BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of ) 

) 

POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. ) 

) 

For Allocation of Six (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. 

2000 Westchester Avenue 

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 of this application and will poll interested parties 

and advise the Department of the results. 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of ) 

) 

POLAR AIR CARGO WORLDWIDE, INC. ) 

) 

For Allocation of Six (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 

Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. Part 302, subpart C and 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 of six (6) Hong Kong-Aimaty, Kazakhstan fifth-freedom all-cargo 

frequencies from the available pool. In support of this request, Polar states as follows: 

1. Polar holds the requisite Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity for domestic and 

foreign air transportation 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 under the U.S.-Hong Kong MOU, 

these frequencies are readily available. 

3. Additionally, under the overall cap of 64 fifth-freedom all-cargo frequencies noted in the 

MOU, there are 8 frequencies remaining, and concerning the number of countries that each Party to 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 countries that the U.S. has already chosen. 2 

4. Grant ofthis application is in the public interest because it would employ valuable 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 of this 

application. Polar will poll all carriers served with this application and promptly advise the Department 

of the results. 

WHEREFORE, Polar Air Cargo Worldwide, Inc. requests the allocation of six (6) Hong KongAimaty fifth-freedom all-cargo frequencies, and such other and further relief as the Department finds to 

be consistent with this application and the public interest. 

October 27, 2014 

Respectfully submitted, 

);/t- . / 

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 10 additional 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 certify that I have, this 2ih day of October, 2014, cause a copy of the foregoing 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 

Mark Atwood 

Anita Mosner 

Dantai Smalls 

Tom Engle 

Ben Taylor 

Kristen Davis 

John Duncan 

Representing 

American 

Atlas 

Delta 

United 

Fed Ex 

Fed Ex 

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 

gbleopa rd @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