BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

LLCIKAR 

for a foreign air carrier permit pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. § 41302 and an exemption 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) 

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Docket OST 2015-__ _ 

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APPLICATION OF LLC IKAR 

FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

ANDREY LENGAROV 

General Director 

LLC IKAR 

Yemelyanovo Krasnoyarsk Airport, Bldg 101 

Yemelyanovsky Region 

Krasnoyarsk Territory, 663021, Russia 

Dated: May 11,2015 

GLENN P. WICKS 

EKATERINA A. GRIMES 

THE WICKS GROUP, PLLC 

733 101

h Street NW 

Suite 3002 

Washington, DC 20001 

(202) 457-7790 

gpwicks@wicks-group.com 

ekagrimes@wicks-group.com 

For: LLC IKAR 

NOTICE: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application must file an answer 

within 21 calendar days thereof, or by June 1, 2015, and serve that answer on LLC IKAR and on 

all persons served with this application. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

LLC IKAR 

for a foreign air carrier permit pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. § 41302 and an exemption 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) 

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Docket OST 20 15-____ _ 

APPLICATION OF LLC IKAR 

FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41302, (representing the recodified version of Section 

4021/ ofthe Federal Aviation Act of 1958 ("Act"), as amended), 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) 

(representing the recodified version of Section 416 'lJ of the Act), Part 211 of the 

Department ofTransportation's ("Department") Economic Regulations, and Subpart B of the 

Department's Rules of Practice, LLC "IKAR" (hereinafter "Ikar Airlines " or "Ikar"), also 

doing business as Pegas Fly, hereby applies for a foreign air carrier permit to engage in ondemand charter transportation of passengers, property and mail between point(s) in the 

Russian Federation and point(s) in the United States, as well as other charters subject to 

pertinent national, bilateral and international laws and regulations. Ikar intends to start 

operating the requested services as soon as the Department permits them. Ikar intends to 

operate primarily its Boeing 767-300ER equipment, as well as any other aircraft that are 

currently in its fleet or as it may later acquire, in conjunction with its contemplated ad hoc 

charter services to the United States. 

11 Public Law 103-272, enacted July 5, 1994, revised and recodified the Act within Subtitle VII of Title 49, 

United States Code (Transportation). The provisions of section 402 of the Act are now contained in 49 U .S.C. 

§ 41302. Under the recodification, the terms of section 402 were not substantive! y changed. 

2_1 Public Law 103-272, enacted July 5, 1994, revised and recodified the Act within Subtitle VII of Title 49, 

United States Code (Transportation). The provisions of section 416 of the Act are now contained in 49 U .S.C. 

§ 401 09( c). Under the recodification, the terms of section 416 were not substantively changed. 

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Ikar respectfully requests that this application be decided on the basis of 

written submissions pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 302.207, and that the Department grant this 

application by proceeding directly to a final order as set forth in 14 C.F.R. § 302.210(a)(2). 

Ikar hereby invokes the Department's August 23, 2005 Notice in Docket OST2005-22228 (the "Streamlined Licensing Procedures Notice") and requests that its instant 

application for a foreign carrier permit and an exemption be processed and acted on by the 

Department pursuant to the Streamlined Licensing Procedures set forth by the referenced 

Notice. 

In support of this permit application, Ikar submits as follows: 

1. The full name and address of Ikar is: 

LLC " IKAR" 

Yemelyanovo Krasnoyarsk Airport, Bldg 101 

Yemelyanovsky Region 

Krasnoyarsk Territory, 663021, Russian Federation 

2. The air transport authorities of the Russian Federation having regulatory 

jurisdiction over Ikar's air transport operations are: 

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation 

Ill Rozhdestvenka Street, 109012, Moscow, Russian Federation 

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation 

Federal Air Transport Agency 

37/2 Leningradsky Ave, 125993, Moscow, Russian Federation 

Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation 

Federal Authority for Transport Oversight 

37 Leningradsky Ave, 125993, Moscow, Russian Federation 

3. Ikar is a limited liability company founded as a legal entity on July 15, 

1997, under the applicable laws of the Russian Federation, and subsequently re-registered on 

November 15, 2002 (Registration Certificate NQ 1 024900625639). 100% of lkar' s stock is 

held privately by Russian citizens, as is to be shown further in Exhibit IKAR-4. 

Ikar Airlines started its operations in 1993 as a helicopter operator operating a 

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fleet of Mil Mi-8 helicopters for aerial cargo operations. In 2013, it leased several passenger 

aircraft from Nordwind Airlines and, following the requisite recertification process, started 

flying charter flights to various popular tourist destinations. Ikar currently operates a fleet of 

seven (7) Boeing 767-300ER aircraft. lkar holds an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) most 

recently issued to it by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation on November 6, 

2014. Ikar is registered with the International Civil Aviation Organization ("ICAO"). Its 

ICAO-assigned code is KAR. Ikar also holds the lATA code IK *. In its operations, lkar 

Airlines also uses the commercial brand name of"Pegas Fly." A copy oflkar's Air Operator 

Certificate may be found in Exhibit IKAR-8 attached hereto. 

4. lkar is requesting a foreign air carrier permit and an exemption 

authorizing it to engage in on-demand charter transportation of passengers, property and 

mail between point(s) in the Russian Federation and point(s) in the United States, as well as 

between point(s) in the United States and point(s) in a third country or countries subject to 

terms, conditions and limitations of 14 C.F.R. Part 212 and pertinent national, bilateral and 

international rules and regulations. 

Ikar will utilize primarily its Boeing 767-300ER equipment for the 

proposed U.S. operations, or such other aircraft as it may have or acquire to conduct the 

proposed operations. See Exhibit IKAR-1 0. 

5. IKAR is fit, willing, and able to operate the services proposed by this 

application, as is evidenced by its Operational History and other evidentiary materials 

contained in Exhibits IKAR-1 through IKAR-18 attached hereto. 

6. lkar' s insurance coverage satisfies the requirements set forth in 14 

C.F.R. Part 205. See Exhibit IKAR-7. 

7. All of the aircraft Ikar intends to operate to the United States are 

registered in Bennuda. Maintenance for Ikar's Boeing 767-300ER aircraft, as well as all 

other types of aircraft operated by lkar, is performed by appropriately certified maintenance 

organizations. The Russian Federation is a contracting state to the Convention on 

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International Civil Aviation ("Chicago Convention"). lkar's aircraft are maintained in 

compliance with ICAO Annexes 1, 6 (Part 1), and 7. In addition, Ikar's aircraft conform to 

respective type designs approved by the State of the Manufacturer and have been issued 

civil airworthiness certificates in accordance with the provisions ofiCAO Annex 8. 

Oversight over continuous airworthiness of lkar's aircraft is performed under the applicable 

Agreement under Article 83 his of the Chicago Convention between the Russian Federation 

as the state of the operator of the aircraft, and Bermuda as the state of registry, whereby 

Bermuda transfers to Russia functions and duties set forth in Annexes I, 2 and 6 to the 

Chicago Convention, while retaining the regulatory oversight and control duties set forth in 

Annex 8, Airworthiness of Aircraft. 

8. Ikar's proposed services that are the subject of this application are 

within the scope of the Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United 

States and the Government of Russia ("U.S.-Russia Air Transport Agreement") and 

subsequent Annexes and Protocols thereto. Annex II, Charter Air Services (Annex II) 

currently does not require designation of carriers for charter operations. 

9. Ikar is qualified to operate to the United States. As this permit and 

exemption application, and appended exhibits demonstrate, lkar has assembled an 

experienced team of individuals to manage and develop the unique market opportunities 

associated with the establishment of its U.S. service. Ikar has the financial and technical 

resources to maintain its domestic and international service. lkar has accumulated 

substantial operating experience over its years of operations. See Exhibit IKAR-9. 

I 0. A grant of Ikar' s instant application is in the public interest as Ikar will 

provide additional services in the U.S.-Russia aviation market. lkar represents a high quality 

operation that is capable of adding a quality passenger charter operation to the U .S.-Russia 

market. As such, the Department should act expeditiously in granting the authority requested 

herein by Ikar. 

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A grant of the requested authority is also consistent with the bilateral 

undertakings between the United States and the Russian Federation. 

11. A grant of Ikar's application would not constitute a "major regulatory 

action" under 14 C.F.R. Part 313. Specifically, Ikar's annual fuel consumption will not 

exceed I 0 million gallons. Thus, a grant of the permit application will not constitute a 

"major regulatory action" within the meaning of Section 102(2)(c) of the National 

Environmental Policy Act as implemented by 14 C.F.R. § 313.4. As a result, Ikar is not 

required to submit additional information about the energy consumption and energy 

efficiency consequences of its service proposal. 

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WHEREFORE, lkar respectfully requests that the Department grant this 

request for a foreign air carrier permit and exemption, or such other or further relief as the 

Department determines to be appropriate and consistent with the public interest. 

Respectfully submitted, 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

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

each of the following electronic mail addresses: 

sascha. vanderbeUen@delta.com 

sametta.c.bamett@delta.com 

chris.walker@delta.com 

dshort@fedex.com 

sllunsford@fedex.com 

nssparks@fedex.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

msinick@ssd.com 

enisson@nac.aero 

mwiegele@nac.aero 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

peter.beckett@polaraircargo.com 

dan. weiss@coair.com 

dan. weiss@united.com 

pdoell@naca.cc 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

francis.heil@aa.com 

howard kass@usairways.com 

info@airlineinfo.com 

EngleTS@state.gov 

Ekaterina A. Grimes Dated: May 11 , 2015