BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Joint Application of ) ) JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket OST-2015-_____________ ) and ) ) Royal Air Maroc ) For a Statement of Authorization ) Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 Code-sharing and ) an Exemption Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) (United States-Morroco blanket codesharing )

JOINT APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORAT ION AND ROYAL AIR MAROC FOR A BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUT HORIZATION AND AN EXEMPTION Communications with respect to this document should be directed to:

Don H. Hainbach Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC 1200 New Hampshire Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036-6802 dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com Phone: (202) 776-3970 Fax: (202) 776-3975 Counsel for Royal Air Maroc James G. Hnat Executive Vice President General Counsel & Government Affairs Robert C. Land Senior Vice President Government Affairs & Associate General Counsel Adam L. Schless Director, Aircraft Transactions & International Counsel JetBlue Airways Corporation 1212 New York Avenue Suite 1212 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 715-2557

March 2, 2015 J. Parker Erkmann Jonathan B. Hill Cooley LLP 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 (202) 842-7800 (202) 842-7899(fax) perkmann@cooley.com jhill@cooley.com Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

NOTICE: To expedite the proposed April 1, 2015 star t date, the parties will be polling this application.1 BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Joint Application of ) ) JetBlue Airways Corporation ) Docket OST-2015-_____________ ) and ) ) Royal Air Maroc ) For a Statement of Authorization ) Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 Code-sharing and ) an Exemption Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) (United States-Morroco blanket codesharing )

JOINT APPLICATION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORAT ION AND ROYAL AIR MAROC FOR A BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUT HORIZATION AND AN EXEMPTION JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) a nd Royal Air Maroc, a flag carrier of the Kingdom of Morocco, (together, th e “Joint Applicants”) here by apply for: (1) a blanket statement of authorization pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 authorizing th e display of Royal Air Maroc’s AT* designator code on flights operated by JetBlue betw een Royal Air Maroc’s U.S. gateways in conjunction with fo reign air transportation held ou t by Royal Air Maroc and (a) any point or points in the United States; and (b) any point or points in any third country; and (2) exemption authority under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 au thorizing Royal Air Maroc to engage in scheduled foreign air transporta tion of persons, property and mail from points behind Morocco, via Morocco and intermediate points to points in the United Sates, and beyond, as necessary to provide the blanket codeshare services described herein. On February 27, 2015, the Joint Applicants entered into a Code Share Agreement (“Codeshare Agreement”) for the purpose of tran sporting passengers to and from points served by both JetBlue and Royal Air Maroc and thus extendi ng the range of their se rvices to the mutual2 benefit of the trav eling public and th e Joint Applicants. 1 A list of the initial code-sharing routes

is attached hereto as Annex 1 to Exhibit 1. 2 JetBlue and Royal Air Ma roc plan to initiate the proposed codeshare services on the rout es listed in the Annex on or about April 1, 2015. The Joint Applicants respectfully request that the Department award the requested authority promptly to facilitate marketing and ad vance sales of these new codeshare services. In that regard, JetBlue requests a waiver of the Department’s 45-d ay advance notice requirement in 14 C.F.R. § 212.10(d)(2) in order to effectuate this arrangement.

In support of this applica tion, the Joint Appli cants respectfully state as follows: 1. Approval of this application is consistent with applicable bilateral and multilateral air transport agreements and the public interest. The proposed code share services are consistent with the terms of the Air Transport Agreement be tween the Government of the United States and

the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco (“U.S.-Morocco Agreement”). 3 These services will represent a valuable service enhancement for pass engers traveling betwee n the United States and Morocco and beyond. 2. Approval of this application is cons istent with long-standing precedent and Department policy. The Department has consiste ntly granted applications for Statements of Authorization involving implement ation of various codeshare/bl ock space arrangements where those arrangements were procompetitive and in th e public interest. This Application satisfies that standard, as it will enable Royal Air Maroc to offer the fl ying public an enhanced network and more services. In addition, the Department has confirmed in its inte rnational aviation policy

1 A copy of the Codeshare Agreement, with certain sensitive co mmercial information redacted, is attached hereto as Exhibit 1. A nnexes 2 and 3 have been omitted because they contain sensitive commercial information; Annexe s 4-8 have been omitted because they contain technical information. 2 JetBlue and Royal Air Maroc request that the Department treat this application as the 30- day notice of the codeshare servic e set forth in Annex 1 of Exhib it 1 that is required under the standard terms and conditions of an approved Statement of Authorization. 3 Article 8, §7 of the U.S.-Morocco Agr eement provides for cooperative marketing agreements, such as code-sharing agreements with “any airline or airlines of either Party”.3 statement that codeshare/block space arrangements are in the public interest as they provide the benefits of increased service and competition: Code sharing and other cooperative market agreements can provide a cost efficient way for carriers to enter new markets, expand the system and obtain additional flow traffic to support their op erations by using ex isting facilities and scheduled operations. 60 Fed. Reg. 21,841, 21,842 (May 3, 1995).

3. JetBlue 4 holds the broad underlying author ity to conduct operations on the codeshare routes. Royal Air Maroc holds a foreig n air carrier permit that authorizes Royal Air Maroc to provide scheduled foreign air transp ortation of persons, property and mail between a point or points in Morocco and New York. 5 Royal Air Maroc seeks an exemption that would authorize it to engage in the proposed codeshare services. Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Rules of Practice, the Joint Applicants request that th e Department take official notice of prior proceedings and authorities demonstrating their f itness to provide the requested transportation.

4. Pursuant to DOT’s Notice in the Matte r of Blanket Notification of Code-Share Service to Open-Skies Partners and Points da ted February 9, 2009, the Joint Applicants hereby provide blanket notice of their intent to engage in codeshare services between open skies points. JetBlue and Royal Air Maroc also agree to notif y the Department no later than 30 days before commencing any codeshare services to non-open sk ies points and to inform the Department of the codeshare market(s) to be served and the date on which the services will begin. 5. JetBlue and Royal Air Maroc will conduct their code-sha ring activities in compliance with Part 257 of the Department’s economic regulations and any other applicable

4 JetBlue holds certificate authority issued by the Department authoriz ing it to engage in scheduled interstate air trans portation of persons, property and mail between any points in the United States, see Order 2000-2-7, as well as certificate aut hority for foreign air transportation to open skies countries, see Order 2007-7-3. 5 See Order 75-2-61 (issued Feb. 14, 1975). In addition, the Department has previously approved Royal Air Maroc to provide code share services in the United States. See NOAT, in Docket OST-1998-4294 (Jan. 20, 2011).4 rules and regulations. JetBlue and Royal Air Ma roc accept the Department’s standard conditions on codesharing services. 6. JetBlue states that this application will have no effect on its Civil Reserve Air Fleet commitments. All flights will be operate d with Stage 3-compliant aircraft, and because Royal Air Maroc will be placing its AT* designator code on JetBlue’s currently operated flights, approval of this application will not result in th e near-term consumption of ten (10) million or more gallons of fuel. WHEREFORE, the Joint Applican ts respectfully request that the Department issue: (1) a

blanket statement of authoriza tion pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 212 authorizing the display of Royal Air Maroc’s AT* designator code on fli ghts operated by JetBlue between Royal Air Maroc’s U.S. gateways in conjunction with fo reign air transportation held out by Royal Air Maroc and (a) any point or points in the United States; and (b) a ny point or points in any third country; and (2) exemption authority under 49 U. S.C. § 40109 authorizing Royal Air Maroc to engage in scheduled foreign ai r transportation of persons, property and mail from points behind Morocco, via Morocco and intermediate points to points in the United Sates, and beyond, as necessary to provide the blanket codeshare services described here in; that the Department waive its advance notice provisions; and that the Department grant such other or further relief as it deems appropriate and consiste nt with the public interest.

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