BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. 

and 

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS S.A. 

For Statements of Authorization Pursuant 

To 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Code-Sharing U.S.-Korea 

and U.S.-Argentina) 

Docket DOT-OST-2015- 

JOINT APPLICATION FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

William H. Callaway, Jr. 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P 

888 17th Street, N.W. 

Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 298-8660 (phone) 

(202) 342-0683 (fax) 

whcallaway(cuzsrl aw.com 

Counsel to Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 

Marcelo William Bottini 

Regional Director 

Aerolineas Arentinas S.A. 

1000 N.W. 57t Court, Suite 120 

Miami, Florida 33126 

Fax: 305-266-1204 

DATED: February 2, 2015 

NOTICE: Answers to this Joint Application ordinarily would be due by February 11, 2015. 

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. and Aerolineas Argentinas S.A. are requesting expedited processing 

of this Joint Application and will poll the air carrier representatives served with this Joint 

Application and notify the Department of the results. 

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BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. 

and 

AEROLINEAS ARGENTINAS S.A 

For Statements of Authorization Pursuant 

To 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Code-Sharing U.S.-Korea 

and U.S.-Argentina) 

Docket DOT-OST-2015- 

JOINT APPLICATION FOR STATEMENTS OF AUTHORIZATION 

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. ("Korean") and Aerolineas Argentinas S.A. ("Aerolineas") 

(together, the "Joint Applicants") hereby respectfully apply under 14 C.F.R. Part 212 and 

Subpart C of the Department's regulations for statements of authorization to engage in codesharing between the Republic of Korea and Argentina, via the United States, as described below. 

In support of this Joint Application, the Joint Applicants state as follows: 

l. The Joint Applicants recently entered into a code-sharing agreement (the "CodeSharing Agreement") and intend to initiate the code-sharing services which are the subject of this 

Joint Application on or about March 3, 2015. The code-share routes are set forth on Appendix A 

to this Joint Application. The Joint Applicants request prompt approval of this Joint Application 

so that they may initiate the marketing and sale of their code-share services as soon as possible. 

In this regard, the Joint Applicants ask that the Department waive its requirement under 14 

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Joint Application of Korean Air and Aerolineas Argentinas 

Docket DOT-OST-2015- 

February 2, 2015, Page 2 

C.F.R. § 212.10(d)(2) that requests for statements of authorization be filed at least 45 days in 

advance of the proposed date of implementation. 

2. Korean respectfully requests a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 

212 for Korean to display the AR* designator code of Aerolineas on flights operated by Korean 

between Seoul, Korea, and New York (JFK), New York, for the purpose of transporting 

Aerolineas' traffic between the Republic of Korea and Argentina. 

3. Aerolineas respectfully requests a statement of authorization under 14 C.F.R. Part 

212 for Aerolineas to display the KE* designator code of Korean on flights operated by 

Aerolineas between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and New York (JFK), New York, for the purpose 

of transporting Korean's traffic between the Republic of Korea and Argentina. 

4. Under this code-sharing arrangement described above, the Joint Applicants will 

carry traffic of the other carrier traveling between the Republic of Korea and Argentina only, and 

the code-sharing services will not be available to either carrier's passengers originating at or 

destined for New York; New York will only serve as a transit point at which traffic between the 

Republic of Korea and Argentina will connect. 

5. The Joint Applicants hold the necessary underlying authorities from the 

Department in support of the proposed code-share services. Korean holds an amended foreign 

air carrier pennit authorizing it to engage in foreign air transportation of persons, property and 

mail, from points behind the Republic of Korea via the Republic of Korea and intermediate 

points to a point or points in the United States and beyond. See Order 2003-11-20 (Nov. 24, 

2003). Aerolineas holds an exemption issued under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 authorizing it, inter alia, 

to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in 

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Docket DOT-OST-2015- 

February 2, 2015, Page 3 

Argentina and fourteen points in the U.S., including New York. See Notice of Action Taken in 

Docket DOT-OST-2011-0153 (January 30, 2014). 

6. The requested code-share authority is fully consistent with and provided for under 

the "Open Skies" air transport agreement currently in place between the United States and the 

Republic of Korea. See Air Transport Agreement between the Government of the United States 

of America and the Government of the Republic of Korea, at Article 8, paragraph 7. The 

requested authority is also consistent with the U.S.-Argentina Air Services Agreement, as 

amended, at Article VI, Paragraph 7. 

7. The Joint Applicants ask that the statements of authorization requested herein be 

granted for an indefinite period, so long as the Code-Share Agreement continues in effect, 

consistent with the Department's practice in previous code-share proceedings. Should the CodeShare Agreement cease to be effective, the Joint Applicants will notify the Department 

accordingly. 

8. The Joint Applicants agree to accept the standard conditions typically applicable 

to code-share authority such as that requested in this Joint Application. The Joint Applicants will 

conduct all of their code-share operations in compliance with the requirements of 14 C.F.R. Part 

257 regarding the disclosure of code-sharing arrangements to consumers. 

WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, Korean and Aerolineas respectfully jointly 

request statements of authorization to implement the code-share arrangement described herein. 

Korean and Aerolineas further request that the Department grant such other relief as it considers 

consistent with this Joint Application and the public interest. 

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Joint Application of Korean Air and Aerolineas Argentinas 

Docket DOT-OST-2015- 

February 2, 2015, Page 4 

Respectfully submitted, 

William H. Callaway, Jr. 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger L.L.P 

888 17th Street, N.W. 

Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

(202) 298-8660 (phone) 

(202) 342-0683 (fax) 

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Counsel to Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 

Marcelo William Bottini 

Regional Director 

Aerolineas Argentinas S.A. 

1000 N.W. 57th Court, Suite 120 

Miami, Florida 33126 

(305) 266-1204 (fax) 

DATED: February 2, 2015 

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Appendix A 

1. Display of the AR* Designator Code on Korean Air Operated Flights 

Routing: 

From/To Seoul, Republic of Korea (ICN): 

New York (JFK), New York 

2. Display of the KE* Designator Code on Aerolineas-Operated Flights 

Routing: 

From/To Buenos Aires, Arizentina (EZE): 

New York (JFK), New York 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I caused a copy of the foregoing Joint Application of Korean Air and 

Aerolineas Argentinas for Statements of Authorization to be served, this 2 °dday of February, 

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