BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of ChinaEasternAirlines Corporation Limited ForRenewal ofExemption Authority Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ) ) ) Docket OST-2004-19010 ) ) )



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April 2, 2015 APPLICATION OF CHINAEASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY
Communications withrespect 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 ChinaEastern Airlines Corporation Limited

NOTICE: Any personwishing to support or oppose this application must file an answer with the Department ofTransportation and serve it on counsel for China Eastern and all persons named on the attached service list no laterthan April17, 2015.BEFORE THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of China EasternAirlines CorporationLimited ForRenewal ofExemption Authority Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) ) ) ) Docket OST-2004-19010 ) ) )



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APPLICATION OF CHINAEASTERN AIRLINES CORPORATION LIMITED FORRENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited ("China Eastern"), in accordance with 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice, 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 ofpersons, property and mail between Beijing and Shanghai, People's Republic ofChina on the one hand, and any point or points in the United States, on the other hand. In support ofthis 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 ofan exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to carry persons, property and mail in scheduled service between Beijing and Shanghai, People's Republic ofChina on the one hand, and any point or points in the United States, on the other hand.Application forRenewalof ExemptionAuthority of China EasternAirlines Corporation Limited**DOT~OST-2004-1901**0 April2, 2015
2. China Eastern is a flag carrier ofthe People's Republic ofChina 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 ofChicago, 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 ofthis 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 ofat 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 ofDOT's review ofthis 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 JapanApplication forRenewalof ExemptionAuthority of China EasternAirlines 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 ChinaEastern Airlines Corporation LimitedCERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that a true and correct copy ofthe foregoing Exemption Renewal Application for China Eastern Airlines was served by electronic mail this 2nd day ofApril, 2015 onthe following:

TO COMPANY E-MAIL Thomas S. Engle U.S. Department ofState englets@state.gov John S. Duncan Federal Aviation john.s.duncan@faa.gov Administration SaschaVan derBellen DeltaAirlines Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com ChristopherWalker Chris.walker@delta.com RobertWirick American Airlines Inc. robert.wirick@aa.com HowardKass howard.kass@aa.com DanWeiss United Air Lines, Inc. dan.weiss@united.com Jonathan Hill HawaiianAirlines jhill@cooley.com ParkerErkmann 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 JenniferNowak (United Parcel Service) jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com Aaron Goerlich SouthernAir agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com FrankAvent Airline Info fbavent@airlineinfo.com

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