BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. 

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

to provide foreign scheduled air transportation 

of property and mail between the United States 

and the People's Republic of China 

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APPLICATION OF WORLD AIRWAYS INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATION 

TO PROVIDE FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

February 3, 2011 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P. 

888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: (202) 298-8660 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel to World Airways, Inc. 

Notice: Answers to this application would ordinarily be due on February 18, 2011. World 

Airways, Inc. requests expedited treatment of this application and will poll the air carrier 

representatives served with this application and notify the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. 

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

to provide foreign scheduled air transportation 

of property and mail between the United States 

and the People's Republic of China 

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APPLICATION OF WORLD AIRWAYS INC. 

FOR AN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATION 

TO PROVIDE FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION 

World Airways, Inc. ("World") pursuant to 49 U.S.c. § 40109 and Subpart C of the 

Department's Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), hereby applies for an exemption from 49 

U.S.C. § 41101 and designation under the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement,l authorizing 

World to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail from points in the 

United States, via intermediate points, to points in the People's Republic of China and beyond. 

World proposes to commence this service effective March 25,2011, utilizing Boeing 747-400 

Freighter aircraft. World initially plans to operate service between New York's John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK) and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport (PVG) on a twice 

weekly basis. 

In support of this application, World states as follows: 

I Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People's 

Republic of China Relating to Civil Air Transport, signed September 17, 1980, as amended. 

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1. World is a Delaware corporation in good standing with its principal place of business at 

101 World Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269. World is a citizen of the United States as defined 

in 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15) and has been found fit to provide foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail. See Order 81-8-113; Order 2010-12-24 and Order 2008-5-4 in 

Docket OST-2005-22228; Order 2007-7-3 in Docket OST-2007-27790. World requests that the 

Department take official notice of all information contained in those orders and the 

corresponding dockets pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department's Regulations. 

2. World accepts and will comply with the Department's standard terms and conditions 

imposed on exemption authority for scheduled foreign air transportation and will conform with 

the provisions of Title 49 of the United States Code, as well as the rules, regulations and 

requirements issued there under. 

3. World's application for an exemption poses no environmental or energy issues. 

Approval of this application will not result in a near-term increase in fuel consumption of 10 

million gallons or more and, as a consequence, will not constitute a "major regulatory action" 

under the Energy Conservation Act of 1975. 

4. World is an established U.S. air carrier with over fifty years of experience in international 

operations. World is previously performed the proposed services that are the subject of this 

application for scheduled service authority. The introduction of World's scheduled service on 

the proposed routes will provide additional competition, shipping options and high quality 

service to the shipping public in several markets, induding intermediate and beyond points. 

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5. The authority sought herein is fully consistent with the underlying bilateral treaty. 

Pursuant to Article 1 of the 2007 Protocol,2 effective March 25,2011, the United States may 

designate an unlimited number of airlines to operate all-cargo services on U.S. Route B, entitling 

such airlines to "full traffic rights ... [fJrom any point or points in the United States, via any 

intermediate points to any point or points in the People's Republic of China open to scheduled 

international operations, and beyond to any points outside the People's Republic of China." 

Moreover, pursuant to Article 2 ofthe 2007 Protocol, and also effective March 25,2011, airlines 

designated by each Party are entitled to operate unlimited frequencies for all-cargo services on 

the routes provided for in Annex I of the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement, including U.S. 

Route B. 

2 Protocol to Amend the Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government 

ofthe People's Republic of China Relating to Civil Air Transport, signed July 9,2077. 

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WHEREFORE. for the foregoing reasons, World Airways, Inc. respectfully requests that 

the Department grant it an exemption from 49 U.S.c. § 41101, a designation, and such other 

additional or different relief as may be necessary in order to permit World Airways, Inc. to 

provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail from points in the United 

States, via intermediate points, to points in the People's Republic of China and beyond. 

February 3, 2011 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P. 

888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: (202) 298-8660 

Fax: (202) 342-0683 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw.com 

Counsel to World Airways, Inc. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of World Airways, Inc. for an 

exemption was served this 3rd day of February, 2011, via email transmission or U.S. mail, 

postage prepaid, on the following persons: 

Jeffrey Manley 

Senior Advisor - Regulatory Affairs 

United Airlines, Inc. 

1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 1210 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

jeffrey.manley@united.com 

Alexander Van Der Bellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Sametta C. Barnett 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

1212 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 200 

Washington, D.C. 20005 

Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

sametta.c. barnett@delta.com 

J effmorgan@delta.com 

G. Bailey Leopard 

Angeline Garbuzinski 

Legal and Regulatory Affairs 

Federal Express Corporation 

3620 Hacks Cross Road 

Building B, 3rd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38125 

anbird@fedex.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

John M. Allen 

Director 

Flight Standards Service 

Federal Aviation Administration 

800 Independence Avenue, S.W., Rm 821 

Washington, D.C. 20591 

j ohn.allen@faa.gov 

John Palo 

Vice President, Planning - Military 

and Government 

Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 

3850 Three Mile Lane 

McMinnville, OR 97128 

john.palo@evergreenairlines.com 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

Howard Kass 

Managing Director & Associate General 

Counsel 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, N.W., Suite 1075 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

howard kass@usairways.com 

Krishna "Kris" Urs 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Transportation Affairs 

Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business 

Affairs 

U.S. Department of State 

2201 C Street N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20520 

UrsKR@state.gov 

David L. Vaughan 

Danielle Fisher 

Counsel for United Parcel Service, Inc. 

Kelley Drye Collier Shannon 

3050 K Street, N.W. 

Suite 400 

Washington, D.C. 20007 

dvaughan@kelleydrye.com 

dfisher@kelleydrye.com 
Carl B. Nelson, Jr. 

Associate General Counsel 

American Airlines, Inc. 

1101 17th Street, N.W., Suite 600 

Washington, D.C. 20036 

car1.nelson@aa.com 

R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. 

Lorraine B. Halloway 

Counsel for Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Crowell & Moring 

1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20004 

rbkeiner@crowell.com 

IhallowaV@crowell.com 

Hershel Kamen 

Vice President-International 

and Regulatory Affairs 

Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

1600 Smith Street 

Government Affairs-8th Floor 

Dept. HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

hkamen@coair.com 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

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Kevin Montgomery 

Peter Beckett 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D.C 20006 

kevin.montgomery@ polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@Polaraircargo.com 

Esta Rosenberg 

Chief, U.S. Carrier Licensing Division 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

W86-322 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov 

Keith Glatz 

Analyst 

Office of International Aviation 

U.S. Department of Transportation 

1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. 

Room W86-316 

Washington, D.C. 20590 

keith. glatz@dot.gov 

Susan M. Baer 

Director 

Aviation Department 

The Port Authority of New York & New 

Jersey 

225 Park Avenue South, 9th Floor 

New York, N.Y. 10003 

sbaer@panynj.gov 

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