BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS ) LIMITED ) DOCKET OST-2012- ) for an amended Foreign Air Carrier Permit ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and ) exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. ) § 40109 (EU-U.S. all-cargo service) ) _________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS LIMITED FOR AN AMENDED FOREIGN AIR CARRIER P ERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

John R. Mietus, Jr. Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 (202) 747-5212 - Telephone (240) 396-5362 - Fax john@mietuslaw.com Counsel for GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS LIMITED NOTICE: Any person may support or oppose this application by filing an answer and serving a copy of the answer upon counsel for GSS and persons served with this application. Answers to the exemption application are due November 1, 2012, and answers to the permit application are due November 7, 2012. October 17, 2012BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________ ) Application of ) ) GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS ) LIMITED ) DOCKET OST-2012- ) October 17, 2012 for an amended Foreign Air Carrier Permit ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and ) exemption authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. ) § 40109 (EU-U.S. all-cargo service) ) _________________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF GLOBAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS LIMITED FOR AN AMENDED FOREIGN AIR CARRIER P ERMIT AND AN EXEMPTION

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301, Part 211 of the Department's Economic Regulations, the August 26, 2005 "Strea mlining" notice in Docket OST-2005- 22228, and the February 19, 2009 “Applic ation Procedures for Foreign Air Carriers of the European Union” notice (“EU Application Notice”), Global Supply Systems Limited (“GSS”) requests that the Department issue GSS a new or amended foreign air carrier permit to enable GSS, consistent with the open skies, U.S.-European Union (“ EU”) Air Transport Agreement, to provide: foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of property and mail from any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points in any Member State and via any intermediate points to any point or points in the United States and beyond;Global Supply Systems Limited Permit and Exemption Application Page 2 foreign scheduled and charter air transportation of property and mail between any point or points in th e United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area; foreign scheduled and charter cargo air transportation between any point or points in the United St ates and any point or points; other charters pursuant to the requirements set forth in the Department’s regulations governing charters; and transportation authorized by any additional route rights made available to European Union carriers in the future. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109, GSS also requests: (1) exemption authority, to the extent necessary and for an init ial period of two years or until the requested permit is issued, to enable it to hold out and provide the service described above; and (2) such additional or other relief as the Department may deem necessary or appropriate. In support of this application, and pursuant to the EU Application Notice, GSS respectfully states as follows:

1. GSS is a private company limited by shares that is organized under the laws of England and Wales. Its is headquartered at Stansted House, London Stansted Airport, Essex CM24 1AE, United Kingdom and operates a fleet of B747 freighter aircraft worldwide. 2. The name and address of the government air transport authority with jurisdiction over GSS is:Global Supply Systems Limited Permit and Exemption Application Page 3 Civil Aviation Authority CAA House 45-59 Kingsway London WC2B 6TE UNITED KINGDOM

GSS holds CAA Scheduled Route Licenc e S/024 and Charter Route Licence C/024 authorizing “flights for the carriag e of passengers and/or cargo and/or mail between any combination of points anywhere in the world.” Both

licenses remain effective in definitely. Copies of these licenses, and of GSS’s Air Operator Certificate, are attached. 3. GSS currently holds a foreign ai r carrier permit authorizing it to engage in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between any point or points in the United Ki ngdom and any point or points in the United States, as well as other a ll-cargo charter trips subject to the Department’s regulations governing charters. Order 2004-1-28. 4. As it already operates to th e United States, GSS has previously

filed the various other items listed in the EU Application Notice, namely: OST Form 6411 regarding GSS’s co mpliance with DOT insurance requirements; a Family Assistance Pl an in Docket OST-1998-3304; and OST Form 4523, relating to waiver of Wars aw Convention liability limitations, in

Docket OST-1995-236. Issuance of th e requested authority will have a limited environmental impact. 1/

1 / GSS estimates that any immediate chang e in its U.S. operations from those conducted under its current permit woul d not result in a net change in fuel consumption of 10,000,000 gallons of fuel or more annually. Accordingly,