BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

For Renewal of Exemption Authority 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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) Docket OST-2004-19010 

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April 2, 2015 

APPLICATION OF 

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this 

document should be directed to: 

Evelyn D. Sahr, Esq. 

Jonathan T. Linde, Esq. 

Beth A. FitzPatrick, Esq. 

ECKERT SEAMANS 

CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

Twelfth Floor 

Washington, DC 20006 

Phone: 202-659-6625 

Fax: 202-659-6699 

Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines 

Corporation Limited 

NOTICE: Any person wishing to support or oppose this application must file an answer 

with the Department of Transportation and serve it on counsel for China Eastern and all 

persons named on the attached service list no later than April17, 2015. 
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

For Renewal of Exemption Authority 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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) Docket OST-2004-19010 

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APPLICATION OF 

CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ("China Eastern"), in accordance with 49 

U.S.C. § 40109(c), and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R. § 302.301 et 

seq., asks that the Department renew its exemption authority authorizing it to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Beijing and Shanghai, 

People's Republic of China on the one hand, and any point or points in the United States, on the 

other hand. 

In support of this application, China Eastern submits the following: 

1. By Notice of Action Taken, most recently issued April10, 2014 in Docket OST2004-19010, the Department granted China Eastern the renewal of an exemption from 49 U.S.C. 

§ 41301 to carry persons, property and mail in scheduled service between Beijing and Shanghai, 

People's Republic of China on the one hand, and any point or points in the United States, on the 

other hand. 
Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

DOT~OST-2004-1901 0 

April2, 2015 

2. China Eastern is a flag carrier of the People's Republic of China and has long held 

permit authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail 

between the coterminal points of Beijing, Guangzhou and Shanghai, on the one hand, 1 to the 

coterminal points of Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu or Seattle, on the other 

hand. See Order 92-11-7. 

3. China Eastern continues to be fit, willing and able to perforn1 the services that are 

the subject of this renewal application. Granting this exemption authority is in the public interest 

as it will permit China Eastern to continue providing enhanced services for persons traveling 

between the United States and China. 

4. Absent renewal, China Eastern's exemption authority is scheduled to expire on 

April10, 2015. China Eastern requests that DOT renew its exemption for a period of at least one 

year and China Eastern invokes and relies upon the automatic extension provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by 14 C.F.R. Part 377, so that 

its exemption authority remains effective during the pendency of DOT's review of this request 

for renewal. 

WHEREFORE, China Eastern respectfully requests that the Department renew its 

exemption authority to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and 

mail between the points described in the foregoing application. 

1 via Tokyo or another point in Japan 
Application for Renewal of Exemption Authority of China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 

DOT-OST-2004-19010 

April2, 2015 

Date: April 2, 2015 

0210842 

Respectfully submitted, 

ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC 

By~~ 

Evelyn D. Sahr, Esq. 

Jonathan T. Linde, Esq. 

Beth A. FitzPatrick, Esq. 

1717 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Twelfth Floor 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 659-6625 (telephone) 

(202) 659-6699 (facsimile) 

Attorneys for China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Exemption Renewal Application for 

China Eastern Airlines was served by electronic mail this 2nd day of April, 2015 on the 

following: 

TO COMPANY E-MAIL 

Thomas S. Engle U.S. Department of State englets@state.gov 

John S. Duncan Federal Aviation john.s.duncan@faa.gov 

Administration 

Sascha Van der Bellen Delta Airlines Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

Christopher Walker Chris. walker@delta. com 

Robert Wirick American Airlines Inc. robert. wirick@aa. com 

HowardKass howard.kass@aa.com 

Dan Weiss United Air Lines, Inc. dan. weiss@united.com 

Jonathan Hill Hawaiian Airlines jhill@cooley.com 

Parker Erkmann perkmann@cooley.com 

Kevin Montgomery Polar Air Cargo kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo. 

com 

Russell E. Pommer Atlas Air, Inc. rpommer@atlasair.com 

Bailey Leopard Federal Express gbleopard@fedex.com 

Nancy Sparks nssparks@fedex.com 

Anita Mosner Holland & Knight anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Jennifer Nowak (United Parcel Service) jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

Aaron Goerlich Southern Air agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Frank Avent Airline Info fbavent@airlineinfo.com 

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