t i s availabl e o

n the Worl dWid e We b at : http://www.regulations.go vForeig n Carrie r Exemptio n Condition s I n th e conduc t

o f th e operation s authorized , th e foreig n carrie r applicant(s ) shall : (1 ) No t conduc t an y op)eration s unles s i t

hold s acurrentl y effectiv e authorizatio n fro mit s homelan dfo r suc h operations , an di t

ha s file dacop y o f

suc h authorizatio n with th e Department ; (2 ) Compl y wit h all applicabl e requirements o f th e Federa l Aviation Administration , th e Transportatio n Securit

y Administration , an

dwit h al l applicabl e U.S

. Governmen t requirements concerning security , including , bu t no t limitedto , 1 4 CF

RPart s 129 , 91 , an

d3 6 an d4 9 CF RPar t 1546 o r 1550 , as applicable

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o assur e complianc e wit

h al l applicable U.S

. Governmen t requirements concernin

g security , the holde

r shall , befor

e commencin

g an y ne w servic e (including charte

r flights ) fro

maforeig n airpor t tha t woul db e the holder' s las t

poin t o f departur e fo r th e UnitedStates , contact

its Internationa

l Industr y Representativ e (HR

) (formerl y referredt

o as Internationa

l Principa l Securit y Inspector

) t o advis e th e II Ro f its plan s an

dt o find out whethe r th e Transportation Securit

y Administration ha s determinedtha

t securit y i s adequat

e t o allow suc

h airport(s ) t

o b e served ; (3 ) Compl y wit

h th e requirement s fo r

minimu minsuranc e coverag e containe di n 1 4 CF RPar t 205 , and , prio r t o th e commencemen t

o f an y operation s unde r

thi s authority , fil e evidenc e o f suc h coverage , i n th e for mo f acomplete dOS T For m6411 , wit h th e Federa l Aviatio n Administration' s Progra mManagemen t Branc h (AFS-260) , Fligh t Standard s Servic e (an y change s to , o r terminatio n of

, insuranc e als o shal l b e file dwith tha t

office) ; (4 ) No t operat e aircraf

t unde r thi s authorit y unles s i t

complie s with operationa l safet y requirement s at leas t equivalen t

t o Anne x 6 o f

th e Chicag o Convention ; (5 ) Conformt o th e airworthines s an dairma n competenc y requirement s o f it s Governmen t

fo r internationa l ai r

services ; (6 ) Excep t

a s specificall y exempte do r otherwis e provide dfo r

in aDepartmen t

Order , compl y wit

h th e requirement s o f

1 4 CF RPar t

203 , concernin g waive r

o f Warsa w Conventio n liabilit y limit s an ddefenses ; (7 ) Agre e tha t

operation s unde r

thi s authorit y constitut e awaive r o f sovereig n immunity , for

th e purpose s o f

2 8 U.S.C

. 1605(a) , bu t

onl y wit h respec t t o thos e action s o r

proceeding s institute dagains t i t in an y cour t

o r othe r tribuna l i n th e Unite dState s tha t are : (a) base do n it s operation s i n internationa l ai r transportatio n that , accordin g t o th e contrac t o f carriage , includ e apoin t in th e Unite dState s a s apoin t o f origin , poin t

o f destination , o r

agree dstoppin g place , o r fo r whic h th e contrac t

o f carriag e wa s purchase d i n th e Unite dStates ; o r

(b ) base do n aclai munde r an y internationa l agreement o r treat y cognizabl e in any cour t o r othe r tribuna l o f

th e Unite dStates

. I n thi s condition , th e ter m"internationa l ai r transportation " mean s "internationa l transportation " a s define db y th e Warsa w Convention , excep t tha t al l State s shal l b e considere dt o b e Hig h Contractin g Partie s fo r th e purpos e o f

thi s definition ; (8 ) Excep t

a s specificall y authorize db y th e Department , originat e o r terminat e al l flight s to/fro mth e Unite dState s i n it s homeland ; (9 ) Compl y wit

h th e requirement s o f

1 4 CF RPar t

217 , concernin g th e reportin g o f scheduled , nonscheduled , an dcharte r data ; (10 ) If charte r operation s ar e authorized , excep t a s otherwis e provide din th e applicabl e aviatio n agreement , compl y with th e Department' s rule s governing charter s (includin g 1 4 CF RPart s 21 2 an d 380) ; an d (11 ) Compl y wit

h suc h othe r

reasonabl e terms , conditions , an dlimitation s require db y th e publi c interes t a s ma y b e prescribe db y th e Department , wit h al l applicabl e order s o r regulation s o f

othe r U.S

. agencie s an dcourts , an dwith al l applicabl e law s o f th e Unite dStates

. Thi s authorit y shal l no t

b e effectiv e durin g an y perio dwhe n th e holde r i s no t in complianc e with th e condition s impose dabove

. Moreover , thi s authorit y canno t b e sol do r

otherwis e transferre dwithou t explici t Departmen t

approva l unde r

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