BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of )

) AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC. )

) for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-Turks and Caicos) ) Docket DOT-OST-1997-2183

APPLICATION OF AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Joan M. Canny Senior Vice President and General Counsel Amerijet International, Inc. 2800 S. Andrews Avenue Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33316 Telephone: (954) 320-5367 Facsimile: (305) 423-3246 Email: jcanny@amerijet.com John L. Richardson John L. Richardson; 

### P:L:L:C. 2700 Calvert Street, N.W. Washington, 

### D.C. 20008 Telephone: (202) 371-2258 Facsimile: (202) 667-2539 Email: jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com Counsel for Amerijet International, Inc.

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer by

March 31, 2015 and serving a copy of the answer upon counsel for Amerijet and upon persons served with this application. Note, however, that Arnerijet is asking all parties to inform Amerijet as to whether they oppose expedited action by the Department on this application.

March 16, 2015

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,BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of )

) AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC. )

) for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-Turks and Caicos) ) Docket DOT-OST-1997-2183

APPLICATION OF AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
On April 25, 2013, the Department issued a Notice of Action Taken in this docket extending for a two-ear period its earlier approval of an exemption to Amerijet International, Inc. ("Amerijet") authorizing Amerijet to engage in foreign air transportation of property and mail between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on the one hand, and the Turks and Caicos Islands, on the other, until April 25, 2015. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Amerijet respectfiilly requests renewal of the exemption for an additional two-year period. For the following reasons, Amerijet also requests that the Department approve this application before April 25, 2015, or waive the 60-day requirement ' in Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations so that Amerijet's exemption authority will continue in effect beyond Apri125 until the Department acts on this application for renewal. 1 5 U.S.C. 558(c) and Part 377 provide that expiring exemption authority will rernain , in effect pending final Department action on a renewal application if that application is filed at least 60 days prior to the expiration date of the subject exemption. This application:i's not beiing filed in accordance with that 60-day requirement due to administrative, oversight , and a failure i of appropriate coordination on a timely basis. Accordingly, Amerijet respectfully requests approval of this application or a waiver of the 60-day requirement prior to Apri1 ,25:, .2015 ,to: preclude-2-

termination of the effectiveness of the exemption authority the Departrnent has previously awarded to it. Approval of this request is clearly in the public interest: There can be no reason why Amerijet should lose the operating authority the Department has determined it should 

### have just because this application in being filed late, and Amerijet believes that no interested party will be injured by Department approval of this request. To assure certainty in this regard, Amerijet will poll parties served with its application and will report the results of that polling to the Department. In support of approval of its application for renewal of its exemption authority, Amerijet states as follows: 1. Amerijet is an air carrier of property and mail headquartered at 2800 South Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316. Amerijet is a United States citizen within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C). 2. Amerijet is an established domestic and international all-cargo carrier providing scheduled and charter service. Amerijet holds Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and exemptions authorizing it to provide all-cargo charter service throughout Central an& South America, the Caribbean Sea and Canada and to provide scheduled all-cargo service between points in the United States and more than seventy points throughout the world: 3. Amerijet is fit, willing and able to provide scheduled all-cargo service in international markets. Each of the Department's decisions granting new or amended operating authority to Amerijet has included a finding that Amerijet is qualified to provide the category of air transportation services authorized. Information officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's Procedural Regulations supports Amerijet's continued fitness for service to and from the Turks and Caicos Islands in connection with this renewal application. 4. Amerijet submits that renewal of the authority remains in the public interest and consistent with aviation relations between the United States and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Amerijet is not currently using its authority, but it wishes to have the flexibility to operate-3-

scheduled service to and from the Turks and Caicos Islands in the future. Renewal will not constitute a major regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department's regulations and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 5. The authority to be renewed is consistent with the Air Services Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom of 1977, as amended.WHEREFORE, Amerijet respectfully requests that the Department renew the abovecaptioned exemption for a period of two years and grant such other relief as may be necessary or
proper. Respectfully submitted,



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. John L. Richardson John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 2700 Calvert Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008 Telephone: (202) 371-2258 Facsimile: (202) 667-2539 Email: jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com Counsel for Amerijet International, Inc. March 16, 2015CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have, this 16 th day of March, 2015, served a copy of the foregoing application for renewal by email upon the following persons:
Howard Kass American Airlines howard.kassn,aa.com
Robert Wirick American Airlines robert. wirickgaa. com Abigail Donovan American Airlines abi.gail. donovankaa. com
Alexander Van Der Bellen Delta Air Lines sascha.vanderbellenkdelta. com
Jonathan Hill Counsel for JetBlue j hillgdowlohnes.com
Dan Weiss United Airlines dan.weiss&united.com Brett D. Kruger brett.kru er(

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