### BEFORETHE 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 ofexemption authority under 49 U.S.C. 

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APPLICATION OF CHINA SOUTHERNAIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY Communicationswith respectto this documentshould be sentto:
SeniorVice President- TheAmericas China SouthernAirlines Co. Ltd. Los Angeles Office 6300Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1510 Los Angeles, CA 90048 Telephone: +1 323 653 8088 Facsimile: +1 323 653 8066

October29, 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 LimitedApplication of BEFORETHE U.S. DEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATION OFFICE OFTHE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

CHINA SOUTHERNAIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED Docket DOT-OST-1999-5031 for renewal ofexemption authority under 49 U.S.C. 

### § 40109(c) (China-United States code-sharing)
October29, 2014 APPLICATION OF CHINA SOUTHERNAIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTIONAUTHORITY
to 49 U.S.C. 

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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 authorityto 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 ofAction Taken dated November7, 2013, for a period of one year, expiring November 7, 2014. China Southern hereby requests renewal of this exemptionfora period ofat least one additional yearY

11 In filing this renewal application, China Southern hereby invokes the automatic extension provisions ofthe 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 pursuantto§ 377.1O(c)(3).

### Application ofChina Southern Airlines for Renewal of ExemptionAuthority In support ofthis renewal application, China Southern submitsthefollowing: 1. China Southern provides scheduled foreign airtransportation of persons, property and mail between Guangzhou, on the one hand, and Los Angeles and NewYork, 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 EndeavorAir, 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 November7, 2014. The existing U.S. air carrier blanket statements of authorization permitting the display of the CZ* code on flights operated by Delta, SkyWestand Endeavorcontinue 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 otherhand, which it intendsto introduce on December 16, 2014. 

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3. China Southern continues to be fitto offerthe 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 Southernfitto provide scheduledforeign 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 airtransport agreement, as amended, providing primafacie evidencethatfurtherapproval is in the public interest.



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### Application ofChina SouthernAirlines 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 Departmentdeemsto be in the public interest.

Dated: October29, 2014 Respectfully submitted,

Hogan Lovells US LLP Columbia Square 555Thirteenth Street, NW 1 

### Telephone: +1 202 637 6546 E-mail: george.carneal@hoganlovells.com Counsel for China Southern Airlines Company Limited

- 4-CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I havethis date served acopy ofthe 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

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