BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

) 

Application of ) 

) 

Limited Liability Company "Cavok Air" ) Docket OST 2014- 

) 

for a foreign air carrier permit pursuant ) 

to 49 U.S.C. § 41302 and an exemption ) 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) ) 

) 

APPLICATION 

OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "CAVOK AIR" 

FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

MYKHAILO MATIUSHENKO GLENN P. WICKS 

General Director EKATERINA A. GRIMES 

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THE WICKS GROUP, PLLC 

"CAVOK AIR" 

3 Obolonska Naberezhna 733 l OthStreet, NW, 

Building 3, Suite 2 Suite 3002 

Kyiv, Ukraine 04210 Washington, DC 20001 

(202) 457-7790 

gpwicks(c-b,wicks- oup.com 

ekagfimes a,wicks-~-ro_up.com 

For: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY"CAVOK AIR°° 

Dated: September 17, 2014 

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

within 21 calendar days thereof, or by October 8, 2014, and serve that answer on Limited 

Liability Company "Cavok Air" and on all persons served with this application. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

) 

Application of ) 

) 

Limited Liability Company "Cavok Air" ) Docket OST 2014- 

) 

for a foreign air carrier permit pursuant ) 

to 49 U.S.C. § 41302 and an exemption ) 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) ) 

) 

APPLICATION 

OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "CAVOK AIR" 

FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41302, (representing the recodified version of Section 

402 1/ of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ("Act"), as amended), 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) 

(representing the recodified version of Section 416 2/ of the Act), Part 211 of the 

Department of Transportation's ("Department") Economic Regulations, and Subpart B of the 

Department's Rules of Practice, Limited Liability Cornpany "Cavok Air" (hereinafter 

"Cavok Air" or "Cavok") hereby applies for a foreign air carrier permit and an exemption to 

engage in charter air transportation of cargo between any point or points in Ukraine and any 

point or points in the United States, as well as any point or points in the United States and 

any point or points in a third country or countries subject to pertinent national, bilateral and 

international rules and regulations. Cavok Air intends to start operating the requested 

1 / Public Law 103-272, enacted July 5, 1994, revised and recodified the Act within Subtitle VII of Title 49, 

United States Code (Transportation). The provisions of section 402 of the Act are now contained in 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41302. Under the recodification, the terms of section 402 were not substantively changed. 

2/ Public Law 103-272, enacted July 5, 1994, revised and recodified the Act within Subtitle VII of Title 49, 

United States Code (Transportation). The provisions of section 416 of the Act are now contained in 49 U.S.C. 

§ 40109(c). Under the recodification, the terms of section 416 were not substantively changed. 

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services as soon as the Department permits them. Cavok Air intends to operate both its 

Antonov AN-74TK-100 and Atonov AN-12 equipment. Cavok Air may further expand the 

proposed services using other aircraft in the future. 

Cavok Air respectfully requests that this application be decided on the basis of 

written submissions pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 302.207, and that the Department grant this 

application by proceeding directly to a final order as set forth in 14 C.F.R. § 302.210(a)(2). 

Cavok Air hereby invokes the Department's August 23, 2005 Notice in Docket 

OST-2005-22228 (the "Streamlined Licensing Procedures Notice") and requests that its 

instant application for a foreign carrier permit and an exemption be processed and acted on 

by the Department pursuant to the Streamlined Licensing Procedures set forth by the 

referenced Notice. 

In support of this permit and exemption application, Cavok Air submits as 

follows: 

1. The full name and address of Cavok Air is: 

Limited Liability Company "Cavok Air" 

3 Obolonska Naberezhna, Building 3, Suite 2, Kyiv, 04210 Ukraine 

2. The air transport authorities of Ukraine having regulatory jurisdiction over 

Cavok Air's air transport operations are: 

The State Aviation Administration of Ukraine 

14 Peremogy Avenue, 01135 Kyiv, Ukraine 

3. Limited Liability Company "Cavok Air" ("Cavok Air" or "Cavok") is a 

company initially founded and registered as a legal entity on October 21, 2011 under the 

applicable laws of Ukraine (Legal Entity ID No. 37949734). Currently 100% of Cavok 

Air's shares are held privately, as is shown further in Exhibit CVK-4. 

Cavok Air started operations as a charter cargo carrier in April of 2012, when 

its Air Operator Certificate was initially issued to it by the State Aviation Administration of 

Ukraine ("SAAU"). Cavok Air is currently operating one Antonov AN-74TK-100 and four 

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Antonov AN-12 aircraft. Cavok Air's Air Operator Certificate (AOC No. UK 035) was 

most recently issued to it by SAAU on April 18, 2013. A copy of Cavok Air's Air Operator 

Certificate may be found in Exhibit CVK-8 attached hereto. Cavok Air is registered with 

the International Civil Aviation Organization ("ICAO"). Its ICAO-assigned code is CVK. 

4. Cavok Air requests a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage 

in charter air transportation of cargo between any point or points in Ukraine and any point or 

points in the United States, as well as any point or points in the United States and any point 

or points in a third country or countries subject to pertinent national, bilateral and 

international rules and regulations. 

5. Cavok Air is fit, willing, and able to operate the services proposed by 

this application, as is evidenced by its operational history and other evidentiary materials 

contained in Exhibits CVK-1 through CVK-18 attached hereto. 

6. Cavok Air's insurance coverage satisfies the requirements set forth in 

14 C.F.R. Part 205. See Exhibit CVK-7. 

7. Cavok Air will initially utilize Antonov AN-74TK-100 and Atonov 

AN-12 equipment for its proposed U. S. operations. All of the aircraft Cavok Air intends to 

operate to the United States are registered in Ukraine. Routine and base maintenance of 

Cavok Air's aircraft is performed by contracted maintenance organizations approved by the 

Ukrainian SAAU under Ukraine aviation rules. Cavok Air will also enter into appropriate 

contracts in the United States for line maintenance of its aircraft used for US operations as 

necessary in the near future. 

Ukraine is a contracting state to the Convention on International Civil Aviation 

("Chicago Convention"). Cavok Air's aircraft are maintained in compliance with ICAO 

Armexes 1, 6(Part 1), and 7. In addition, Cavok Air's aircraft conform to respective type 

designs approved by the State of the Manufacturer and have been issued civil airworthiness 

certificates in accordance with the provisions of ICAO Annex 8. 

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Oversight over continuous airworthiness of Cavok Air's aircraft is performed under 

the applicable regulations of Ukraine as the state of the operator and of the registry of the aircraft 

as set forth in Annexes 1, 2 5 6 and 8 to the Chicago Convention. 

8. Cavok Air's proposed services that are the subject of this application 

are within the scope of the current bilateral relations between the Govenunent of the United 

States and the Government of Ukraine, as further described in Exhibit CVK-16 hereto. 

Furtllermore, Cavok Air has been formally designated by the State Aviation Administration 

of Ukraine to operate charter cargo services as described in this Application. 

9. Cavok Air is qualified to operate to the United States. As this permit 

and exemption application, and appended exhibits demonstrate, Cavok Air has assembled an 

experienced team of individuals to manage and develop the unique market opportunities 

associated with the establishment of its U.S. service. Cavok Air has the financial and 

technical resources to maintain its domestic and international service. Cavok Air has 

accumulated substantial operating experience over its years of operations. SeeExhibit 

CVK-9. 

10. A grant of Cavok Air's instant application is in the public interest as Cavok 

Air will provide the much needed cargo services in the U.S.-Ukraine aviation market. Cavok Air 

represents a high quality operation that is capable of implementing a fairly unique cargo charter 

operation to the U.S.-Ukraine market. As such, the Department should act expeditiously in 

granting the authority requested herein by Cavok Air. As was stated above, a grant of the 

requested authority is also consistent with the bilateral undertakings between the United States 

and Ukraine. 

11. A grant of Cavok Air's application would not constitute a"major 

regulatory action" under 14 C.F.R. Part 313. Specifically, Cavok Air's annual fuel 

consumption will not exceed 10 million gallons. Thus, a grant of the permit application will 

not constitute a"major regulatory action" within the lneaning of Section 102(2)(c) of the 

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National Environinental Policy Act as implemented by 14 C.F.R. § 313.4. As a result, 

Cavok Air is not required to submit additional information about the energy consumption 

and energy efficiency consequences of its service proposal. 

WHEREFORE, Cavok Air respectfully requests that the Department grant this 

request for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption, or such other or further relief as the 

Department determines to be appropriate and consistent with the public interest. 

Respectfully submitted, 

, L 4ddc 

GLENN P. WICKS 

Counsel for Cavok Air 

EKATERINA A. GRIMES 

Consultant for Cavok Air 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have on this day served a copy of the foregoing document upon 

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Ekaterina A. Grimes Dated: September 17, 2014