BEFORE THE 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

AIRSPRINT INC. 

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(Canada-U.S. charter service) 

Docket DOT -OST -2005-20771 

APPLICATION OF AIRS PRINT INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

James Elian 

Vice President, Operations 

AirSprint Inc. 

191 0 McCall Landing NE 

Calgary, Alberta, Canada 

T2E 9B5 

jae@airsprint.com 

August 4, 2014 

Gary B. Garofalo 

Jason E. Maddux 

Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 

1200 New Hampshire A venue NW 

STE 590 

Washington, DC 20036-6802 

Tel 202-776-3970 

Fax 202-776-3975 

ggarofalo@ggh-airlaw.com 

jmaddux@ggh-airlaw.com 

Counsel for AirSprint Inc. 

Notice: ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE THIS 

APPLICATION MAY FILE AN ANSWER TO THE APPLICATION AND 

MUST SERVE THAT ANSWER ON THE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE, 

AND ON THE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST, NO LATER THAN AUGUST 

19,2011. 
Application of 

AIRSPRINT INC. 

BEFORE THE 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Docket DOT -OST -2005-20771 

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(Canada-U.S. charter service) 

APPLICATION OF AIRSPRINT INC. 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

AirSprint Inc. (AirSprint), pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and the Department's Rules of 

Practice, applies for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 permitting AirSprint to 

engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between ( 1) a point or 

points in Canada and a point or points in the United States, (2) any point or points in the United 

States and any point or points in any third country or countries, provided that, except with 

respect to cargo charters, such service constitutes part of a continuous operation, with or without 

a change in aircraft, that includes service to Canada for the purpose of carrying local traffic 

between Canada and the United States, and (3) other charters to/from the United States in 

accordance with 14 CFR Part 212, using small aircraft. AirSprint requests that this authority be 

renewed for a two-year period or such longer period as may be consistent with Department 

policy. 

In filing this application, AirSprint relies upon the automatic extension provision of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by 14 CFR Part 377, to 
continue its current authority in effect pending Department action on this application. This 

application is timely submitted pursuant to 14 CFR § 3 77.1 0. 

In support of this application, AirSprint states as follows: 

1. The Department initially granted charter authority to AirS print on January 17, 

2006,1 and most recently renewed /uch authority on August 28, 2012? AirS print's current 

exemption expires August 28, 2014. The Department consistently has determined that AirSprint 

is qualified to conduct the proposed operations and that grant of the authority is consistent with 

the U.S.-Canada Air Services Agreement. 

2. On March 12, 2007, the United States and Canada commenced full effectiveness 

of an "open skies" air transport agreement providing for liberalized scheduled and charter air 

transportation services. 

3. The authority for which renewal is requested here is consistent with the U.S.-

Canada Air Transport Agreement, as amended, and the Department has found on numerous 

occasions that the Agreement authorizes service identical to that involved here. Also, as 

discussed in AirSprint's initial application, the Canadian aeronautical authorities have authorized 

AirSprint to operate non-scheduled international service between points in Canada and points in 

the United States, among others, utilizing small aircraft and AirSprint remains fully qualified to 

operate the service for which renewal is requested. 

4. AirSprint will continue operating such service exclusively with aircraft designed 

to have a maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats and a maximum payload 

capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds. 

See Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2005-20771 (January 17, 2006). 

See Notice of Action Taken, Docket DOT-OST-2005-20771 (August 28, 20 12). 

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ACCORDINGLY, AirSprint Inc. requests that the Department renew its exemption 

authority for a two-year period to engage in charter foreign air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail between (1) a point or points in Canada and a point or points in the United 

States, (2) any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any third country or 

countries, provided that, except with respect to cargo charters, such service constitutes part of a 

continuous operation, with or without a change in aircraft, that includes service to Canada for the 

purpose of carrying local traffic between Canada and the United States, and (3) other charters 

to/from the United States in accordance with 14 CFR Part 212, using small aircraft. 

Respectfully submitteq, 

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~arofalo' Jason E. Maddux 

GAROFALO GO ERLICH HAINBACH PC 

Counsel for Air Sprint Inc. 

August 4, 2014 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this day served the foregoing docurilent by email on the 

following persons: 

August 4, 2014 

Marshall Sinick (Alaska/Horizon) 

Charles Donley (Alaska/Horizon) 

Howard Kass (American) 

Robert Wirick (American) 

Gerald F. Murphy (ExpressJet/ SkyWest) 

Chris Walker (Delta) 

Alexander Vander Bellen (Delta) 

Jonathan Hill (Hawaiian/JetBlue) 

Parker Erkmann (Hawaiian/JetBlue) 

Joanne Young (Spirit) 

Dan Weiss (United) 

Steve Morrissey (United) 

Robert Finamore (DOT) 

John Duncan (FAA) 

Stephen Cristina (State Department) 

~K~.---- Michael Koester 

marshall.sinick@squiresanders.com 

charles.donley@squiresanders.com 

Howard.kass@aa.com 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

gmurphy@crowell.com 

chris.walker@delta.com 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

jhill@cooley.com 

perkmann@cooley.com 

jyoung@yklaw .com 

dan. weiss@united.com 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

robert.finamore@dot.gov 

john.s.duncan@faa.gov 

cristinasa@state.gov