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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

HAINAN AIRLINES CO., LTD. )

) 

For renewal of exemption authority pursuant to ) Docket No. OST-2011-0228

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

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(China-US Code-sharing) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF HAINAN AIRLINES CO., LTD.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Joel M. Chusid

Executive Director - US

HAINAN AIRLINES CO., LTD.

18000 International Blvd., Suite 1188

Seattle, WA 98188

Email: joel@hnair.com 

March 26, 2015

Josh Romanow

Peter Nelson

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW 

PITTMAN LLP

1200 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Tel: (202) 663-8000

Fax: (202) 663-8007

E-mail: romanow@pillsburylaw.com

 peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

 

Counsel for Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd.

NOTE: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this Application may: (1) file an answer, and 

(2) serve that answer on counsel identified above and all persons served with a copy of this 

application. Answers to the exemption application are due on April 10, 2015. 
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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

HAINAN AIRLINES CO., LTD. )

) 

For renewal of exemption authority pursuant to ) Docket No. OST-2011-0228

49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

)

(China-US Code-sharing) )

__________________________________________)

APPLICATION OF HAINAN AIRLINES CO., LTD.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109, the Department’s economic regulations and the 

Department’s rules of practice, Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. (“Hainan”), a foreign air carrier of the 

People’s Republic of China, respectfully requests renewal of its exemption authority to engage in 

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

points in the United States on a code-share basis with American Airlines (“American”), as 

authorized by the U.S.-China Air Transport Agreement, as amended by Article 5 of the U.S.-

China Protocol signed on July 23, 2004.

By Notice of Action Taken on April 10, 2014, the Department renewed Hainan’s

exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and 

mail between points in China and points in the United States on a code-share basis with 

American (see Notice of Action Taken dated April 10, 2014 (Docket No. OST-2011-0228)).

Renewal of this exemption is consistent with the U.S.-China Agreement Relating to Civil 

Air Transport, as amended, and the public interest. See Statement of United States International 
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Air Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841, May 3, 1995. These services provide a more 

efficient use of capacity in the marketplace, and help maximize the range of service options 

available to the public.

Hainan invokes and relies upon the automatic renewal provisions of Section 558(c) of 

The Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. §588(c)), as implemented by 14 CFR Part 377, to 

continue in effect its exemption authority pending final Department action on this application.

Hainan continues to be fully qualified to operate the services for which authority is herein

requested, and grant of the authority will serve the public interest.

WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing information, Hainan respectfully requests that 

its exemption authority be renewed as more fully described above.

Respectfully submitted,

Josh Romanow

Peter Nelson

PILLSBURY WINTHROP SHAW PITTMAN LLP

1200 Seventeenth Street, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 663-8000

Fax: (202) 663-8007

Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com

 peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

March 26, 2015 Counsel for Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Hainan Airlines Co., Ltd. for a renewal of 

its exemption authority has been served this the 26th day of March, 2015 upon each of the parties 

below by electronic mail.

Rick Mayfield

International Aviation Safety Inspector

Federal Aviation Administration

rick.mayfield@faa.gov

Sascha Vanderbellen

Chris Walker

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

chris.walker@delta.com

Robert Wirick

Howard Kass

American Airlines, Inc.

robert.wirick@aa.com

howard.kass@aa.com

Bailey Leopard

Nancy Sparks

Federal Express Corporation

gbleopard@fedex.com

nssparks@fedex.com

Kevin P. Montgomery

Polar Air Cargo, Inc.

kevin.montgomergy@polaraircargo.com

Russell E. Pommer

Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director

 Regulatory Affairs

Atlas Air Inc.

rpommer@atlasair.com

Anita Mosner

Jennifer Nowak

Counsel for United Parcel Service Co.

Holland & Knight

anita.mosner@hklaw.com

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com

Malcolm L. Benge

Counsel for North American Airlines/World

Airways

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P.

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

Steve Morrissey

Dan Weiss

United Air Lines

steve.morrissey@united.com

dan.weiss@united.com

Robert Silverberg

Jeff Johnson

Counsel for ABX Air, Inc.

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com

jjohnson@sgbdc.com

Mark W. Atwood

Counsel for Kalitta Air

Cozen O’Connor

matwood@cozen.com

/s/Melinda A. Hernandez