UNI T ED S T ATES OF A MERI C A

DEPA R T M ENT OF TR ANSPORT A TION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHI N GTON, D

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Issued by the Department of Transportation o n October 11

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NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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This serves a s notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Depar t ment offic i al indicated (no

additional confir m ing order will be issued in this matter).

Application o f US AI RW AYS, I N C. (US Airways )

, filed 9 / 17 / 1 2 for:

X X Renewal of exe m ption under 4 9 U. S .C. 40 1 09 to provide t h e following ser v ice:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail (i) between the United States and

Buenos Aires, Argentina and (ii) beyond Buenos Aires to Montevideo, Uruguay. 1

Applicant rep: Benjamin Slocum (202) 3 2 6

- 51 5 3 DOT Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202

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D I S P O S I T I O N

X X Granted (subject to co nditions, see below)

The above action was effective when taken: October 11

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, t h rou g h October 11

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. Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The exemption authority granted is consist e nt with the aviation agreements b etw e en the Unit e d

States and Argentina and between t h e United States and Uruguay.

Except to the extent exe m pted or waived, this authori t y is subject to the ter m s, c o nditions, and li m i t ations

indicated: XX Holder’s certifica t e of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard Exem p tion Conditions (attached)

On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Depar t ment ’ s regulations, we found the

applicant qu a lified to provide the servic e s authorized.

Under author i ty assigned by the Department in its regu l ations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found th at (1) our action was

consistent with Department polic y ; (2) grant of th e application was consistent with the public interest; and (3)

grant of th e authori t y w ould not con s titute a major regulato r y action under the Energy Poli c y and Conservation

Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may a mend,

m odify, or rev o ke t h e authori t y g ranted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the

Depar t ment’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, m ay file t h eir petitions wit h in seven (7) d a y s after the date of

issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and t h e filing of a petition for r e view will not

alter such ef f ectiveness.

An electr o nic vers i o n o f t h is do c u m ent is availa b le on t h e World W i d e Web a t:

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1 US Airways s t ates that it cur r ently p ro v i d es service t o B u e nos A i res p u r s uant t o its c od e

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Air L i nes

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### U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions AT T AC H MENT

In the conduct of the operations author i zed, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all ti m es effecti v e operating authority from the gover nm ent of each country served;

(2) Co mply with applicable require m ents c oncerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for

scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Co mp ly with the require m ents for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Co mply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m ins u rance coverage, and for certifying that coverage

to the Depart m ent, contained in 14 C FR 205;

(5) Exce p t as specifically exe m pted or otherwi s e provided f or in a Depart m ent Order, co mply

with the require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of W arsaw Convention li a bility li m its

and defenses;

(6) Co mply with all ap p lica b le r equire m ents of the Feder a l Aviation Ad m i nistration, the

Transportation Security Ad m i nis t ration, and with all a p plicable U.S. Govern m ent require m ents

concerning security, including, but not li m ited to, 49 CFR P a rt 1544. To assure co m pliance with

all applicable U.S. Gov e rn m ent require m ents c o ncerning security, t he holder shall, before

commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its

Princi p al S e curity Insp e ctor (PS I ) to advise t h e P SI of its plans and to find out whether the

Transportation Security Ad m i nistration ha s det er m ined that security is a d equate to allow such

airport(s) to be served;

(7) Co mply with such other reasonable ter m s, conditions, and li m itations required by the public

interest as may be prescribed by the Depart m ent of Transportation, with all applica b le orders and

regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all a pplica b le l a ws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period w h en the holder is in co m pliance

with the conditions i m posed above.

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