BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited Docket OST-2012-0185 

OST 2004-17665 

OST 2013-0079 

OST 2005-23074 

For Renewal of Exemption Authority 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

APPLICATION OF CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. ~ 40109 

Communications with respect to 

this document should be directed to: 

Evelyn D. Sahr 

Jonathan T. Linde 

Beth A. FitzPatrick 

ECKERTSEAMANS 

CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Twelfth Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 659-6622 (Telephone) 

(202) 659-6699 (Facsimile) 

Attomeys for China Eastem Airlines Corporation 

Limited 

DATED: December 23, 2014 

NOTICE: Any person wishing to support or oppose this application must file an 

answer with the Department of Transportation and serve it on counsel for China 

Eastern and all persons named on the attached service list no later than January 7, 

2014. 
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Application of 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

For Renewal of Exemption Authority 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

Docket OST-2012-0185 

OST 2004-17665 

OST 2013-0079 

OST 2005-23074 

APPLICATION OF CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO 49 U.S.C. 40109 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ("China Eastern"), in accordance with 

the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), and Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice 

(14 C.F.R. § 302.301 et seq.), asks that the Department renew its exemption authorizing it to 

conduct scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail (i) between 

Beijing, People's Republic of China and Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 

Islands; (ii) between Shanghai, People's Republic of China and Saipan, Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands; (iii) between any point or points in the People's Republic of 

China and San Francisco, California, with all flights operating via Shanghai; and (iv) 

between any point or points in the People's Republic of China and Los Angeles, California 

with all flights operating via Shanghai and/or Beijing. 

In support of this application, China Eastern submits the following: 
Application for Renewal of Exemption of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited; 

Dockets DOT-OST 2012-0185, DOT-OST 2004-17665, DOT-OST 2013-0079, and DOT-OST-2005-23074 

December 23, 2014 

1. By Notice of Action Taken on January 9, 2014, the Department granted China 

Eastern an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 enabling it to carry persons, property and mail 

in scheduled service: 

(i) between Beijing, People's Republic of China and Saipan, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (Docket OST-2012-0185); 

(ii) between Shanghai, People's Republic of China and Saipan, Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (Docket OST 2004-17665); 

(iii) between any point or points in the People's Republic of China and San Francisco, 

California, with all flights operating via Shanghai (Docket OST-2013-0079); and 

(iv) between any point or points in the People's Republic of China and Los Angeles, 

California with all flights operating via Shanghai and/or Beijing (DOT OST-2005-23074). 

2. China Eastern is a flag carrier of the People's Republic of China. China 

Eastern's U.S. foreign air carrier permit authorizes it to provide scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and mail between the coterminal points of Beijing, 

Guangzhou and Shanghai via Tokyo or another point in Japan and the coterminal points of 

Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Honolulu or Seattle. (See DOT Order 92-11-7.) 

Renewal of this authority will also allow China Eastern to continue to provide valuable 

services that were not authorized in its original foreign air carrier permit but are in the public 

interest and consistent with the United States — China Air Transport Agreement, as amended 

by a Memorandum of Consultations and Protocol to the Agreement, signed July 23, 2004 and 

the Protocol to Amend the Agreement, signed July 9, 2007. 

3. China Eastern continues to be fit, willing and able to perform the services that 

are the subj ect of this renewal application. The renewal of this authority is in the public 
Application for Renewal of Exemption of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited; 

Dockets DOT-OST 2012-0185, DOT-OST 2004-17665, DOT-OST 2013-0079, and DOT-OST-2005-23074 

December 23, 2014 

interest, as it will permit China Eastern to continue providing enhanced air transportation 

services for persons traveling and shipping goods between the United States and China. 

4. Absent renewal, China Eastern's exemption authority is scheduled to expire 

on January 9, 2015. China Eastern requests that DOT renew its exemption for a period of at 

least one year and China Eastern invokes and relies upon the automatic extension provisions 

of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 

377, so that its exemption authority remains effective during the pendency of DOT's review 

of this request for renewal. 

WHEREFORE, China Eastern respectfully requests that the Department 

renew its exemption authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property, and mail between the points described in the foregoing application. 

Dated: December 23, 2014 

Respectfully submitted, 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

By: ~ ~ 

Evelyn D . S ahr 

Jonathan T. Linde 

Beth A. FitzPatrick 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Twelfth Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

(202) 659-6622 (Telephone) 

(202) 659-6699 (Facsimile) 

Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

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I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Exemption Application for China 

Eastern Airlines served by electronic mail this 23rd day of December, 2014 on the following: 

TO COMPANY E-MAIL 

Thomas S. Engle U.S. Department of englets@state.gov 

State 

John S. Duncan Federal Aviation john.s.duncan@faa.gov 

Administration 

Sascha Van der Bellen Delta Airlines Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

Christopher Walker Chris.walker@delta.com 

Robert Wirick American Airlines robert.wirick@aa.com 

Howard Kass Inc. howard.kass@aa.com 

Dan Weiss United Air Lines, dan.weiss@united.com 

Inc. 

Jonathan Hill Hawaiian Airlines jhill@cooley.com 

Parker Erkmann perkmann cooley.com 

Kevin Mont omery Polar Air Cargo kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

Russell E. Pommer Atlas Air, Inc. rpommer@atlasair.com 

Bailey Leopard Federal Express gbleopard@fedex.com 

Nancy S arks nssparks fedex.com 

Anita Mosner Holland & Knight anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Jennifer Nowak (United Parcel jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

Service) 

Frank Avent Airline Info info@airlineinfo.com 

Beth A. FitzPatri 

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