UNI T ED S T ATES OF A MERI C A

DEPA R T M ENT OF TR ANSPORT A TION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation o n July 5

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NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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This serves a s notice to the public of the action d escribed below, taken by the Depar t ment offic i al

indicated (no additional confir m ing ord e r will be issued in this matter).

Application o f CEN T UR I ON A IR CA RGO, INC. ( Centurion) filed June 7, 2012 f o r:

X X Renewal of exe m ption for two y ear under 49 U.S

. C. 401 0 9 to p rovide the fo l lowing service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of property and m a il between a point or points in the United

States, via i n termediate points, to a po int or points in Colombia, and beyond to points in t he

West e rn H e misph e re, and to integrate this autho r ity with its existing exemption and certificate

authority.

Applicant rep: John R. Mietus, Jr. (202) 747

- 5212 DOT Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

X X Granted (s u bject to conditions, see b e low)

The above action was effective when taken: July 5

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, th r ough July 5

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gre t ch, Direct o r

Office of In t ernational Aviation

X X The authority granted is consistent w i th the aviation agreeme n t between t h e United States and

Colombia.

Except to the extent exe m pted or waived, this authori t y is subject to the ter m s, c o nditions, and li m i t ations

indicated: X X The holder ’ s certifica t e of public convenience and necessity

X X Standard exe m ption conditions (attached)

Conditions: The authori t y granted to serve intermediate and beyo n d po i nts is limited to cou n tries with

which the United States has signed ope n

- skies agreements and/or countries for which Centurion h o lds

authori t y t o s erve under certificates and exe m ptions issued b y the D epart ment.

The route in t egration authori t y granted is subject to the condition t h at any service provided under this

exe m ption shall be consistent with all applicable agre e ments bet w een the United States and the foreign

countries in v o lved. F u rth e r m ore, (a) nothing i n the a ward of the route integrat i on aut h ori t y r equested

should be construed as conferring up o n C enturion r i gh t s (including f ifth

- freedom inter mediate and/or

beyond r ight s ) to serve m a rk ets where U

. S. carrier ent r y is li m ited unless Centurion notifies the

Depar t ment of its intent to serve such a market and unless and until the Depar t ment has c o m p leted any

necessary carrier selection procedures to dete r m ine whi c h carrier(s) should be authorized to e x ercise such

rights; and ( b ) should t h ere be a request b y a n y carrier to use the l i mited

- entry r oute rights th at are

included in C enturio n ’ s au t hori t y b y v ir t ue of the rou t e integration exe m ption g r anted here, but that are not

then being used by C e nturion, the holding of su c h authori t y by route integ r ation will not be

considered as providing any preference fo r Centurion in a co m p etit i ve carrier se l ection proceeding to

deter m ine w h ich carrier(s) should be entitled to use the authori t y at issue.On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar t ment's regulations, we found the

applicant qu a lified to provide the ex e m ption services authorized.

Under author i ty assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found th at (1) our

action was c o nsistent with Department policy; (2) g ra n t of the au th ori t y was consistent with the public

interest; and (3) grant of th e authori t y w ould not con s titute a major regulato r y action under the Energy

Policy and C onservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced

Docket. We may amend, m odif y

, or r e voke the aut h ori t y granted in this Notice at any ti m e without

hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the

Depar t ment’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, m ay file t h eir petitions wit h in seven (7) d a y s after the date of

issuance of this Notice. This action was effective w h en taken, and t h e filing of a petition for r e view will

not alter such effectivene ss

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An electronic version of t h i s docu ment is available on the World W i de Web at:

http://dms.dot.gov//repo r ts/reports_aviation.asp

### Appendix A

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations author i zed, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all ti m es effecti v e operating authority from the gover nm ent of each country served;

(2) Co mply with applicable require m ents concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled

operations, if authorized);

(3) Co mply with the require m ents for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Co mply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m insura n ce coverage, and for certifying th at coverage to the

Depart m ent, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Exce p t as specifically exe m pted or otherwi s e provided f or in a Depart m ent Order, co m ply with the

require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concern i ng waiver of W arsaw Convention liability li m its and defenses;

(6) Co mply with all ap p lica b le r equire m ents of t h e Feder a l Aviation A d m i nistration, the Transp o rt a tion

Security Ad m i nistration, and with all applicable U.S. Govern m ent require m ents concerning security, including,

but not li m ited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure co mplia n ce with all applicable U.S. Govern m ent require m ents

concerning security, the holder shall, before com m encing any new service (including charter fli gh t s) t o o r f r om

a foreign airport, co n t act its Princi p al Security In s pector (PSI) to advis e the PSI of its plans and to find out

whether t h e Transportation Security Ad m i nistration has deter m ined that sec u rity is a d equate to allow such

airport(s) to be served;

(7) Co mply with such other reasonable ter m s, condit i ons, and li m itations required by the public interest as m ay

be prescribed by the Depart m ent of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations of other U.S.

agencies a n d courts, a n d with all a p plica b le laws of the United States.

The authority granted shal l be effective only during the period when t h e holder is in co mpliance with the

conditions imposed above.

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