BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) SKY LEASE I, INC. ) DOCKET OST- 20 11- 0092 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-China) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF SKY LEASE I, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817- 7500 (202) 747-5212 (240) 396-5362 fax john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for SKY LEASE I, INC.

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Sky Lease and upon persons served with this application no later than March 2 7 , 2013.

March 12, 2013BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) SKY LEASE I, INC. ) DOCKET OST- 20 11- 0092 ) March 12, 2013 for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-China) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF SKY LEASE I, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Sky Lease I, Inc. (“ Sky Lease ”) respectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated May 16, 2011 , for an additional, two-year period. The Notice, set to expire on May 16, 2013, permits Sky Lease to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, via intermediate points and beyond China; it also authorizes Sky Lease to integrate this exemption authority with its existing authority. Sky Lea se intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations; this application is timely pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10. In support of this application, Sky Lease states as follows:- 2 - S ky Lease Renewal Application
1. Sky Lease is an air carrier of property and mail headquartered in Greensboro , North Carolina. It is a U.S. citizen within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(5) and holds two certificate s of public convenience and necessity : one authorizing domestic all

- cargo transportation (and worldwide charter service ) and a second with blanket, all

- cargo, open skies authority; S ky Lease also holds scheduled exemption authority to serve China and Colombia. S ky Lease provides extensive scheduled and charter service in a number of international markets with MD

- 11 freighter aircraft.

2. S ky Lease submits that renewal of the authority remains in the public interest and consistent with U.S.

- China aviation relations. S ky Lease is not currently using its authority, but it wishes to have the flexibility to operate scheduled service to and from China in the future. Inform ation officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department’s Procedural Regulations supports t he continued fitness of Sky Lease for U.S.

- China service. Renewal will not constitute a major regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department’s regulations and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Finally, the authority to be renewed is contemplated by the 2007 Protocol to the U.S.

- China Air Transport Agreement , which provides for unlimited U.S. all

- cargo carrier designations.