BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of 

CZECH AIRLINES J.S.C. 

and 

KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. 

for a Blanket Statement of Authorization 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Code-Sharing U.S.-Korea) 

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OST-2013-

APPLICATION OF CZECH AIRLINES J.S.C. 

AND KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. FOR A 

BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Allan Mendelsohn 

Cozen 0 'Connor 

The Army and Navy Club Building 

1627 I Street, N.W., Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: + 1-202-463-2508 

Fax: + 1-202-403-3694 

amendelsohn@cozen.com 

Counsel for Czech Airlines j .s.c. 

March 13,2013 

William H. Callaway, Jr. 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: + 1-202-298-8660 

Fax: + 1-202-342-0683 

whcallaway@zsrlaw.com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw .com 

Counsel for Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 

NOTICE: Answers to this Application ordinarily would be due by March 22, 2013. Cezch 

Airlines j.s.c. and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. are requesting expedited treatment of this 

Application and will poll the air carrier representatives served with this Application and 

notify the Department of the results. 
Joint Application of 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

CZECH AIRLINES J.S.C. 

and OST-2013-

KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. 

for a Blanket Statement of Authorization 

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14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Code-Sharing U.S.-Korea) ) 

APPLICATION OF CZECH AIRLINES J.S.C. 

AND KOREAN AIR LINES CO., LTD. FOR A 

BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION 

Czech Airlines j.s.c. ("Czech") and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. ("Korean") hereby request 

that the Department issue a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C.P.R. Part 212, 

permitting Korean to display, on a blind sector basis, Czech's "OK" designator code on flights 

operated by Korean between the Republic of Korea and the United States, in conjunction with 

foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail held out by Czech between a point or 

points in the Czech Republic via third country intermediate points, on the one hand, and a point 

or points in the United States, on the other hand. The initial routes on which Czech's "OK" 

designator code would be displayed on Korean operated flights are set forth in Appendix A to 

this Application. 

In support of this Application, Czech and Korean state as follows: 

1. Czech and Korean recent! y entered into an agreement to engage in code-share 

services ("Code-Share Agreement"), including services for which a blanket statement of 

authorization is sought in this Application. Czech and Korean plan to initiate their proposed 

code-share services on or about April1, 2013 and therefore request that the Department waive its 
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requirement under 14 C.F .R. 212.1 0( d)(2) that requests for statements of authorization be filed at 

least 45 days in advance of the proposed date of implementation. 

2. Czech and Korean hold all authority necessary to conduct these proposed 

operations. Czech is authorized to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, 

property and mail, from points behind the Czech Republic via the Czech Republic and 

intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond. See Order 96-10-46 

(served Nov. 5, 1996). Similarly, Korean is authorized to engage in foreign air transportation of 

persons, property and mail, from points behind the Republic of Korea via the Republic of Korea 

and intermediate points or points in the United States and beyond. See Order 2003-11-20 

(served Nov. 24, 2003). 

3. The requested code-share authority is fully consistent with the Open Skies 

Agreement between the European Union and the United States 1 as well as the Open Skies 

Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States. 2 

4. Issuance of the blanket statement of authorization sought herein is consistent with 

the public interest. Indeed, as the Department itself has long recognized: 

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Increased international code sharing and other cooperative arrangements can 

benefit consumers by increasing international service options and enhancing 

competition between carriers, particularly for traffic to or from cities behind 

major gateways. By stimulating traffic, the increased competition and service 

AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (executed Apr. 30, 2007), at Art. 10 ~7. 

AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (executed Jun. 9, 1998), at Art. 

8 ~7. 
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options should expand the overall international market and increase overall 

opportunities for the aviation industry. 3 

5. Additionally, the proposed services will enable Czech to provide additional single 

carrier service and, in the process, serve the interests of comity and reciprocity, and benefit 

international travelers and shippers. 

6. The code-share services for which the requested blanket statement of 

authorization is sought will not be available to Czech passengers with an ultimate origin or 

ultimate destination in the Republic of Korea. Under the proposed code-share services, points in 

the Republic of Korea only will serve as transit points at which online Czech traffic between the 

United States and the Czech Republic will connect. 

7. Czech and Korean agree to accept the standard conditions typically applicable to 

code-share authority such as that requested in this Application. Czech and Korean will conduct 

all of their code-share operations in compliance with the requirements of 14 C.F .R. Part 257 

regarding the disclosure of code-sharing arrangements to consumers. 

8. Czech and Korean will comply with the Department's standard 30-day advance 

notice requirement prior to the initiation of any future code-share operations under the blanket 

statement of authorization sought herein. 

9. Czech and Korean request that the blanket statement of authorization be granted 

for an indefinite period, so long as the Code-Share Agreement continues in effect, consistent 

with the Department's practice in previous code-share proceedings. Should the Code-Share 

Agreement cease to be effective, Czech and Korean will notify the Department accordingly. 

3 Statement of United States International Air Transportation Policy, 60 Fed. Reg. 21841 (May 

3, 1995). 
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10. Czech and Korean request expedited processing of this Application in order to 

facilitate the initiation of the proposed code-share services on or about April1, 2013, and, in this 

regard, they will be polling the carrier representatives listed on the certificate of service 

accompanying this Application and will notify the Department of the results. 

WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, Czech and Korean respectfully request a blanket 

statement of authorization to fully implement the code-share arrangement described herein. 

Czech and Korean further request that the Department grant such other relief as it considers 

consistent with this Application and the public interest. 

Respectfully submitted, 

~~~\t~~c Cozen 0 'Connor 

The Army and Navy Club Building 

1627 I Street, N.W., Suite 1100 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: + 1-202-463-2508 

Fax:+ 1-202-403-3694 

amendelsohn@cozen.com 

Counsel for Czech Airlines j .s.c. 

March 13, 2013 

~~~ William H. Callaway, Jr. ~ \ 

Jonathon H. Foglia 

Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

888 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700 

Washington, D.C. 20006 

Tel: + 1-202-298-8660 

Fax: + 1-202-342-0683 

whcallaway@zsrlaw .com 

jhfoglia@zsrlaw .com 

Counsel for Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. 
Appendix A 

Display of Czech Airlines' "OK" Designator Code on Korean Air Operated Flights 

Routing: 

From/To Seoul, Republic of Korea (ICN): 

United States territory of Guam (GUM) 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I caused a copy of the foregoing Application of Czech Airlines j .s.a 

and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. for a Blanket Statement of Authorization to be served, this 13th 

day of March, 2013, via email transmission, on the following persons: 

robert. wirick@aa.com 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

sascha. vanderbellen@delta.com 

sametta.c.bamett@delta.com 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

ranj it. seth@evergreenairlines. com 

chris.schuldt@evergreenhelicopters.com 

philip.church@evergreenhelicopters.com 

robert. foster@evergreenairlines.com 

anbird@fedex.com 

gbleopard@fedex.com 

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines) 

kevin.montgomerv@polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@polaraircargo.com 

j onathan.linde@united.com 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

dan.weiss@united.com 

lhalloway@crowell.com (Counsel for United Air Lines) 

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United Air Lines) 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) 

howard kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com (Counsel for World Airways/North American Airlines) 

robert.finamore@dot. gov 

brett.kruger@dot. gov 

shelita.smith@dot. gov 

info@airlineinfo.com 

Bryant Templeton