Application of 

AIR CANADA ROUGE 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Docket OST -2014-__ _ 

for a Statement of Authorization 

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 

APPLICATION OF AIR CANADA ROUGE 

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

Communications concerning this document may be served upon: 

Anita M. Mesner 

Jennifer M. Nowak 

Holland & Knight LLP 

800 17TH Street, NW 

Suite 1100 

Washington, DC 20006 

Tel: (202) 419-2604 

Fax: (202) 955-5564 

anita. mosner@hklaw. com 

Counsel for Air Canada rouge 

September 23, 2014 

Notice: ANY PERSON MAY FILE AN ANSWER TO THIS APPLICATION. THE 

APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTING EXPEDITED RELIEF FROM THE DEPARTMENT 

AND WILL POLL ALL INTERESTED PARTIES. 
Application of 

AIR CANADA ROUGE 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Docket OST -2014-__ _ 

for a Statement of Authorization 

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 

APPLICATION OF AIR CANADA ROUGE 

FOR A STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

Air Canada rouge ("AC rouge") hereby applies for a Statement of Authorization 

pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 to enable AC rouge to carry the Singapore Airlines 

("SIA'') "SQ*" code on transborder flights AC rouge operates on behalf of Air Canada. 1 

In support of its application, AC rouge states the following: 

1. AC rouge requests a Statement of Authorization to display SIA's SQ* 

designator code on flights it operates on behalf of Air Canada between any point or 

points in Canada and any point or points in the U.S. 

2. AC rouge currently holds a Statement of Authorization to display Air 

Canada's code in conjunction with its U.S. services. 2 

3. Initially, AC rouge will carry the SQ* code on flights it operates on behalf 

of Air Canada between Vancouver, Canada (YVR) on the one hand, and Los Angeles 

(LAX) and San Francisco (SFO) on the other hand. 

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Air Canada holds authority to display SIA's SQ* code on flights operated by Air Canada between 

any point or points in the U.S. and any point or points in Canada in conjunction with SIA's 

services between Singapore and the U.S. See Notice of Action Taken in Docket No. OST-2003-

16657(De~ 19,2003). 

2 Notice of Action Taken, Docket No. OST-2013-0087 (May 22, 2013). 
Air Canada rouge 

Application for Statement of Authorization 

4. AC rouge, Air Canada and SIA all hold the necessary underlying 

economic authority to engage in the proposed codeshare operations. AC rouge holds a 

foreign air carrier permit that authorizes it, inter alia, to engage in scheduled foreign air 

transportation of persons, property, and mail from points behind Canada, via Canada 

and intermediate points, to a point or points in the United States and beyond. 3 

5. Air Canada holds a foreign air carrier permit that authorizes it, inter alia, 

to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from 

points behind Canada, via Canada and intermediate points, to a point or points in the 

United States and beyond.4 

6. SIA holds a foreign air carrier permit that authorizes it, inter alia, to 

engage in scheduled air transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind 

Singapore, via Singapore and intermediate points to a point or points in the United 

States and beyond. 5 

7. The proposed codeshare authorization requested herein is consistent 

with the open skies agreements in place between the carriers' respective homelands and 

the U.S. The 2007 Open Skies Agreement between the U.S. and Canada and the 1997 

Open Skies Agreement between the U.S. and Singapore permit carriers of the parties to 

enter into cooperative marketing arrangements with carriers of third countries. 6 The 

arrangement is also consistent with the broad route and codesharing rights provided in 

the 2001 APEC Multilateral Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air 

Transportation ("MALIAT"), to which the U.S. and Singapore are both signatories? 

3 Order 2013-12-19 (Dec. 31, 2013), Docket No. OST-2013-0087. 

4 Order 2008-9-23 (Jul. 18, 2008), Docket No. OST-2007-28768. 

5 Order 1997-12-26 (Dec. 24, 1997), Docket No. OST-1997-3036. 

6 U.S.-Canada Open Skies Agreement, Art. 11, ~ 6 (Mar. 12, 2007); U.S.-Singapore Open Skies 

Agreement, Art. 8, ~ 7 (Apr. 8, 1997). 7 MALIAT, Art. 8, ~ 2 (May 1, 2001 ). 

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Application for Statement of Authorization 

8. The codesharing proposed herein is also fully consistent with the public 

interest. The codeshare arrangement will allow the carriers to expand their online 

networks, promoting competition and enhancing service options for travelers. 

9. Pursuant to the Department's Notice In the Matter of Blanket Notification 

of Code Share Service to Open-Skies Partners and Points, dated February 9, 2009, AC 

rouge gives blanket notice of code share services displaying the SQ* designator code on 

flights it operates on behalf of Air Canada between all U.S. points and points in Canada. 

10. AC rouge agrees to abide by the consumer notification requirements of 

14 C.F.R. Part 257, as well as the other conditions and limitations the Department 

normally attaches to codeshare operations. 

11. AC rouge plans to begin codesharing over these routings as soon as 

authorization is granted and, therefore, requests a waiver of the provision that requires 

carriers to file requests for Statements of Authorization at least 45 days in advance of 

their proposed startup date. 

12. AC rouge also requests that the Statement of Authorization be issued for 

an indefinite period, as long as the relevant codeshare agreement continues in effect, 

and will notify the Department if the agreement should cease to be effective. 

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Application for Statement of Authorization 

WHEREFORE, AC rouge respectfully requests that the Department grant the 

Statement of Authorization described above on an expedited basis, and grant such other 

and different relief as is consistent with this application and with the public interest. 

Respectfully submitted, 

Anita M. Mosner 

Jennifer M. Nowak 

Holland & Knight LLP 

Attorneys for Air Canada rouge 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have this date served the foregoing document on the persons identified 

below by causing a copy to be sent by electronic mail. 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

howard.kass@aa.com 

sharon.pasley@fedex.com 

sllunsford@fedex.com 

dan. weiss@united.com 

sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com 

chris.walker@delta.com 

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit Airlines) 

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit Airlines) 

marshall.sinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska Airlines) 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com(Counsel for Allegiant) 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@polaraircargo. com 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) 

thomas. ting@suncountry. com 

joan .canny@amerijet.com 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com (Counsel for Amerijet) 

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for Hawaiian and JetBiue) 

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for Hawaiian and JetBiue) 

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Kalitta Air) 

john.s.duncan@faa.gov 

cristinasa@state.gov 

~niter M. Nowak 

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