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APPLICATION OFIBEXAIRLINES CO., LTD. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sentto:

April 15,2011 Charles 1. Simpson, Jr. David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7926 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Email: cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com Counsel for IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd.Application of IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Docket OST-2003-15479 for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. §41301 and a statement ofauthorization ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 

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APPLICATION OFIBEXAIRLINES CO., LTD. FORRENEWAL OFEXEMPTION
Pursuantto 49 U.S.C. 

### §40109 and Subpart and C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice, IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. ("IBEX") hereby requests renewal ofits exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 granted in this docket. IBEX requests a renewal ofits application for a period oftwo years. In support ofits application, IBEX states as follows: 1. IBEX holds exemption authority permitting it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property, and mail between any point in Japan and any point orpoints in the United States pursuant to code-share arrangements with United Air Lines, Inc. ("United") and Continental Airlines, Inc. (,Continental"). I Notice ofAction Taken, April 23, 2010.

I IBEX holds statements ofauthorization pursuant to 14 CFR Part 212 to display United's and Continental's code

on flights operated by IBEX between points in Japan (limited to the carriage ofUnited's and Continental's U.S.

- Japan traffic).Application ofIBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. Page 2 2. The exemption granted by the Department expires on April 24, 2011. By this application, IBEX seeks a renewal ofits existing exemption authority to continue its operations with United and Continental. 3. The renewed exemption sought by IBEX remains consistent with both the 2010 U.S.

- Japan Memorandum ofUnderstanding and the public interest. 4. IBEX continues to hold the appropriate operating authority from the Government ofJapan for the services described herein. In addition, IBEX continues in all respects to be fit, willing, and able to perform the services contemplated by this application. 5. IBEX will accept all terms, limitations, and conditions that the Department normally attaches to exemption authority for foreign air transportation, and IBEX will comply with the provisions ofthe Transportation Code as well as the rules, regulations, and requirements issued thereunder. 6. Renewal ofthis exemption authority will not constitute a "majorregulatory action" under the Energy and Conservation Act of 1975, as defined in section 313.4(a)(1) ofthe Department's regulations. 7. Pursuantto section 377.1O(a) ofthe Department's regulations, IBEX states its intention to rely upon 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect its current exemption authorization for the services specified in this application, pending a final determination ofthis renewal application.Application ofIBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. Page 3 WHEREFORE, IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd. respectfully requests a renewal ofits exemption authority for a period oftwo years. IBEX also requests such further, different, and additional reliefas the Department may deem appropriate.

April 15,2011 Respectfully submitted,



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CharI s J. Si pson, Jr. David M. Endersbee Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 973-7926 Fax: (202) 342-0683 Email: cjsimpson@zsrlaw.com dmendersbee@zsrlaw.com Counsel for IBEX Airlines Co., Ltd.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 15th day ofApril 2011, a copy ofthe foregoing was served by electronic mail and/or first-class mail, postage pre-paid, onthe following: Jeffrey Manley Senior Advisor

- Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines, Inc. 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1210 Washington, DC 20036 jeffrey.manley@united.com
R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Counsel for Continental Airlines

and Continental Micronesia Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 rbkeiner@crowell.com
Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel AmericanAirlines, Inc. 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carl.nelson@aa.com
Alexander Van Der Bellen 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 Jeff.morgan@delta.com Anita Mosner Jennifer Nowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 Anita.mosner@hklaw.com Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com Dan Weiss Continental Airlines, Inc. and

Continental Micronesia Government Affairs-8th Floor 1600 Smith Street Dept. HQSGV Houston, TX 77002 dan.weiss@coair.com Kevin P. Montgomery Peter Beckett PolarAir Cargo, Inc. 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 875 Washington, D.C 20006 kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com John M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.govJonathan B. Hill Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhill@dlalaw.com G. Bailey Leopard Angeline Garbuzinski Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 anbird@fedex.com gbleopard@fedex.com 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.com

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