# BEFORE

THE DEPARTMENT

OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE

OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON,

DC ) 

# Application

of

) ) 

# Kalitta

Air,

LLC

) ) 

# Docket DOT-OST-2009-01

00 pursuant

to

49 U.S

. C

. 

# § 40109

for

an

) exemption

from

49

U

. S

. C

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# § 41101

) (U.S.-Afghanistan)

) APPLICATION

OF KALITTA

AIR,

LLC FOR RENEWAL

OF

AN EXEMPTION Communications

with respect

to this document

should

be addressed

to

: Dated: January

14, 2015

Mark

W

. Atwood Cozen O'Connor The Army

and Navy

Club Building 1627

I Street,

NW Suite

1100 Washington,

DC 20006 (202) 463-2513 matwood@cozen

. com Counsel

for Kalitta

Air,

LLC NOTICE:

Interested

persons

may support

or oppose

this application

by filing

an answer

with

the Department

in the above-referenced

docket

, and serving

it on the above-named

counsel

and

all persons

on the service

list attached

hereto

. Answers

must

be filed

no later

than January

29

, 2015

.BEFORETHEDEPARTMENTOFTRANSPORTATIONOFFICEOFTHESECRETARYWASHINGTON,DC)Applicationof))KalittaAir,LLC))DocketDOT-OST-2009-0100pursuantto49U.S.C.§40109foran)exemptionfrom49U.S.C.§41101)(U.S.-Afghanistan))-------------------------)APPLICATIONOFKALITTAAIR,LLCFORRENEWALOFANEXEMPTIONPursuantto14U.S.C.§40109andSubpartCoftheDepartment'sProceduralRules(14CFR§§302.301etseq.).,KalittaAir,LLC("KalittaAir"or"Kalitta")herebyrequestsrenewalofitsexemptionfrom49U.S.C.§41101andtheDepartment'srulestotheextentnecessarytopermitittooperatescheduledforeignairtransportationofpropertyandmailbetweenapointorpointsintheUnitedStates,viaintermediatepoints,andapointorpointsinAfghanistan,andbeyond,totheextentpermittedunderairtransportservicesagreementswiththirdcountries.KalittaAirintendstorelyupontheautomaticextensionprovisionoftheAdministrativeProcedureAct,5U.S.C.§558(c),andPart377oftheDepartment'srulespendingactiononthisrenewalrequest.ByNoticeofActiontakeninthisdocketdatedMay21,2009,theDepartmentgrantedKalittaAirexemptionauthoritytoprovideforeignscheduledairtransportationofpropertyandmailtoapointorpointsinAfghanistan,2effectivethroughMay21,2011.TheDepartmenthastwicerenewedthatauthoritybyNoticesofActiondatedMay4,2011andMarch19,2013.TheauthorityiscurrentlyscheduledtoexpireonMarch19,2015.Kalittarequeststhatthisexemptionberenewedforanadditionaltwo-yearperiod.Insupportofitsapplication,KalittaAirrespectfullysubmitsasfollows:1.KalittaAirisaMichiganlimitedliabilitycompany.ItisacitizenoftheUnitedStateswithinthemeaningoftheStatute,inthatitisentiretyownedbyMr.ConradKalitta,aU.S.citizenandresidentofMichigan.Mr.Kalittaisthesolememberofthecompany,andallofthecompany'sofficersareU.S.citizens.Thecompany'saddressis:818WillowRunAirportYpsilanti,Michigan48198Tel.(734)484-00882.KalittaAirhasrepeatedlybeenfoundfit,willingandabletoprovidethekindofairtransportationcontemplatedherein.ItholdsaCertificateofPublicConvenienceandNecessityforscheduledinterstatecargoairtransportation.ThiscertificatewasissuedbyOrder2000-11-27datedNovember29,2000.KalittaAiralsoholdsblanketOpenSkiescertificateauthorityasissuedbyOrder2007-7-14,aswellasexemptionauthority,allowingittoprovideforeignairtransportationtopointsinAsia,EuropeandtheMiddleEast.13.KalittaAirnowseeksrenewalofitsexemptionauthoritytoprovidescheduledall-cargoservicebetweentheU.S.andAfghanistan.Overthepastfiveyearsunderitsexemption.KalittaAirhasoperatedaveryhighlevelof1NoticeofActionTakendatedMay30,2013,DocketDOT-OST-2002-12525(U.S.-HongKongall-cargo);Not1ceofAct1onTakendatedMay29,2012,DocketDOT-OST-2010-0017(U.S.-Chinaall-cargo)(renewalpending).3charterservice,bothfortheU.S.military(includingmilitarymail)andforcommercialcompaniesdoingbusinessinAfghanistan.KalittahasoperatedfrequentflightsintoKabul,BagramAFBandKandahar,Afghanistan.Thecarrierhasconsistentlyexperiencedsubstantialdemandforitsservicesandexpectsthatdemandtocontinueforsometime.4.Grantoftherequestedauthoritywouldbeconsistentwiththepublicinterest.ThereisstillnobilateralairtransportservicesagreementbetweentheUnitedStatesandAfghanistan;however.thegovernmentofAfghanistanhasbeensupportiveoftheserviceprovidedbyU.S.aircarriers.anditisclearlyinthepublicinterestforthatservicetocontinue.5.Asnotedabove,Kalittawishestoinvokesection558(c)oftheAdministrativeProcedureAct(5U.S.C.§558(c),pendingactiononthisrenewalrequest.WHEREFORE,KalittaAirrequeststhattheDepartmentrenewitsexemptionfromthecertificaterequirementsof49U.S.C.§41101totheextentnecessarytopermitthecarriertooperatescheduledforeignairtransportationofpropertyandmailbetweenapointorpointsintheUnitedStates,viaan4intermediatepointorpoints,toapointorpointsinAfghanistan,andbeyond.Kalittarequeststhatthisauthorityberenewedforaperiodoftwoyears.Dated:January14,20155Respectfullysubmitted,MarkW.AtwoodCozenO'ConnorArmy&NavyClubBuilding1627IStreet,NWSuite1100Washington,DC20006(202)463-2513matwood@cozen.comCounselforKalittaAir,LLCCERTIFICATEOFSERVICEIherebycertifythatIhavethisdateservedacopyoftheforegoingApplicationofKalittaAir,L.L.C.byelectronicmailuponthefollowing:ABXAir:AmericanAirlines:Amerijetlnt'l:AtlasAir:DeltaAirLines:FederalAviationAdministration:FederalExpress:PolarAirCargo:SouthernAir:UnitedAirlines:UnitedParcelService:Dated:January14,2015II·G,\1\219-12569\1rsilverberg@sgbdc.comhoward.kass@aa.comrobert.wirick@aa.comabigail.donovan@aa.comjcanny@amerijet.comrpommer@atlasair.comsascha.vanderbellen@delta.comjohn.s.duncan@faa.govnssparks@fedex.comcefelts@fedex.comgbleopard@fedex.comkevin.montgomerv@polaraircargo.comagoerlich@ggh-airlaw.comdan.weiss@united.comsteve.morrissey@united.comgmurphy@crowell.comanita.mosner@hklaw.comKennethC.Hines