Application of

C.A.I. FIRST S.p.A. BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Docket OST-2001-10417 Docket OST-2004-19210 for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 ) ) ) ) ) ) 

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APPLICATION OF C.A.!. FIRST S.p.A. FOR ANEXEMPTION

March 10,2011 Communications withrespect to this document should be sent to:

Richard D. Mathias David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7917 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for c.A.l. First S.p.A.

NOTICE: The applicant requests expedited treatment of this application. The applicant will poll counsel for U.S. carrier representatives and inform the Department ofthe results.

### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of

C.A.!. FIRST S.p.A.



### for an exemption from 49 U.S.c. §41301 ) ) ) ) ) )

### ----------------------------------~) Docket OST-2001-10417 Docket OST-2004-19210

APPLICATION OF C.A.I. FIRST S.p.A. FORAN EXEMPTION



### Pursuant to 49 U.S.c. §

### 40109 and Subpart C ofthe Department's Procedural
Regulations, C.A.I. First S.p.A. ("CAl First"), hereby requests an exemption from 49 U.S.C. §

41301 and such otherreliefas may be necessary to permit it to continue intra-Europe code-share
operationspursuantto code-share agreements with Delta. I



### In support ofthis application, CAlFirst states as follows:

1. c.A.l. First was granted open skies exemption authority in this docket on January

12,2009, for aperiod oftwo years. Due to an administrative oversight c.A.l. First did not

submit atimely renewal application.

2. C.A.L First remains operationally and financially fit to perform the foreign air
transportation services encompassed by this authority.

3. C.A.I. First's services continue to be consistent with the US-EU Agreement and,

therefore, grant ofthis authority will serve the public interest.

4. Grant ofthe authority soughtherein will not result in a near term increase in fuel

I C.A.I. First no longer code-shares with Continental.consumption often million gallons ormore, and therefore will not comprise a "major regulatory

action" under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in 14 C.F.R. §

313(a)(l).

WHEREFORE, C.A.L First S.p.A. respectfully requests that the Department of

Transportationpromptly grant its application for an exemption as more fully described herein.

March 10,2011 Respectfully submitted,

Ric David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7917 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Email: rdmathias@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com

Counsel for c.A.l. First S.p.A.SERVICE LIST

I hereby certify that on this 10th day ofMarch 2011, a copy ofthe foregoing Application for an Exemption was served bye-mail or first class mail on theparties named below:

Jeffrey Manley SeniorAdvisor

- Regulatory Affairs United AirLines, Inc. 1025 ConnecticutAvenue, N.W. Suite 1210 Washington, DC 20036 jeffrey.manley@united.com

R. Bruce Keiner, JI. Lorraine B. Halloway Counsel for Continental Airlines Crowell & Moring 1001 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Washington, D.C 20004 rbkeiner@crowell.com lhalloway@crowell.com

Hershel Kamen Vice President-International and Regulatory Affairs Dan Weiss Continental Airlines, Inc. GovernmentAffairs-8th Floor 1600 Smith Street Dept. HQSGV Houston, TX 77002 hkamen@coaiI.com dan.weiss@coaiI.com

DavidL. Vaughan Danielle Fisher Counsel for United Parcel Service Kelley Drye Collier Shannon 3050 K Street, N.W. Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20007 dvaughan@kelleydrye.com dfisher@kelleydrye.com

1 Alexander VanDerBellen JeffMorgan Sametta C Barnett Delta Air Lines 1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washington, D.C 20005 Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com Jeffmorgan@delta.com

Carl B. Nelson, Jf. Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carLnelson@aa.com

John L. Richardson Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13th Street, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

Colonel Giorgio Russo Air Attache Embassy ofItaly 3000 Whitehaven Street, NW Washington, DC 20008

John Palo Vice President, Planning Military and Government Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 john.palo@evergreenairlines.com charters@evergreenairlines.comMalcolm L. Benge Counsel for World Airways and North American Airlines Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

Angeline Garbuzinski Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 anbird@fedex.com

Pierre Murphy Counsel for BrendanAirways, L.L.C. d/b/a USA 3000 Airlines and ArrowAir 1200NewHampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

Thomas E. Fosko Vice President AirTransport International LLC 2800 Cantrell Road Little Rock, AR 72202 tom.fosko@airtransport.cc

Howard Kass ManagingDirector & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W. Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 howard

_kass@usairways.com



### 2 John M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.gov

Aaron Goerlich Counsel for Allegiant Air and Ryan International Airlines Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200NewHampshire Avenue NW Suite 800 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

Robert E. Cohn Patrick Rizzi Counsel for FrontierAirlines Hogan Lovells 555 13th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com prrizzi@hoganlovells.com

Robert P. Silverberg JeffreyJohnson Counsel for ABX Air Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, L.L.P. 1101 30th Street, N.W. Suite 120 Washington, D.C. 20007 rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Marshall S. Sinick Counsel for Alaska Airlines and Florida West International Airways Squire, Sanders & Dempsey 1201 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.comStephen H. Lachter Counsel for AstarAir Cargo Lachter & Clements LLP 1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Ste. 900 Washington, DC 20036 slachter@lachter-clements.com

Russell E. Pommer Associate General Counsel and Director ofRegulatory Affairs Atlas Air, Inc. 1747 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 rpommer@atlasair.com

Mark W. Atwood Counsel for Kalitta Air and XtraAirways Cozen O'Connor Army Navy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 matwood@cozen.com

Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for HawaiianAirlines and JetBlue DowLohnes 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhi1l@dowlohnes

John S. Fredericksen Vice President and General Counsel MN Airlines, LLC dba Sun Country Airlines 1300 Mendota Heights Road MendotaHeights, MN 55120 john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

3 Joanne W. Young Counsel for SpiritAirlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 PennsylvaniaAve., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com

William C. Evans John R. Mietus, Jr. Counsel for CenturionAir Cargo and Trade Winds Airlines Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Boulevard Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817 bi1l@mietuslaw.com john@mietuslaw.com

KevinMontgomery Peter Beckett PolarAir Cargo, Inc. 1747 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com

Thomas A. Gillies ChiefOperating Officer Southern Air Inc. 117 GloverAve. Norwalk, CT 06850 tgillies@southemair.comJonathan Blank J. Timothy Hobbs Counsel for Capital Cargo International Airlines Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis 

### LLP 1601 K StreetNW Washington, DC 20006 jonathan.blank@klgates.com tim.hobbs@klgates.com



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