BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST- 20 11- 0093 ) for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-China) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: John R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817- 7500 (202) 747-5212 (240) 396-5362 fax john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC.

NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an

answer and serving a copy of the answer on counsel for Centurion and upon persons served with this application no later than March 27 , 2013.

March 12, 2013BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2011- 009 3 ) March 12 , 2013 for renewal of exemption authority ) (U.S.-China) ) __________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF CENTURION AIR CARGO, INC. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c), Centurion Air Cargo, Inc. (“Centurion”) respectfully requests renewal of the above-captioned exemption, granted by Notice of Action Taken dated May 16, 2011 , for a n additional, two-year period. The Notice, set to expire on May 16, 2013, permits Centurion to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points in the United States, on the one hand, and a point or points in the People’s Republic of China, on the other hand, via intermediate points and beyond China; it also authorizes Centurion to integrate this exemption authority with its existing authority. Centurion intends to invoke the automatic extension provisions of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and Part 377 of the Department's Special Regulations; this application is timely pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10. In support of this application, Centurion states as follows:- 2 - Centurion Renewal Application 1. Centurion is an air carrier of property and mail headquartered at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida. It is a U.S. citizen within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(5) and holds two certificate s of public convenience and necessity : one authorizing domestic all

- cargo transportation (and worldwide charter service ) and a second with blanket, all

- cargo, open skies authority; Centurion also holds scheduled exemption authority to serve China and several Latin American countries. Centurion provides extensive scheduled and charter service in a number of international markets with MD

11 freighter aircraft.

2. Centurion submits that renewal of the authority remains in the public interest and consistent with U.S.

- China aviation relations. Centurion is not currently using its authority, but it wishes to have the flexibility to operate scheduled service to and from China in the future. Inform ation officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department’s Procedural Regulations supports Centurion’s continued fitness for U.S.

- China service. Renewal will not constitute a major regulatory action under Part 313 of the Department’s regulations and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of
1975. Finally, the authority to be renewed is contemplated by the 2007 Protocol to the U.S.

- China Air Transport Agreement , which provides for unlimited U.S. all

- cargo carrier designations.