BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

————————————————————————————————————-——- Application of :

: SEABORNE AIRLINES : DOT-OST-2015-

: for a statement of authorization to : display Air Europa’s code between : San Juan and Santo Domingo :

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APPLICATION OF SEABORNE AIRLINES FOR AUTHORIZATION TO DISPLAY AIR EUROPA’S CODE BETWEEN SAN JUAN AND SANTO DOMINGO

Communications regarding this document should be sent to:

Gary D. Foss Chief Executive Officer and President Seaborne Airlines 268 Munoz Rivera Avenue San Juan, Puerto Rico 00918

Carl B. Nelson Regulatory Consulting 1363 Massachusetts Ave. SE Washington, DC 20003 (202) 281-4356 carlnelsonconsulting@gmail.com

February 9, 2015BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

————————————————————————————————————-——- Application of :

: SEABORNE AIRLINES : DOT-OST-2015-

: for a statement of authorization to : display Air Europa’s code between : San Juan and Santo Domingo :

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APPLICATION OF SEABORNE AIRLINES FOR AUTHORIZATION TO DISPLAY AIR EUROPA’S CODE BETWEEN SAN JUAN AND SANTO DOMINGO

Seaborne Airlines hereby applies, under 14 CFR 212,

for a statement of authorization to display the UX code of Air

Europa Lineas Aereas, S.A.U. on flights operated by Seaborne

between San Juan, Puerto Rico and Santo Domingo, Dominican

Republic. The codeshare agreement is attached.

The two carriers propose to implement codeshare service

on March 29, 2015, and they request expedited approval so that

sales and reservations activities may begin as soon as possible.

Seaborne will poll the carrier parties named on the attached

service list and advise the Department of the results.Seaborne is a United States air carrier based in San

Juan, Puerto Rico. Seaborne provides scheduled passenger

service to 17 destinations throughout the Caribbean. Seaborne

has a fleet of 10 aircraft and operates approximately 140

flights each week.

Air Europa is a foreign air carrier based in Spain, and

operates daily nonstop service between Madrid and San to Domingo,

and twice weekly nonstop service between Madrid and San Juan.

Seaborne’s display of Air Europa’s code will benefit passengers

traveling on Air Europa who will connect to or from Seaboard in

San Juan or Santo Domingo. Air Europa will be able to offer

one-stop service between Madrid and San Juan on days it does not

operate nonstop service in the market. No local traffic will be

carried under the UX code between San Juan and Santo Domingo.

Seaborne holds a certificate of public convenience and

necessity reissued by Order 2000-7-3, July 10, 2000. Air Europa

holds a foreign air carrier permit issued by Order 2011-5-15,

May 18, 2011. That permit authorizes service between points in

Spain and the United States, including via intermediate points

and beyond. The United States and the Dominican Republic enjoy

an open skies relationship.

2The requested codeshare authorization is fully consistent

with the applicable open skies agreements and with the public

interest. See Statement of United States International Air

Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, May 3, 1995.

Seaborne’s compliance statement on Air Europa’s IATA

Operational Safety Audit is being submitted to the Federal

Aviation Administration. The FAA has rated Spain a Category 1

country.

For the foregoing reasons, Seaborne requests expedited

approval of this application for authorization to display Air

Europa’s cods on Seaborne’s flights between San Juan and Santo

Domingo.

Respectfully submitted,

__________________________ Carl B. Nelson Regulatory Consulting

On behalf of Seaborne Airlines

February 9, 2015

3CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this day served the

foregoing document by email on the following:

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com

ekatz@ggh-airlaw.com

howard.kass@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

dan.weiss@united.com

gmurphy@crowell.com

jyoung@yklaw.com

matwood@cozen.com

jhill@cooley.com

bob.kneisley@wnco.com

john.frederickson@suncountry.com

john.s.duncan@faa.gov

_________________________ Carl B. Nelson Regulatory Consulting February 9, 2015