BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 

and 

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY 

TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

for Statements of Authorization and 

related Exemption Authority pursuant 

to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 and 49 U.S.C. § 

40109 

Docket OST-2011-

JOINT APPLICATION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 

AND OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Denis Savchenko 

Head of Governmental Affairs 

Dept. of International Relations 

TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

B. Polyanka Street, 47, bid. 1 

Moscow 119180, Russia Federation 

desavchenko@transaero.ru 

Kostadin Botev 

Regional Manager of North America 

TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

Terminal 4, Room 272.142 

JFK International Airport 

Jamaica, NY 11430 

kbotev@transaero.ru 

Anita M. Mosner 

Jennifer M. Nowak 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006-6801 

Phone:(202)419-2604 

Fax: (202) 955-5564 

anita.mosner(q)hklaw.com 

Attorneys for 

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 

Dated: June 13, 2011 

NOTICE: The JOINT APPLICANTS WILL POLL CARRIER REPRESENTATIVES 

SERVED WITH THIS APPLICATION. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 

and 

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY 

TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

for Statements of Authorization and 

related Exemption Authority pursuant 

to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 and 49 U.S.C. § 

40109 

Docket OST-2011-

JOINT APPLICATION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 

AND OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 and 49 U.S.C. § 41301, Singapore Airlines 

Limited ("SIA") and Open Joint Stock Company Transaero ("Transaero"), referred to 

collectively as the "Joint Applicants," hereby request statements of authorization and 

related exemption authority necessary to engage in reciprocal codesharing operations 

between Moscow, Russian Federation, on the one hand, and Houston, Texas, on the 

other hand, and beyond Moscow, in accordance with their code-share agreement. The 

Joint Applicants seek to begin codesharing as soon as possible. To that end, the Joint 

Applicants ask that their statements of authorization be granted promptly for an indefinite 

period and Transaero's exemption authority be granted for no less than two years. 

In support of the application, the Joint Applicants state the following: 

1. SIA serves the United States on a Singapore-Moscow-Houston routing, 

amongst others. SIA requests a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 
JOINT APPLICATION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED AND 

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

212 which would permit SIA to display Transaero's "UN" airline designator code on SIAoperated flights between Moscow, Russian Federation and Houston, Texas. 

2. Transaero requests a statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. 

Part 212 permitting Transaero to display SIA's "SQ" code in conjunction with foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and mail on Transaero-operated flights (1) between 

points in Russia and (2) beyond Russia to any point or points that connect to SIA's 

flights (bearing Transaero's code) between Moscow and Houston. 

3. Transaero also requests underlying codeshare-only exemption authority 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to provide scheduled foreign transportation of persons 

property and mail (on SIA's flights) of persons, property, and mail between Moscow and 

Houston. Additionally, to the extent necessary, Transaero requests an exemption to 

provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons property and mail (on 

Transaero's flights) from any point or points behind the Russian Federation, via any 

point or points in the Russian Federation and intermediate points, to Moscow, for 

passengers traveling on SIA's flights (bearing Transaero's code) between Moscow and 

Houston. 

4. SIA holds broad "Open Skies" authority to operate from points behind 

Singapore via Singapore and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States 

and beyond.1 SIA needs no additional economic authority from the Department for the 

proposed codesharing. 

1

 See Order 97-12-26 (December 24, 1997). 
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OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

5. Transaero currently holds exemption authority to provide scheduled foreign 

transportation of persons, property and mail from any point or points behind the Russian 

Federation, via any point or points in the Russian Federation and intermediate points, to 

New York, Miami and Los Angeles.2 On April 29, 2011, the Department issued an Order 

to Show Cause tentatively finding it in the public interest to grant Transaero a foreign air 

carrier permit covering the same scheduled service authority held by exemption, as well 

as authority to conduct charter foreign transportation of persons, property and mail 

between points in the Russian Federation and points in the United States.3 

6. The authority requested in this application is consistent with applicable 

bilateral air service agreements. Article 8.2.c of the 2001 Multilateral Agreement on the 

Liberalization of Air Transportation, to which the Government of Singapore and the 

Government of the United States each are signatories, expressly authorizes SIA to enter 

into cooperative arrangements with airlines of third countries provided that each party to 

the arrangement holds the necessary authority.4 Although Annex V of the 2009 U.S.-

Russia Memorandum of Consultations ("MOC"), dated February 13, 2009, is limited to 

third-country codesharing with European carriers, SIA's homeland similarly has an open 

skies aviation agreement with the United States, and Houston is a named United States 

point for Russian carriers under Annex I, Section 2(b) of the MOC. Aviation relations 

between the U.S. and Russia have been harmonious since the signing of the MOC, and 

2

 See Notice of Action Taken in Docket DOT-OST-2010-0093, dated July 12, 2010 (Russia-New 

York/Miami) and Notice of Action Taken in Docket DOT-OST-2010-0093, dated March 25, 2011 (Russia-Los 

Angeles). 

3

 See Order 2011-4-25 (April 29, 2011). The answer period for this Order to Show Cause expired on May 

20, 2011 with no objections having been filed. 

4

 This service is also consistent with Article 8 of the 1997 Singapore-U.S. Open Skies Agreement. 
JOINT APPLICATION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED AND 

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

there is every reason to believe that they will remain as such. Transaero believes the 

Russian Federation would grant a similar request for extra-bilateral third-country 

codesharing by United States carriers. 

7. The proposed code-share service is in the public interest and will provide 

significant benefits to passengers traveling in these markets. The proposed 

arrangement will stimulate demand, increase competition and increase consumer 

convenience by offering single-carrier reservations and ticketing. 

8. The Joint Applicants request that the statements of authorization be granted 

for an indefinite period of time, so long as the codeshare agreement remains in place. 

Transaero requests that the exemption authority be granted for a period of no less than 

two years. 

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, the Joint Applicants respectfully 

request that the Department grant the requested statements of authorization and related 

exemption authority. The Joint Applicants further request any different or additional 

relief that the Department may deem necessary. 
JOINT APPLICATION OF SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED AND 

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

Respectfully^ubmitted 

Anita M. Mosner 

Jennifer M. Nowak 

HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 

Washington, D.C. 20006-6801 

Phone: (202)419-2604 

Fax: (202) 955-5564 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Attorneys for 

SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED 

/s/ Denis Savchenko /s/ 

Denis Savchenko 

Head of Governmental Affairs 

Dept. of International Relations 

TRANSAERO AIRLINES 

B. Polyanka Street, 47, bid. 1 

Moscow 119180, Russia Federation 

desavchenko@transaero.ru 
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I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing application on the persons identified 

below by causing a copy to be sent by electronic mail. 

RECIPIENT 

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'June 13, 2011