BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONOFFICEOFTHESECRETARYWASHINGTON,DCApplicationofLUFTHANSACITYLINEGMBHforanexemptionfrom49U.S.C.§41301andstatementofauthorizationpursuantto14C.F.R.Part212permittingcode-shareoperations)))))))))DocketDOT-OST-2003-15485_______________________________)APPLICATIONOFLUFTHANSACITYLINEGMBHFORAMENDMENTOFSTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONCommunicationswithrespecttothisdocumentshouldbeaddressedto:ArthurMolinsGeneralCounsel,theAmericasDeutscheLufthansaAG1640HempsteadTurnpikeEastMeadow,NY11554Telephone(516)296-9234E-mail:arthur.molins@dlh.deDATED:February9,2015DavidHeffernanCozenO'ConnorTheArmy&NavyClubBuilding1627IStreet,NWSuite1100Washington,DC20006Telephone(202)463-2537E-mail:dheffernan@cozen.comCounselforLUFTHANSACITYLINEGMBHNOTE:AnypersonmaysupportoropposethisApplicationbyfilingananswerbyFebruary18,2015andservingacopyofthatansweroncounselforLufthansaCityLineGmbHandallpersonslistedontheattachedservicelist.BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONOFFICEOFTHESECRETARYWASHINGTON,DCApplicationofLUFTHANSACITYLINEGMBHforanexemptionfrom49U.S.C.§41301andstatementofauthorizationpursuantto14C.F.R.Part212permittingcode-shareoperations)))))))))_____________________________)DATED:February9,2015DocketDOT-OST-2003-15485APPLICATIONOFLUFTHANSACITYLINEGMBHFORAMENDMENTOFSTATEMENTOFAUTHORIZATIONPursuantto14C.F.R.Part212,LufthansaCitylineGmbH("Cityline")herebyappliestoamenditsstatementofauthorizationtopermitCitylinetodisplaythe"UA"designatorcodeofUnitedAirlines,Inc.("United")onflightsoperatedbyCitylineinscheduledforeignairtransportationbetween:1)anypointsorpointsintheUnitedStatesandanypointorpointsintheEuropeanUnion(onanon-stopbasisandintermediateroutingsviaopenskiespoints);2)anypointorpointsintheUnitedStatesandanypointorpointsinanymemberoftheEuropeanCommonAviationArea,whereanopenskiesagreementisbeingapplied;3)anypointorpointswithintheEuropeanUnion;4)anypointorpointsintheEuropeanUnionandanyopenskiespointorpointsbeyondtheEuropeanUnion;and5)anypointorpointsintheUnitedStatesandanyopenskiespointorpointsbeyondtheUnitedStates.CitylinerequestsblanketauthoritytodisplayUnited'scodetothefullextentallowedforEUMemberStateaircarrierspursuanttotheAirTransportAgreementbetweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaApplication

of Lufthansa

Cityline

GmbH Page

2 of

4 and

the European

Union

and

its Member

States.

1 Cityline

requests

that

the statement of authorization

be granted

for

an indefinite

period, consistent

with

the Department's decisions

in similar

cases. Pursuant

to the Notice

In the Matter

of Blanket Notification

of Code-Share Service

to Open-Skies

Partners

and Points,

dated February

9, 2009, Cityline

also hereby provides

a blanket

30-day

notice

for

the open

skies code-sharing described

in this application

. Cityline

will continue

to provide

30-day

notice

to the Department

of code-share

services

involving

service

to non-open

skies countries

. In support

of this application

and

in compliance

with

the Department's requirements

under

14 C.F

. R.

§ 212, Cityline

states

as follows

: 1

. Cityline

is

an

air carrier certificated

by the Federal Republic

of Germany, a member

state

of the European

Union

.

It currently

operates scheduled

air transportation

of persons,

property

and

mail between

points

within

the European

Union and beyond

. Cityline

holds exemption

authority

to conduct scheduled

foreign

air transportation

of persons

, property

and

mail

by displaying

the code

of any

duly authorized

U

. S

. air carrier

on flights

it operates

on behalf

of

its affiliate, Deutsche Lufthansa

AG ("Lufthansa"),

between

any point

or points

in any Member

State

of the European

Union

and beyond

the European

Union

to any point

or points?

CityLine

also currently

holds

a statement

of authorization

issued

by the Department

to display

the designator

code

of United

on such flights

. 3 ' Air Transport Agreement

Between

the

Un

i ted States

of America

and

the European Community

and

its Member

States

. signed

April

25 and

30

, 2007

. as amended

by the Protocol

dated

June

24, 2010 (collectively

" the

U

. S

. -EU Agreement.

as amended

"

)

. 2 Notice

of Action

Taken

dated September

16, 2013 (Docket

OOT

- OST

- 2003-15485)

. 3 Notice

of Act1on

Taken

dated

July

15

, 2003 (Docket

DOT

- OST-2003-15485)

.ApplicationofLufthansaCitylineGmbHPage3of42.Concurrentlywiththisapplication,Citylinehasappliedforaforeignaircarrierpermitpursuantto49U.S.C.§41301andanexemptionpursuantto49U.S.C.§40109toallowCitylinetooperateforeignairtransportationconsistentwiththefulltrafficrightsavailabletoEUcarriersundertheU.S.-EUAgreement,asamended.CitylineisrequestingthatitscurrentstatementofauthorizationbeamendedtoallowittodisplayUnited'sdesignatorcodeontheflightsitplanstooperateonceitreceivesitsexpandedauthority.3.CityLineplanstobeginoperatingscheduledairservicebetweenapointorpointsintheEuropeanUnionandapointorpointsintheUnitedStatesonoraboutSeptember25,2015.CitylinewilloperatetheseservicesonbehalfofitsaffiliateLufthansapursuanttoawetleaseagreement.44.Approvalofthestatementofauthorizationrequestedhereinisconsistentwiththepublicinterest.TheproposedexpansionoftheCityline/Unitedcode-shareservicesareconsistentwiththetermsoftheAirTransportAgreementbetweentheUnitedStatesofAmericaandtheEuropeanUnionanditsMemberStates.Article10oftheAgreementallowsU.S.andEUaircarriersto"enterintocooperativemarketingarrangements,suchasblocked-spaceorcode-sharingarrangements."5.CityLineagreestoaccepttheconditionsnormallyimposedonaircarriersengagedincode-shareservices,includingtheconsumernotificationprovisionsof14C.F.R.Part257.4CityUnehassubmfttedanapplicationforastatementofauthorization(pursuanttoPart212oftheDepartment'sregulations,14C.F.R.Part212)toengageinwetleasingonbehalfofLufthansa.Application

of Lufthansa

Cityline

GmbH Page

4 of

4 WHEREFORE

, Cityline respectfully

requests

that

the Department

amend

its statement

of authorization

to display United's designator

code

on flights Cityline operates

pursuant

to the

full rights available

to EU Member

State

air carriers

under

the Air Transport Agreement

between

the United

States

of America

and

the European Union

and

its Member

States,

and

such

other

and further

relief

as the Department deems appropriate. DATED

: February

9, 2015

Respectfully

submitted, David Heffernan Cozen O'Connor The Army

& Navy

Club Building 1627

I Street,

NW Suite

1100 Washington,

DC 20006 Telephone

(202) 463-2537 E-mail

: dheffernan@cozen

. com Counsel

for LUFTHANSA

CITYLINE

GMBHCERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatIhavethisdateservedacopyoftheforegoingApplicationofLufthansaCitylineGmbHforaStatementofAuthorizationbyelectronicmailuponthefollowing:ABXAirandAirTransportlnt'l:AlaskaAirlines:AmericanAirlines:AmerijetInt'l:AtlasAir:DeltaAirLines:EnvoyAir:FederalExpress:JetBiueAirways:KalittaAir:PolarAirCargo:SouthernAir:SpiritAirlines:SunCountryAirlines:UnitedAirlines:UPS:FAA:DATED:February9,2015rsilverberg@sgbdc.comjeremy.ross@alaskaair.comhoward.kass@aa.comrobert.wirick@aa.comjcanny@amerijet.comrpommer@atlasair.comsascha.vanderbellen@delta.comfrancis.heil@aa.comnssparks@fedex.comcefelts@fedex.comjhill@cooley.compsanderlin@kalittaair.comkevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.comagoerlich@ggh-airlaw.comjyoung@yklaw.comthomas.ting@suncountry.comgmurphy@crowell.comdan.weiss@united.comsteve.morrissey@united.comanita.mosner@hklaw.comjohn.s.duncan@faa.govKennethC.Hines