BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________

) 

Application of ) 

) 

VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES LLC ) 

) Docket OST-2014-0070

for an emergency exemption pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) ) 

) 

) 

Moffett Field, CA – Titusville, FL ) 

_________________________________________ ) 

AMENDMENT TO

VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES LLC

APPLICATION FOR AN EMERGENCY EXEMPTION

Communication with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Alexey I. Isaikin Artem Tarasenko

Chairman Operations Manager

Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC Volga Dnepr-Unique Air Cargo, Inc.

14 Karbysheva Street 9400 Grogan’s Mill Road,

Ulyanovsk 432072 Town Center Plaza, Suite 220,

Russia The Woodlands, TX 77381, USA

(832) 585-8611

DATED: May 16, 2014

NOTICE: THIS APPLICATION IS FILED PURSUANT TO THE EMERGENCY 

EXEMPTION PROCEDURES OF 14 C.F.R. § 302.410, WHICH AUTHORIZE THE 

DEPARTMENT TO ACT ON EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS IMMEDIATELY. ANY 

PERSON INTERESTED IN FILING AN ANSWER IS REQUESTED TO DO SO IN THE 

ABOVE DOCKET IMMEDIATELY. COPIES OF THE SUBMISSION SHOULD BE 

SERVED ON THE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE AND ON THE ATTACHED SERVICE LIST. 
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________

) 

Application of ) 

) 

VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES LLC ) 

) Docket OST-2014-0070

for an emergency exemption pursuant to ) 

49 U.S.C. § 40109(g) ) 

) 

) 

Moffett Field, CA – Titusville, FL ) 

_________________________________________ ) 

AMENDMENT TO

VOLGA-DNEPR AIRLINES LLC

APPLICATION FOR AN EMERGENCY EXEMPTION

Volga-Dnepr Airlines LLC (“Volga-Dnepr Airlines” or "Volga-Dnepr") respectfully 

submits this amendment to its application for an emergency exemption from the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. §§ 40109(g) and 41703(c), and otherwise applicable provisions of the Department of 

Transportation (“DOT”) regulations, filed in the referenced Docket on May 12, 2014. VolgaDnepr hereby requests that its application for authority to operate one one-way all-cargo charter 

flight, utilizing Volga-Dnepr’s AN-124-100 aircraft, to transport outsized cargo from Moffett 

Field, California to NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, Titusville, Florida on around May 19 – May 

21, 2014, be amended to request authority for Volga-Dnepr Airlines to operate the flight from 

Moffett Field, California to NASA Shuttle Landing Facility, Titusville, Florida on around May 

28 – June 12, 2014. The current change of the dates of operation was made at the request of the 

shipper, Space Systems Loral, due to delay of a prior launch. The satellite equipment to be 

transported from Moffett Field will not be allowed into NASA Shuttle Landing Facility until the 
other rocket is launched. The extended period of operation from May 28 until June 12, 2014, 

includes several windows of opportunity, when this launch may be accomplished.

Volga-Dnepr hereby requests that the representations made in its initial application filed 

in the referenced Docket with respect to all of the relevant criteria under 49 U.S.C. § 40109(g), 

including the exigency of the circumstances accounting for the impossibility of transporting the 

cargo in question by any U.S. certificated air carrier, or any commercially available means other 

than Volga-Dnepr’s AN-124-100 aircraft; the public interest nature of the flight; and the undue 

hardship for the traffic at issue if the flight is not operated as requested, be incorporated herein 

by reference as continuously valid.

WHEREFORE, Volga-Dnepr hereby requests that its requested authority be issued as 

amended, for the dates of operation on around May 28 – June 12, 2014. Polling of U.S. Carriers 

is ongoing, and the Department will be advised once polling is complete.

Respectfully submitted, 

_______________________________________ 

Artem Tarasenko

Designated agent for Volga-Dnepr Airlines

(832) 585-8611

Dated: May 16, 2014
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have on this day served a copy of the foregoing document upon all 

persons named on the attached service list via electronic mail.

Artem Tarasenko

Dated: May 16, 2014
Service List

Robert P. Silverberg

Jeff Johnson

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP

Suite 120

1101 30th Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20007

For ABX AIR

Telephone: 202-944-3300

Fax: 202-944-3306

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Marshall Sinick

Squire, Sanders & Demsey

1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20004

For ALASKA AIRLINES &

FLORIDA WEST

Telephone: 202-626-6600 or

202-626-6649

Fax: 202-626-6780

msinick@ssd.com

Howard Kass

Bob Wirick

For: AMERICAN AIRLINES

U.S. AIRWAYS

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

John L. Richardson

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C.

555 13th Street, N.W.

Suite 420 West

Washington, DC 20004

For: AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Telephone: 202-371-2258

Fax: 202-828-0158

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com

Michelle Riordan

mriordan@johnlrichardson.com

Joan M. Canny

Senior Vice President

and General Counsel

AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC.

2800 S. Andrews Ave.

Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33316

Office 954-320-5300, Fax 305-423-3246

Direct 954-320-5367

jcanny@amerijet.com

Russell Pommer

1747 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W.

Suite 875

Washington, D. C. 20006

For: ATLAS AIR

Telephone: 202-822-9121

Fax: 202-822-9152

rpommer@atlasair.com

John Mietus

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

6701 Democracy Blvd., Ste 300

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500

For: CENTURION AIR CARGO & 

SKYLEASE

Telephone: 301-571-9334

Fax: 240-396-5362

john@mietuslaw.com
Alexander Van der Bellen

1275 K St., NW, Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20005

For: DELTA AIRLINES

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

Sandra Lunsford

3620 Hacks Cross Rd

Bldg. B, 3rd Floor

Memphis, TN 38135

For: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP.

Telephone: 901-434-8589

Fax: 901-434-9289

Sandra Lunsford

sllunsford@fedex.com

Dawn Pefley

“Cozen O’Connor”

1627 I Street, NW, Ste 1100

Washington, DC 20006

For: KALITTA AIR, L.L.C.

Telephone: 202-463-2525

Fax: 202-463-4950

DPefley@cozen.com

Mark Atwood

matwood@cozen.com

Ned Wallace

nwallace@wallaceair.com

Lynn Stauffer

lstauffer@wallaceair.com

Rick Zerkel, President

rzerkel@lac.lynden.com

Garry White

gwhite@lac.lynden.com

Jim Davis

jdavis@lac.lynden.com

For: LYNDEN AIR CARGO

6441 s. Airpark Place

Anchorage, AK 99502

Telephone: 907-249-4100

Fax: 907-245-0642

Elaine Nisson

3900 W. Int’l Airport Rd.

Anchorage, Alaska 99519

For: NORTHERN AIR CARGO

Telephone: 907-243-3331 ext.514

Fax: 907-249-5190

Elaine Nisson

enisson@nac.aero

Margot Wiegele

mwiegele@nac.aero

Kevin P. Montgomery

1747 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Suite 875

Washington, DC 20006

For: POLAR AIR

Telephone: 202-828-1002

Fax: 202-828-1003

Peter Beckett

Telephone 310-743-0142

Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com
Tom Gillies

Paul Chase

For: SOUTHERN AIR

Telephone: 203-847-6000

TGillies@southernair.com

PChase@southernair.com

Aaron A. Goerlich

Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach, PC

1200 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 800

Washington, DC 20036

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

Dan Weiss

1600 Smith Street, Ste HQSGV

Houston, TX 77002

For: UNITED/CONTINENTAL AIRLINES

Telephone: 713-324-6697 or 

713-324-2140 or

(312) 997-7573 (Dan Weiss)

Fax: 713-324-2749

dan.weiss@coair.com

Anita Mosner 

Partner

Holland & Knight

For: UNITED PARCEL SERVICES

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 

Suite 100

Washington DC 20006

T: +1.202.419.2604

F: +1.202.955.5564

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

dsmalls@ups.com

Frank Avent

Airline Information Research

343 Round Hill Road

Sapphire, North Carolina 28774

Telephone: 703-489-9801

info@airlineinfo.com

Krishna R. Urs

Dep. Asst. Secy, Trnsp. Affairs

Department of State

2201 C Street, NW, Room 5830

Washington, DC 20520

Fax: 202-647-4324

urskr@state.gov

Judy Kuo

Department of State – EUR/RUS

2201 C. Street, N.W., Room 4417

Washington, DC 20520

Fax: 202-647-8980

Roger Rapier

Systems Operations Security Center

(AJR-213)

FAA AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM

OPERATIONS SECURITY

800 Independence Ave., SW

Washington, DC 20591

Telephone: 202-267-8115/5775

Fax: 202-267-9208

9-ATOR-HQ-RT-REQ@faa.gov

A. Oakely Brooks, President & CEO

& Paul Doell, Dir. Govt Affairs

National Air Carriers’ Association

(NACA)

Suite 1700

1000 Wilson Avenue

Arlington, VA 22209-3901

Telephone: 703-358-8065

Fax: 703-358-8070

Pdoell@naca.cc