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A d m i n i s t r a t i on, a nd wi t h a l l ap p l i ca b l e U .S. G o v e r n m ent r equ i r e m en t s con c e r n i ng sec u r i t y

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t o, 14 C FR P a r t s 129, 91, a nd 36 and 49 C FR P a r t 1 54 6 or 15 5 0, as ap p l i ca b l e. To ass u r e co m p li an c e wi t h a l l

app l i ca b l e U .S. G o v e r n m ent r e qu i r e m en t s c onc e r n i ng secu r it y

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A nn e x 6 o f t h e C h i c a g o C o nv en t i on ;

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se r v i c e s;

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, f or t h e pu r pos e s of 28 U .S. C.

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w h i ch t he c on t r a c t o f c a r r i ag e w as pu r c h ased i n t he U n it e d S t a t e s; o r ( b) b as e d on a c l a i m under any i n t e r n a ti onal

a g r ee m ent or tr e a t y c o g n i z ab l e i n any co u r t o r o t h e r t r i bunal of t he U n i t ed S t a t e s. I n t h i s con d i t i on, t he t e r m

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t h a t a l l S t a t es s ha l l b e co n s i de r ed t o b e H i g h Co n t r a c t i n g Pa rti e s f o r t he p u r p o se o f t h i s d e fi n i t i o n;

( 8) E x ce p t as sp e c i fi c a l l y au t ho r i z ed by t he D e pa r t m en t , o r i g i n a t e o r t e r m i na t e a l l f li g h t s t o / f r om t he U n i t ed S t a t es in

it s ho m e l and;

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cha r t e r d a t a;

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w it h t he D e p a rt m en t ' s r u l es g o v e r n i ng cha r t e r s ( i nc l ud i ng 14 C FR Pa rt s 212 a n d 3 80 ) ; and

( 11) C o m p l y w it h s uch o t h er r eas o na b l e t e r m s, con d i ti ons, and l i m it a t i ons r e q u i r e d by t he pu b l i c i n t e r e s t a s m a y be

p r e s c r i bed by t h e D ep a rt m en t

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i m posed abo v e. M o r eo v e r

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under T i t l e 49 of t he U .S. C ode.

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