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 ofproperty and mail between the United States and the People's Republic ofChina ) ) ) ) ) DocketNo. OST-2011- ) ) ) ) 

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APPLICATION OF WORLD AIRWAYS INC. FORAN EXEMPTION AND DESIGNATION TO PROVIDE FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION Communications with respect to this document shouldbe 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 ofthe 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 ofproperty andmail between the United States andthe People's Republic ofChina ) ) ) ) ) Docket No. OST-2011- ) ) ) ) 

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APPLICATION OFWORLD AIRWAYS INC. FORAN EXEMPTIONAND DESIGNATION TO PROVIDE FOREIGN SCHEDULED AIR TRANSPORTATION World Airways, Inc. ("World") pursuant to 49 U.S.c. § 40109 and Subpart C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), hereby applies for an exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 and designation underthe U.S.-ChinaAir Transport Agreement,l authorizing Worldto provide scheduled foreign airtransportation ofproperty and mail from points in the United States, via intermediate points, to points inthe People's Republic ofChina andbeyond. Worldproposes to commence this service effective March 25,2011, utilizing Boeing 747-400 Freighter aircraft. World initiallyplans to operate service betweenNew York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Shanghai's Pudong International Airport (PVG) on a twice weeklybasis. In support ofthis application, World states as follows:

I Agreement Betweenthe Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Government ofthe People's Republic ofChina Relating to Civil Air Transport, signed September 17, 1980, as amended. 11. Worldis a Delaware corporation in good standing with its principal place ofbusiness at 101 World Drive, Peachtree City, GA 30269. World is a citizen ofthe United States as defined in49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15) andhas 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. Worldrequests that the Department take official notice ofall information contained in those orders and the corresponding dockets pursuant to Rule 24 ofthe Department's Regulations. 2. World accepts and will complywith the Department's standard terms and conditions imposed onexemption authority for scheduled foreign airtransportation and will conform with the provisions ofTitle 49 ofthe United States Code, as well as the rules, regulations and requirements issuedthere under. 3. World's application for an exemptionposes no environmental or energy issues. Approval ofthis 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 "majorregulatory action" under the Energy Conservation Act of 1975. 4. World is an established U.S. air carrier with over fifty years ofexperience ininternational operations. World is previouslyperformed the proposed services that are the subject ofthis application for scheduled service authority. The introduction ofWorld's scheduled service on the proposedroutes will provide additional competition, shipping options andhigh quality service to the shippingpublic in several markets, induding intermediate and beyondpoints.

25. The authority sought herein is fully consistent with the underlyingbilateral treaty. Pursuant to Article 1 ofthe 2007 Protocol,2 effective March 25,2011, the United States may designate an unlimitednumber ofairlines to operate all-cargo services on U.S. Route B, entitling such airlines to "full traffic rights

... [fJrom anypoint orpoints inthe United States, via any intermediate points to anypoint orpoints inthe People's Republic ofChina open to scheduled international operations, andbeyond to anypoints outside the People's Republic ofChina." Moreover, pursuant to Article 2 ofthe 2007 Protocol, and also effective March 25,2011, airlines designatedbyeach Party are entitledto operate unlimited frequencies for all-cargo services on the routes provided for in Annex I ofthe U.S.-ChinaAir Transport Agreement, includingU.S. Route B.

2 Protocol to Amend the Agreement Betweenthe Government ofthe United States ofAmerica and the Government ofthe People's Republic ofChina Relating to Civil AirTransport, signed July 9,2077. 3WHEREFORE. 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 inthe People's Republic ofChina and beyond.

February 3, 2011

4 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 WorldAirways, 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

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2 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 ofTransportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. W86-322 Washington, D.C. 20590 esta.rosenberg@dot.gov Keith Glatz Analyst Office ofInternational Aviation U.S. Department ofTransportation 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 ofNew York & New Jersey 225 ParkAvenue South, 9th Floor New York, N.Y. 10003 sbaer@panynj.gov

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