BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-1999-5031 

for renewal of exemption authority under 

49 U.S.C. § 401 09(c) 

(China-United States code-sharing) 

APPLICATION OF 

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Senior Vice President - The Americas 

China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. 

Los Angeles Office 

6300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1510 

Los Angeles, CA 90048 

Telephone: +1 323 653 8088 

Facsimile: +1 323 653 8066 

October 29, 2014 

Hogan Lovells US LLP 

Columbia Square 

555 Thirteenth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20004-1109 

Telephone: +1 202 637 6546 

Facsimile: +1 202 637 5910 

E-mail: george.carneal@hoganlovells.com 

Counsel for 

China Southern Airlines Company Limited 
Application of 

BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-1999-5031 

for renewal of exemption authority under 

49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) 

(China-United States code-sharing) 

October 29, 2014 

APPLICATION OF 

CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED 

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

to 49 U.S.C. § 401 c of 

for renewal of an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to permit China Southern to 

continue to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail 

between points in the People's Republic of China and points in the United States 

(including authority to coterminalize U.S. points) via intermediate points, and beyond, on 

a code-share basis with any authorized U.S. air carrier. Such exemption authority was 

most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken dated November 7, 2013, for a period 

of one year, expiring November 7, 2014. China Southern hereby requests renewal of 

this exemption for a period of at least one additional yearY 

11 In filing this renewal application, China Southern hereby invokes the automatic extension 

provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(c), as implemented by Part 377 of 

the Department's Special Regulations. This renewal application is being filed and served on a 

timely basis pursuant to§ 377.1 O(c)(3). 
Application of China Southern Airlines 

for Renewal of Exemption Authority 

In support of this renewal application, China Southern submits the following: 

1. China Southern provides scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property and mail between Guangzhou, on the one hand, and Los Angeles and 

New York, on the other hand, pursuant to its foreign air carrier permit? Pursuant to 

code-sharing agreements and blanket statements of authorization approved in Docket 

DOT -OST -1999-5031, China Southern is authorized to offer additional service between 

China and the United States via intermediate points and within and beyond the 

United States via U.S. gateways by displaying its "CZ*" designator code on flights 

operated by Delta Air Lines, Inc. ("Delta") and Delta Connection carriers SkyWest 

Airlines, Inc. ("SkyWest") and Endeavor Air, Inc. ("Endeavor") subject to the code-share 

conditions attached to the Department's approval Notices in that docket. 

is hereby seeking to renew its exemption authority to 

China and the United States, via intermediate points and beyond, so that it may continue 

to offer code-sharing services on flights operated by Delta, SkyWest, Endeavor, and 

potentially other authorized U.S. air carriers in the future. The current exemption is set 

to expire on November 7, 2014. The existing U.S. air carrier blanket statements of 

authorization permitting the display of the CZ* code on flights operated by Delta, 

SkyWest and Endeavor continue in effect indefinitely. 

?/DOT Order 2014-8-21. China Southern also has applied in Docket DOT-OST-1996-2008 for 

exemption authority and an amendment to its foreign air carrier permit for scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property and mail between Guangzhou and Wuhan, on the one hand, 

and San Francisco, on the other hand, which it intends to introduce on December 16, 2014. 

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Application of China Southern Airlines 

for Renewal of Exemption Authority 

3. China Southern continues to be fit to offer the proposed services between 

China and the United States. Since the initial approval of the China Southern/Delta 

code-sharing arrangement on February 19, 1999, the Department has routinely renewed 

China Southern's underlying exemption authority. Moreover, on numerous other 

occasions, the Department has found China Southern fit to provide scheduled foreign air 

transportation to and from the United States using its own aircraft. See, e.g., DOT 

Order 2014-6-2 and Notices of Action Taken in Dockets DOT-OST-2004-18727 and 

DOT -OST -2003-16786. 

4. Renewal of China Southern's China-U.S. exemption authority for codesharing with its authorized U.S. air carrier partners is in the public interest. This 

authority enables China Southern to provide convenient online services between China 

and cities throughout the United States, which enhances competition and U.S.-China 

to consumers. to 

consistent with the U.S.-China bilateral air transport agreement, as amended, providing 

prima facie evidence that further approval is in the public interest. 

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Application of China Southern Airlines 

for Renewal of Exemption Authority 

WHEREFORE, China Southern Airlines Company Limited requests that the 

Department renew the exemption described herein so that it may continue to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between China and 

the United States, via intermediate points and beyond, on a code-share basis with any 

authorized U.S. air carrier, and that the Department grant such other relief as the 

Department deems to be in the public interest. 

Dated: October 29, 2014 

Respectfully submitted, 

Hogan Lovells US LLP 

Columbia Square 

555 Thirteenth Street, NW 

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Telephone: +1 202 637 6546 

E-mail: george.carneal@hoganlovells.com 

Counsel for 

China Southern Airlines Company Limited 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this date served a copy of the foregoing Application of 

China Southern Airlines Company Limited for Renewal of Exemption Authority on the 

following addressees: 

robert. wirick@aa. com; howard. kass@aa. com; sascha. vanderbellen@delta. com; 

chris.walker@delta.com; jhill@cooley.com; perkmann@cooley.com; 

dan.weiss@united.com; steve.morrissey@united.com; gbleopard@fedex.com; 

matwood@cozen. com; kevin. montgomery@polaraircargo. com; 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com; anita.mosner@hklaw.com; jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com; 

info@airlineinfo.com 

Jonathan Echmalian 

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