UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on August 21, 2013



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

— DOCKET DOT

- 0ST

- 2006

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_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant: 

### THAI AIRWAYS INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED (Thai Airways)

Date F iled: July 11, 2014

Relief requested: Renewal of e xemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to permit the applicant to engage in : 1) scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Thailand, via Thailand and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States, and beyond; 2) scheduled all

- cargo service between a point or points in

t he United States and any point or points in a third country or countries; and 3) charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in Thailand and any point or points in the United States, and between any point o r points in the United States and any point or points in third countries. The applicant requests that the authority be granted for a two

- year term.

If renewal, date and citation of last action: July 25, 2012, in this docket

Applicant representative: Da vid Heffernan (202) 463

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DOT Analyst: Shelita A. Johnson (202) 366

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Responsive pleadings: None filed

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved Action date: August 21, 2014

E ffective dates of exemption authority granted: August 21, 2014

– August 21, 2016

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity): United States

- Thailand Air Transport Agreement of September 19,

2005

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this autho rity is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached), and to the otherwise

- applicable terms, conditions, and limitations of Thai Airways’ foreign air carrier permit (Order 80

- 9

- 74).

Action taken by: P aul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant is qualified to perform the proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR § 385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after t he date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

### 11/2006 Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any operations unless it h olds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation

Secu rity Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Governmen t requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States, contact its International Principal Securit y Inspector (IPSI) to advise the IPSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served ;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance c overage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of t he Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requiremen ts of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those a ctions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of t he United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this de finition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, a nd charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380);

and

(11) Comply with such other rea sonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authori ty shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.