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WASHINGTON , D.C . Join t Applicatio n o f SINGAPOR E AIRLINE S LIMITE D an d OPE N JOIN TSTOC KCOMPAN Y TRANSAER O AIRLINE S fo rStatement s o fAuthorizatio n an d relate d Exemptio n Authorit ypursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R . Part 21 2 an d 4 9 U.S.C . § 4010 9 Docke t OST-2011 -

JOIN TAPPLICATIO N O F SINGAPOR E AIRLINE S LIMITE D AN D OPE N JOIN TSTOC KCOMPAN YTRANSAER O AIRLINE S
Pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R
. Part21 2 an d 4 9 U.S.C
. § 41301 , Singapor e Airline s Limite d ("SIA" ) an d Ope n Join tStoc k Compan yTransaer o ("Transaero") , referre d t o collectivel ya s th e "Join tApplicants, " hereb yreques t statement s o fauthorizatio n an d relate d exemptio n authorit ynecessaryt o engag e i n reciproca l codesharin g operation s betwee n Moscow , Russia n Federation , o n th e on e hand , an d Houston , Texas , o n th e othe rhand , an d beyon d Moscow , i n accordanc e wit h thei rcode-shar e agreement . Th e Join tApplicant s see k

t o begi n codesharin g a s soo n a s possible
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tha t thei rstatement s ofauthorizatio n b e grante d promptl yfo ra n indefinit e perio d an d Transaero' s exemptio n authorit yb e grante d fo rn o les s tha n tw o years . I n support o fth e application , th e Join t Applicant s stat e th e following : 1
. SI Aserve s th e Unite d State s o n a Singapore-Moscow-Housto n routing , amongs t others
. SI Arequest s a statemen t o fauthorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R
. Par tJOIN TAPPLICATIO N O F SINGAPOR E AIRLINE S LIMITE D AN D OPE N JOIN TSTOC KCOMPAN YTRANSAERO AIRLINE S 21 2 whic h woul d permi tSI At o displa yTransaero' s "UN " airlin e designato rcod e o n SIA operate d flight s betwee n Moscow , Russia n Federatio n an d Houston , Texas
. 2
. Transaer o request s a statemen to fauthorizatio n pursuan t t o 1 4 C.F.R
. Part21 2 permittin g Transaer o t o displa ySIA' s "SQ " cod e i n conjunctio n wit h foreig n ai r transportatio n o fpersons , propert yan d mai l o n Transaero-operate d flight s (1 ) betwee n point s i n Russi a an d (2 ) beyon d Russi a t o an ypoin to rpoint s tha t connec tt o SIA' s flight s (bearin g Transaero' s code ) betwee n Mosco wan d Houston
. 3
. Transaer o als o request s underlyin g codeshare-onl yexemptio n authorit y pursuan tt o 4 9 U.S.C
. § 4130 1 t o provid e schedule d foreig n transportatio n o fperson s propert yan d mai l (o n SIA' s flights ) ofpersons , property , an d mai l betwee n Mosco wan d Houston
. Additionally , t o th e exten tnecessary , Transaer o request s a n exemptio n t o provid e schedule d foreig n ai rtransportatio n o fperson s propert yan d mai l (o n Transaero' s flights ) fro m an ypoin t o rpoint s behin d th e Russia n Federation , vi a an y poin t o rpoint s i n th e Russia n Federatio n an d intermediat e points , t o Moscow , fo r passenger s travelin g o n SIA' s flight s (bearin g Transaero' s code ) betwee n Mosco wan d Houston
. 4
. SI Ahold s broa d "Ope n Skies " authorit yt o operat e fro m point s behin d Singapor e vi a Singapore an d intermediat e point s t o a poin to rpoint s i n th e Unite d State s an d beyond. 1 SI Aneed s n o additiona l economi cauthorit yfro m th e Departmen t fo rth e propose d codesharing
.

1 See Orde r97-12-2 6 (Decembe r24 , 1997)
.JOIN TAPPLICATIO N O F SINGAPOR E AIRLINE S LIMITE D AN D OPE N JOIN TSTOC KCOMPANYTRANSAERO AIRLINE S 5 . Transaer o currentl yhold s exemptio n authorit yt o provid e schedule d foreign transportatio n o fpersons , propert yan d mai l fro m an ypoin to rpoint s behin d th e Russia n Federation , vi a an ypoin t o rpoint s i n th e Russia n Federatio n an d intermediat e points , t o Ne wYork , Miam i an d Lo s Angeles. 2 O n Apri l 29 , 2011 , th e Departmen tissue d a n Orde r t o Sho wCaus e tentativel yfindin g i t i n th e publi cinteres tt o gran t Transaer o a foreig n ai r carrie rpermi t coverin g th e sam e schedule d servic e authorit yhel d b yexemption , a s wel l a s authorit yt o conduc tcharte rforeig n transportatio n o fpersons , propert yan d mai l betwee n point s i n th e Russia n Federatio n an d point s i n th e Unite d States. 3 6
. Th e authorit yrequeste d i n thi s applicatio n i s consisten twit h applicabl e bilatera l ai rservic e agreements . Articl e 8.2. co fth e 200 1 Multilatera l Agreemen t o n th e Liberalizatio n o fAi rTransportation , t o whic h th e Governmen to fSingapor e an d th e Governmen t o fth e Unite d State s eac h ar e signatories , expressl yauthorize s SI At o ente r int o cooperative arrangements wit h airline s o fthir d countrie s provide d tha t eac h part yt o th e arrangemen t hold s th e necessaryauthority. 4 Althoug h Anne xVo fth e 200 9 U.S. - Russi a Memorandu m ofConsultation s ("MOC") , date d February13 , 2009 , i s limite d t o third-countrycodesharin g wit h Europea n carriers , SIA' s homelan d similarl yha s a n ope n skie s aviatio n agreemen t wit h th e Unite d States , an d Housto n i s a name d Unite d State s poin t fo rRussia n carrier s unde rAnne xI , Sectio n 2(b ) o fth e MOC
. Aviatio n relation s betwee n th e U.S
. an d Russi a hav e bee n harmoniou s sinc e th e signin g o fth e MOC , an d

2 See Notic e o fActio n Take n i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-0093 , date d Jul y12 , 201 0 (Russia-Ne w York/Miami ) an d Notic e o fActio n Take n i n Docke t DOT-OST-2010-0093 , date d Marc h 25 , 201 1 (Russia-Lo s Angeles)
. 3 See Orde r2011-4-2 5 (Apri l 29 , 2011)
. Th e answe rperio d fo rthi s Orde rt o Sho wCaus e expire d o n May 20 , 201 1 wit h n o objection s havin g bee n filed
. 4 Thi s servic e i s als o consisten t wit h Articl e 8 o fth e 199 7 Singapore-U.S
. Ope n Skie s Agreement
.JOIN TAPPLICATIO N O F SINGAPOR E AIRLINE S LIMITE D AN D OPE N JOIN TSTOC KCOMPAN YTRANSAERO AIRLINE S ther e i s everyreaso n t o believ e tha t the ywil l remai n a s such
. Transaer o believe s th e Russia n Federatio n woul d gran t a simila rreques tfo rextra-bilatera l third-country codesharin g byUnite d State s carriers
. 7 . Th e propose d code-shar e servic e i s i n th e publi cinteres tan d wil l provid e significan t benefit s t o passenger s travelin g i n thes e markets
. Th e propose d arrangemen t wil l stimulat e demand , increas e competitio n an d increas e consume r convenienc e b yofferin g single-carrie rreservation s an d ticketing
. 8
. Th e Join t Applicant s reques t tha tth e statement s o fauthorizatio n b e grante d fo ra n indefinit e perio d o ftime , s o lon g a s th e codeshar e agreemen t remain s i n place
. Transaer o request s tha t th e exemptio n authorit yb e grante d fo ra perio d o fn o les s tha n tw o years . WHEREFORE , fo rth e foregoin g reasons , th e Join tApplicant s respectfull y reques t tha t th e Departmen t gran tth e requeste d statement s o fauthorizatio n an d relate d exemptio n authority
. Th e Join t Applicant s furthe rreques tan ydifferen t o radditiona l relie ftha t th e Departmen t maydee m necessary .JOIN TAPPLICATIO N O F SINGAPOR E AIRLINE S LIMITE D AN D OPE N JOIN TSTOC KCOMPANYTRANSAERO AIRLINE S Respectfully^ubmitte d

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