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Applicatio n o f ALITALI A - COMPAGNI A AERE A ITALIAN A S.P.A . for an amende dstatemen t

o f authorizatio n (U.S . - Ital y codesharin g wit h Aeromexico ) Docke t OST-2002-1289 6

APPLICATIO N O FALITALI A - COMPAGNI A AERE A ITALIAN A S.P.A . FO RA N AMENDE D STATEMEN T O FAUTHORIZATIO N Communication s with respec t t o thi s documen t

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to : Richar dD . Mathia s Davi dM . Endersbe e Zuckert , Scout t

& Rasenberger , L.L.P . 88 8 Seventeent h Street , NW , Suit e 70 0 Washington , D C 2000 6 Tel : (202 ) 973-791 7 Fax : (202 ) 342-068 3 Email : rdmathias@zsrlaw.co m dmendersbee@zsrlaw.co m Counse l fo r

Alitali a- Compagni aAere aItalian a S.p.A . Marc h19 , 201 0 NOTICE : Th e applican t request s expedite dtreatmen t o f thi s application . Th e applican t wil l pol l counse l fo r

U.S . carrie r

representative s an dinfor mth e Departmen t o f th e results .BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f ALITALI A - COMPAGNI A AERE A ITALIAN A S.P.A . fo r an amende dstatemen t

o f authorizatio n (U.S . - Ital y codesharin g wit h Aeromexico ) Docke t OST-2002-1289 6

APPLICATIO N O FALITALI A - COMPAGNI A AERE A ITALIAN A S.P.A . FO RA N AMENDE D STATEMEN T O FAUTHORIZATIO N Alitali a- Compagni aAere aItalian aS.p.A . ("Alitalia" ) an dAerovia s d e Mexico , S.A . d e C . V . ("Aeromexico" ) ar e expandin g thei r codesharin g relationshi p t o includ e additiona l transatlanti c service . Alital ahereb y applie s fo r a n amende dstatemen t

o f authorizatio n i n orde r t o display Aeromexico' s AM * designato r cod e o n Alitali aflight s betwee n Miam i an dMilan . I n suppor t

o f thi s application , Alitali astate s a s follows : 1 . Alitali aan dAeromexic o hav e offere dcodesharin g service s sinc e 2002 . Pursuan t t o thei r statement s o f

authorization , Alitali adisplay s th e AM * cod e o n Alitali aflight s betwee n Ne w Yor k (JFK ) an dRome , Miam i an dRome , an dMila n an dNe w York (JFK) . Aeromexic o display s th e AZ * cod e o n flight s betwee n Ne w Yor k (JFK ) an dMexic o City , Miam i an dMexic o City , an dMerid aan dMiami . Se e Notic e o f Actio n Take n i n Docket s OST-2002-1248 2 an d- 1289 6 (January 14,2009) .2 . Alitali ahold s aforeig n ai r carrie r permi t authorizin g i t

t o provid e th e fiill complemen t

o f service s availabl e t o i t

unde r th e U S - E U Ope n Skie s Agreement . Orde r 2010

- 1-16 . 3 . Alitali aintend s t o begi n offerin g thes e service s a s soo n a s al l necessar y governmen t

approval s ar e obtaine dan drequest s awaive r o f th e 45-da y advanc e filin g requiremen t

se t fort h i n 1 4 C.F.R . 212.10(d)(2) . 4 . Gran t

o f th e amende dauthorit y requeste dherei n i s consisten t v^t h th e U.S . - EU Ope n Skie s Ai r

Service s Agreemen t

an dth e publi c interest . Alitali aha s provide dcodesharin g servic e wdt

h Aeromexic o t o th e publi c for years . Th e travelin g publi c wil l benefi t fro mth e expande dservic e options , an di t wil l enabl e Alitali aan dAeromexic o t o continu e t o provid e singl e carrie r

servic e betwee n Mexic o an dEurop e an dwil l allo w th e travelin g publi c t o enjo y th e benefit s o f

tha t service , includin g ease dticketin g an dbaggag e handling . Moreover , thes e service s ar e clearl y permitte dimde r th e applicabl e ai r

servic e agreements . 5 . Alitali awil l conduc t it s codesharin g activitie s i n complianc e wit h Part 25 7 o f th e Department' s Regulation s an dwil l compl y wit h th e Department' s standar dcodesharin g conditions . 6 . Alitali awil l pol l counse l o n th e attache dservic e lis t an dinformth e Departmen t o f th e result s a s soo n a s possible .WHEREFORE , for th e foregoin g reasons , Alitali a- Compagni aAere aItalian aS.p.A . respectfull y request s tha t th e Departmen t

promptl y gran t

th e requeste damendmen t t o it s statemen t o f authorization . Respectfull y submitted ,

Ricl: ^ D . Mathta s Davi dM . Endersbe e Zuckert , Scoutt

& Rasenberger , L.L.P . 88 8 Seventeenth Street , NW , Suit e 70 0 Washington , D C 2000 6 Tel : (202 ) 973-791 7 Fax : (202 ) 342-068 3 Email : rdmathias@zsrlaw.co m dmendersbee@zsrlaw.co m Counse l for

Alitali a- Compagni aAere a Italian aS.p. A Marc h19 , 201 0CERTIFICAT E O FSERVIC E I hereb y certif

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Avenue , N.W . Suite 121 0 Washington , D C 2003 6 jeffrey.manley@united.co m R . Bruc e Keiner , Jr . Lorrain e B . Hallowa y Counse l for

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- Internationa l an dRegulatory Affair s Dan Weis s Continenta l Airlines , Inc . Governmen t

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& Associat e Genera l Counse l U S Airway s 140 1 H Street , N.W . Suit e 107 5 Washington , D.C . 2000 6 howard_kass@usairways.co m Joh n M . Alle n Directo r Fligh t Standard s Servic e Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n 80 0 Independenc e Avenue , S.W . Roo m82 1 Washington , D.C . 2059 1 j ohn . allen@faa . g o V

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