BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of ) 

### ) POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. ) 

### ) For Allocation ofSix (6) U.S.-Hong Kong ) 5th Freedom All-Cargo Frequencies (ALA) )



# ____________________________) Docket OST-2014 October 27, 2014



### APPLICATION OF POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. FOR AN ALLOCATION OF SIX (6) U.S.-HONG KONG FIFTH-FREEDOM FREQUENCIES

Communications with respect to this document should be served on:

Robert Hyslop 

## coo POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. 2000WestchesterAvenue Purchase, NY 10577 T: 914-701-6550 F: 914-701-8770 E: rob.hyslop@polaraircargo.com

October 27, 2014 Kevin Montgomery POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. 80117th Street, NW Suite 410 Washington, DC 20006 T: 202-828-1002 F: 202-828-1003 E: kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com

NOTE: Polar respectfully requests expedited treatment ofthis application and will poll interested parties and advise the Department ofthe results.BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of ) 

### ) POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. ) 

### ) ForAllocation ofSix (6) U.S.-Hong Kong ) 5th Freedom All-Cargo Frequencies (ALA) ) Docket OST-2014 October27, 2014

APPLICATION OF POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. FOR AN ALLOCATION OF SIX (6) U.S.-HONG KONG FIFTH-FREEDOM FREQUENCIES

Pursuantto 14C.F.R. Part 302, subpart Cand the October 19, 2002 Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Hong Kong (the "MOU"), Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc

. ("Polar") requests the allocation ofsix (6) Hong Kong-Aimaty, Kazakhstan fifth-freedom all-cargo frequencies from the available pool. In support ofthis request, Polar states as follows:

1. Polar holds the requisite Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessityfor domestic and foreign airtransportation of property and mail to serve both Hong Kong and the Republic of Kazakhstan

. (See Orders 2007-5-4 and 2007-6-17 for Routes 651,696,727, 820 and Blanket Route Integration.)

2. Polar is currently using its allocation of Hong Kong fifth-freedom all-cargo frequencies1

, but requires six (6) additional frequencies for use on a Europe-Asia routing. Since Almaty, Kazakhstan is no longer being used by a U.S. carrier as a designated fifth-freedom point underthe U.S.-Hong Kong MOU, these frequencies are readily available.

3. Additionally, underthe overall cap of64 fifth-freedom all-cargo frequencies noted in the MOU, there are 8 frequencies remaining, and concerning the numberofcountries that each Partyto the

1 Polar has been allocated and is currently using six (6) HKG-ICN, two (2) HKG-BAH, and five (5) HKG-SHJ fifthfreedom all-cargo frequencies.

### Application of Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. Page 2

MOU is permitted to select, Kazakhstan is included in the 10 countriesthatthe U.S. has already chosen. 2



### 4. Grant ofthis application is in the public interest because itwould employvaluable bilateral rights that are not at present being used. Additionally, Polar would like to use the six (6) Hong KongAimaty fifth-freedom frequencies as soon as possible and, therefore, requests expedited grant ofthis application. Polar will poll all carriers served with this application and promptly advise the Department ofthe results.
WHEREFORE, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. requests the allocation ofsix (6) Hong KongAimatyfifth-freedom all-cargo frequencies, and such otherand further reliefas the Departmentfinds to be consistent withthis application and the public interest.

October 27, 2014 Respectfully submitted, 

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Kevin Montgomery POLAR AIR CARGO WOLRDWIDE, INC. 801 1

## ih Street, NW Suite 410 Washington, DC 20006

2 The U.S.-Hong Kong MOU permits the U.S. to select 10additional countries for U.S. all-cargo carriers to serve on a fifth-freedom basis. The U.S. has selected Bahrain, UAE, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Paraguay, Poland and Singapore.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certifythat I have, this 

### 2ih day ofOctober, 

### 2014, cause acopy oftheforegoing application to be served by e-mail on all persons listed below:

Name

Howard Kass Russ Pommer Sascha Vander Sellen Stephen Morrissey Nancy Sparks Bailey Leopard MarkAtwood Anita Mosner Dantai Smalls Tom Engle Ben Taylor Kristen Davis John Duncan Representing

American Atlas Delta United FedEx FedEx Kalitta UPS UPS DOS DOT DOT FAA howard.kass@aa

.com russell.pommer@atlasair.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com steve.morrissey@united.com nssparks@fedex.com gbleopard @fedex.com matwood@cozen.com anita.mosner@hklaw

.com dsmalls@ups.com englets@state.gov Benjamin.taylor@dot.gov Kristen.davis@dot

.gov john.s.duncan@faa.gov