BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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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, 2015
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

 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 Santo 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.

2
 The 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

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 Carl B. Nelson
















CERTIFICATE 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

 Carl B. Nelson