BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

SKY LEASE I, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2011-0092

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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 27, 2013.

March 12, 2013
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

__________________________________________ 

 ) 

Application of ) 

 ) 

SKY LEASE I, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2011-0092

 ) 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 Lease 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: 
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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 certificates 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; 

Sky Lease also holds scheduled exemption authority to serve China and 

Colombia. Sky Lease provides extensive scheduled and charter service in a 

number of international markets with MD-11 freighter aircraft. 

2. Sky Lease submits that renewal of the authority remains in the 

public interest and consistent with U.S.-China aviation relations. Sky 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. Information 

officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department’s Procedural 

Regulations supports the 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.