### BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N WASHINGTON , D.C . '"PORWiO N

Applicatio no f OPE N JOIN T STOC K

COMPAN Y TRANSAER O AIRLINE S fo r amendmen t

o f exemptio n issue dpursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C
. §4010 9 (U.S.-Russia n Federation ) Docke t DOT-OST-2010-009 3

APPLICATIO N O F OPE N JOIN T STOC K COMPAN Y TRANSAER O AIRLINE S FO RAMENDMEN T O FEXEMPTIO N Communication s wit hrespec t t o thi s documen t

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to : Ale x Krinichansk y Executiv e Directo r TRANSAER O AIRLINE S B
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. 1 Mosco w 119180 , Russia n Federatio n Deni s Savchenk o Hea do f Governmenta l Affair s Dept
. o f Internationa l Relation s TRANSAER O AIRLINE S B
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. 1 Mosco w 119180 , Russia n Federatio n Jun e 28 , 201 0 Eilee nM
. Gleime r Geral dF
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. Molinin i CROWEL L& MORIN GLL P 100 1 Pennsylvani aAvenue , N.W
. Washington , D C 20004-259 5 (202 ) 624-250 0 egleimer@crowell.co m gmurphv@crowell.co m mmolinini@crowell.co m Counse l fo r Transaer o Airline s

NOTICE : Th e Applican t request s expedite daction
. Answer s t o thi s applicatio n ar e du e o no r

befor e Jul y 13 , 2010 ; however , counse l wil l pol l th e carrie r representative s serve dan dpromptl y notif y th e Departmen t

o f th e results
.

### BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N WASHINGTON , D.C .

Applicatio n o f OPE N JOIN T STOC K

COMPAN Y TRANSAER O AIRLINE S fo r amendmen t

o f exemptio n issue dpursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C
. §4010 9 (U.S.-Russia n Federation ) Docke t DOT-OST-2010-009 3

APPLICATIO NO F OPE N JOIN T STOC K

COMPAN Y TRANSAER O AIRLINE S FO RAMENDMEN T O FEXEMPTIO N
Th e Departmen t

recentl y grante dOpe nJoin t Stoc k Compan y Transaer o Airline s ("Transaero" ) exemptio n authorit y fo r servic e betwee nMoscow , o nth e on e hand , an d New , York , Ne w Yor k

an dMiami , Florida , o nth e other. ^ S o tha t i t ma y integrat e tha t authorit y wit hothe r

servic e vi ait s Mosco w hub , Domodedov o Internationa l Airpor t ("DME") , Transaer o ask s th e Departmen t t o amen dth e exemptio nt o includ e authorit y fo r Transaer o t o provid e schedule dforeig nai r transportatio no f

persons , property , an d 1 Th e followin g authorit y wa s grante dt o Transaer o i nOrde r 2010-6-11 : (i ) schedule d foreig n ai r

transportatio n o f

persons , propert y an dmai l betwee nMoscow , Russia n Federation , o n th e on e hand , an dNe w York , Ne w Yor k an dMiami , Florida , o nth e othe r hand ; an d(ii ) charte r

foreig nai r

transportatio no f

persons , propert y an dmai l betwee napoint(s ) i n th e Russia nFederation , o nth e on e hand , an dapoint(s ) i nth e Unite dStates , o n th e othe r hand , an dothe r

charte r flight s a s permitte dpursuan t t o Par t 21 2 of th e Department' s Regulations
.mai l (i ) fro man y poin t o r point s behin dth e Russia nFederation , vi aan y poin t o r point s i n th e Russia n Federatio n an dintermediat e points , t o Ne w York , Ne w Yor k an d Miami , Florida , an d(ii ) fro mNe w York , Ne w Yor k an dMiami , Florida , t o an y poin t o r point s i n th e Russia n Federatio nan dbeyond. ^ I nsuppor t

o f thi s amendment , Transaer o state s a s follows : 1
. O n Apri l 13 , 2010 , Transaer o applie dunde r 4 9 U.S.C
. § § 4130 2 an d40109 , Subpart s B an dC o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e i nProceeding s (1 4 C.F.R
. § § 302.20 1 an d302.301 , e t sea.) , Par t

21 1 o f th e Department' s Economi c Regulations , th e Department' s Augus t

23 , 200 5 Notic e i nDocke t OST-2005-22228 , an dth e Januar y 14 , 199 4 Ai r Transpor t

Agreemen t

betwee nth e Unite dState s an dth e Russia nFederation , a s amended , (th e "U.S.-Russi aAgreement") , fo r a nexemptio n(an daforeig nai r carrie r permit ) authorizin g Transaer o t o provide : (i ) schedule dforeig nai r transportatio n o f persons , propert y an dmai l betwee nMoscow , Russia nFederation , o nth e on e hand , an d Ne w York , Ne w Yor k

an dMiami , Florida , o nth e othe r hand ; an d(ii ) charte r

foreig n ai r transportatio n o f

persons , propert y an dmai l betwee napoint(s ) i nth e Russia n Federation , o n th e on e hand , an dapoint(s ) i nth e Unite dStates , o nth e othe r hand , an dothe r

charte r flights a s permitte dpursuan t t o Par t 21 2 o f th e Department' s Regulations
. 2
. O n Jun e 7 , 2010 , th e Departmen t issue dOrde r

2010-6-11 , grantin g Transaer o th e requeste dexemptio nauthorit y an ddirectin g al l intereste dperson s t o

2 Concurren t

wit hthi s filing , Transaer o i s seekin g paralle l amendmen t o f it s pendin g applicatio n fo r

aforeig n ai r

carrie r permit
.sho w caus e wh y it s tentativ e decisio nt o gran t aforeig nai r

carrie r permi t shoul dno t b e mad e final.•' ^ 3
. Transaer o seek s t o amen dit s existin g exemptio nauthorit y s o tha t Transaer o
ma y provid e schedule dforeig n ai r transportatio n(i ) fro mpoint s behin dMoscow , vi a Mosco w t o Miami , Florid aan dNe w York , Ne w York , an d(ii ) fro mNe w York , Ne w Yor k
an dMiam i Florid at o an y poin t o r point s i nth e Russia nFederatio nan dbeyond
. Transaer o intend s t o commenc e servic e t o th e Unite dState s i nOctobe r 201 0 b y offerin g schedule dflight s betwee nDME , o nth e on e hand , an dMiam i Internationa l Airpor t an dJF K

Internationa l Airport , o nth e other
. Transaer o seek s t o expan dit s authorit y s o tha t

i t ca n sel l ticket s betwee nothe r point s i nit s networ k

(bot hintra

Russia nan dthir dcountr y points ) an dMiam i an dNe w York , vi aMoscow
. 4
. Transaer o i s fit, willin g an dabl e t o provid e th e foreig nschedule dan dcharte r ai r transportatio n service s describe dherei nan dt o compl y wit hTitl e 4 9 o f th e Unite d State s Cod e an dth e applicabl e rules , regulation s an drequirement s of DO T an dothe r governmenta l agencies
. 5
. Amendin g Transaero' s exemptio na s requeste di s full y consisten t wit hth e U.S.-Russi aAgreement
. Aviatio nrelation s betwee nth e U.S
. an dRussi ahav e bee n harmoniou s sinc e th e signin g o f th e U.S.-Russi aAgreement , an dther e i s ever y reaso n t o believ e tha t

the y wil l continu e a s such
. Th e fac t tha t th e authorit y i s consisten t wit hth e right s availabl e t o Russia ncarrier s unde r th e U.S.-Russi aAgreemen t provide s prim afaci e evidenc e tha t approva l o f

thi s applicatio ni s i nth e pubH c interest
. 3 Intereste dpartie s ar e t o submi t comment s t o th e "sho w caus e order " n o late r tha n Jun e 28 , 2010
. A s of

th e tim e o f

thi s filing, Transaer o ha s no t bee nserve dwit han y comments .6
. Base dupo n it s anticipate dservice s t o an dfro mth e U.S. , Transaer o expect s

tha t it s annua l fue l consumptio nwil l b e les s tha nte nmillio ngallons
. Thus , issuanc e
of thi s amende dexemptio n authorit y wil l no t constitut e a"majo r

federa l actio n significantl y affectin g th e qualit y o f th e huma nenvironment " withi nth e meanin g o f Sectio n102(2)(c ) o f

th e Nationa l Environmenta l Polic y Ac t o r a"majo r regulator y action " unde r

th e Energ y Polic y an dConservatio nAct
. WHEREFORE , Transaer o respectfull y request s tha t th e Departmen t

approv e thi s applicatio n o n a n expedite dbasi s an dissu e a namende dexemptio nauthorizin g th e ai r transportatio n describe dherein , an dgran t suc hfurthe r

an dadditiona l reUe f

a s th e publi c interes t

ma y require
. Transaer o wil l pol l carrie r representative s serve dwit h thi s applicatio n an dadvis e th e Departmen t of th e results
. Respectfull y submitted , CROWEL L& MORIN GLL P 

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. slocum@usairw ay s .com bruce.rabinovitz@wilmerhale.co m iabreu@miami-airport.co m ispampa@panvni.go v dwight.moore@ustranscom.mi l herb.herzog@faa.go v byerlvir@state.go v

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