BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Joint Application of :

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VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LTD :

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and : Docket DOT-OST-2012-0148

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OJSC TRANSAERO AIRLINES :

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For Statements of Authorization and :

related Exemption Authority pursuant to :

14 C.F.R. Part 212 and 49 U.S.C. § 40109 :

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APPLICATION OF

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY

TRANSAERO AIRLINES FOR RENEWAL

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Denis Savchenko

Head of Governmental Affairs

Dept. of International Relations

TRANSAERO AIRLINES

B. Polyanka Street, 47, Bld. 1

Moscow 119180, Russian Federation

Kostadin Botev

Regional Manager for North America

TRANSAERO AIRLINES

Terminal 4, Room 272.142

JFK International Airport

Jamaica, NY 11430

May 30, 2014

Gerald F. Murphy

Steven J. Seiden

CROWELL & MORING LLP

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20004-2595

(202) 624-2500

gmurphy@crowell.com

sseiden@crowell.com

Counsel for 

Transaero Airlines
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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:

Joint Application of :

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VIRGIN ATLANTIC AIRWAYS LTD :

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and : Docket DOT-OST-2012-0148

:

OJSC TRANSAERO AIRLINES :

:

For Statements of Authorization and :

related Exemption Authority pursuant to :

14 C.F.R. Part 212 and 49 U.S.C. § 40109 :

:

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APPLICATION OF

OPEN JOINT STOCK COMPANY

TRANSAERO AIRLINES FOR RENEWAL

Transaero

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applies, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s 

Rules of Practice, for renewal of its exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 authorizing Transaero to 

provide scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between Moscow and 

Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Francisco by codesharing on Virgin Atlantic’s flights

between London, on the one hand, and Boston, Los Angeles, Orlando and San Francisco, on the 

other hand. Transaero asks that its exemption authority be renewed for a period of at least two 

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1 Common names are used for airlines. 
Renewal Application of Transaero

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Transaero states as follows in support of its application: 

1. Transaero’s exemption authority for Boston/Los Angeles/Orlando/San FranciscoMoscow codesharing with Virgin Atlantic was originally granted to Transaero by Notice of 

Action Taken dated August 28, 2012 and most recently renewed by Notice of Action Taken 

dated July 30, 2013, in this docket. Absent renewal, Transaero’s exemption authority will expire 

on July 30, 2014. 

2. Renewal of Transaero’s exemption authority will allow it to continue providing 

significant benefits to passengers traveling in these markets, stimulating demand, increasing

competition and enhancing consumer convenience by offering single-carrier reservations and 

ticketing. Renewal of Transaero’s exemption authority is also consistent with the Multilateral 

Agreement on the Liberalization of International Air Transport (MALIAT), the Annexes to the 

1994 U.S.-Russian Federation Air Transport Agreement (as amended by the February 13, 2009 

U.S.-Russia Memorandum of Consultations), and the overall state of aviation relations between 

the United States and the Russian Federation.2 

3. Transaero holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in scheduled 

foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail from any point or points behind the 

Russian Federation, via any point or points in the Russian Federation and intermediate points, to 

Los Angeles, New York, Miami and San Francisco; and charter foreign transportation of 

persons, property and mail between points in the Russian Federation and points in the United 

States.

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2

See Notice of Action Taken dated July 30, 2013 in this docket.

3

See Order 2013-3-3.