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WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f VIRGI N AUSTRALI A AIRLINE S PT Y LT D D/B/

A VIRGI N AUSTRALI A fo rrenewa l ofa n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . §4130 1 Docke t DOT-OST-2009-015 8

APPLICATIO N O F VIRGI N AUSTRALI A FO R RENEWA L

O F A N EXEMPTIO N Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t shoul d b e serve d upon : Anit a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k HOLLAN D & KNIGH TLL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenu e NW , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D C 20006-680 1 

### (202)419-260 4 anita. mosner&.hklaw. com Attorney s fo r VIRGI N AUSTRALI A AIRLINE S PTYLT D Date : Augus t 23 , 201 1 NOTICE : AN YPARTYMAYFIL E A N ANSWE R T O THI S APPLICATION .

ANSWER S MUS TB E FILE D O N O R BEFOR E SEPTEMBE R 7 , 2011 .BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN TO F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n of VIRGI N AUSTRALI A AIRLINE S PT Y LT D D/B/

A VIRGI N AUSTRALI A fo rrenewa l o fa n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . §4130 1 Docke t DOT-OST-2009-015 8

APPLICATIO N O F VIRGI N AUSTRALI A FO R RENEWA L O F A N EXEMPTIO N ByNotic e o fActio n Take n date d Septembe r1 , 2009 , th e Departmen t grante d a n exemptio n fro m 4 9 U.S.C . § 4130 1 fo rVirgi n Australi a Airline s PtyLt d ("Virgi n Australia"), 1 whic h permit s Virgi n Australi a t o displa yth e Delt a Airlines , Inc . ("Delta" ) DL * airlin e designato rcod e o n al l flight s tha t Virgi n Australi a currentl yoperate s o rmayi n th e futur e operat e betwee n point s withi n Australia . Tha t exemptio n authorit yi s se t t o expir e o n Septembe r1 , 2011 . Virgi n Australi a hereb yapplie s fo rrenewa l o fit s exemptio n authorit yfo ra perio d o fat leas t tw o year s o rfo ra s lon g a s th e Departmen t determine s t o b e appropriate . I n support o fthi s renewa l application , Virgi n Australi a state s th e following : 1 . A s part o fa broad-base d commercia l relationshi p betwee n Delt a an d th e Virgi n Australi a Grou p o fcarriers , Virgi n Australi a display s th e Delt a cod e o n flight s operate d byVirgi n Australi a betwee n point s i n Australi a tha t connec t wit h eithe r transpacifi cservice s operate d byDelta , o rtranspacifi cservice s operate d by Virgi n Australi a Internationa l Airline s PtyLt d (" V Australia" ) tha t carryth e Delt a cod e s o
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y24 , 2011 , th e Departmen t verifie d th e chang e an d registratio n o fthi s trad e name .Virgi n Australi a Airline s Pt yLt d Applicatio n fo rRenewa l o fExemptio n Pag e 2 tha t Delt a ma yhol d ou t throug h servic e fro m th e Unite d State s t o a wid e arra yo f Australia n domesti cpoints . 2 . Renewa l o fVirgi n Australia' s existin g exemptio n woul d b e consisten t wit h th e publi cinteres t an d entirel yconsisten t wit h DOT' S prio rdecision s t o gran t t o Virgi n Australi a exemption s an d statement s o fauthorizatio n tha t permi t th e carrie rt o displa y th e airlin e designato rcod e o fU.S . carrier s o n flight s operate d byVirgi n Australi a betwee n point s i n Australia. 2 3 . Th e operation s t o b e conducte d unde rthi s requeste d renewa l ar e consisten t wit h th e provision s o fth e Unite d States-Australi a Ope n Skie s Agreement. 3 I n addition , th e principle s o fcomit yan d reciprocit ysupport th e renewa l o fthi s exemptio n authority . 4 . Virgi n Australi a wil l continu e t o compl ywit h al l o fth e condition s an d limitation s th e Departmen t ha s attache d t o simila rexemptions . 5 . Thi s Applicatio n i s timel yfiled . Virgi n Australi a hereb yinvoke s th e automati cextensio n provision s o f5 U.S.C . § 558(c) , a s implemented b yPart 37 7 o f th e Department' s procedura l regulations . WHEREFORE , o n th e basi s o fth e foregoing , Virgi n Australi a request s tha t th e Departmen t gran t th e requeste d renewa l o fexemptio n authorit yfo ra minimu m perio d o f tw o year s s o tha t Virgi n Australi a ma ycontinu e t o provid e th e service s a s describe d i n thi s renewa l application . Virgi n Australi a request s an yothe ro rfurthe rrelie ftha t th e Departmen t determine s t o b e consisten t wit h th e publi cinterest .
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fAustrali a (Feb . 14 , 2008 ) ("Ope n Skie s Agreement") , Articl e 8 , Para . 7 an d Anne x I , §§ 1-2 .Virgi n Australi a Airline s PtyLt d Applicatio n fo rRenewa l o fExemptio n Pag e 3 Respectfull ysubmitted ,

it a M . Mosne r Jennife rM . Nowa k HOLLAN D & KNIGHT , LL P 209 9 Pennsylvani a Avenu e NW , Suit e 10 0 Washington , D C 20006-680 1 (202)419-260 4 anita. mosner(g).hl<law. com Attorney s fo r VIRGI N AUSTRALI AAIRLINE S PTYLT DCERTIFICAT E O F SERVIC E I hereb ycertif ytha t I hav e thi s dat e serve d th e foregoin g documen t o n th e person s identifie d belo wbycausin g a cop yt o b e sen t byelectroni cmail . Car l B . Nelso n Jr . Associat e Genera l Counse l America n Airline s Inc . carl.nelson@aa.co m Joh n L . Richardso n Counse l fo rAmerije t Internationa l jrichardson@johnlrichardson.co m Angelin e Garbuzinsk i Sandr a Lunsfor d Federa l Expres s Corporatio n anbird@fedex.co m sllunsford@fedex.co m Mar k Atwoo d Counse l fo rKalitt a Ai r matwood@sherblackwell.co m Thoma s V . Lydo n Kell i Brya n Evergree n Internationa l Airlines , Inc . tom.lydon@evergreen.co m charters@evergreenairlines.com Russel l E . Pomme r Associat e Genera l Counse l & Directo ro f RegulatoryAffair s Atla s Air , Inc . rpommer@atlasair.co m Kevi n P . Montgomery Pola rAi rCargo , Inc . kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.co m Lawrenc e D . Wask o ldwasko@starpower . ne t Counse l fo rArro wAir , Inc . Stephe n Lachte r lachter@starpower.ne t Counse l fo rASTA R Ai rCargo , Inc . Howar d Kas s Benjami n T . Slocu m U S Airway s howard_kass@usairways.co m benjamin.slocum@usairways.co m Anit a M . Mosne r Counse l fo rUnite d Parce l Servic e anita.mosner@hklaw.co m Da n Weis s Continenta l Airline s Unite d Airline s hkamen@coair.co m Mar k McMilli n Assistan t Genera l Counse l Worl d Airway s Inc . mcmillin@woa.co m Malcol m Beng e mlbenge@zsrlaw.co m Counse l fo rWorl d Airway s Inc . Jonatha n B . Hil l jhill@dlalaw.co m Counse l fo rHawaiia n Airlines , In c Kri s Urs Deput yAssistan t Secretaryfo r Transportatio n Affair s U.S . Departmen t o fStat e urskr@state.go v AlexanderVa n de rBelle n Delt a Ai rLines , Inc . sascha.vanderbellen@delta.co m Joh n Alle n Federa l Aviatio n Administratio n john.allen@faa.go vTod d Homa n Pete rIrvin e U.S . Departmen t o fTransportatio n todd.homan@dot.go v peter.irvine@dot.go v



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