### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation o n August 13

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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 7/25/12 for:

X X Renewal of exe m ption under 49 U.S

. C. §40 1 09 t o provide t h e following ser v ice:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail betw ee n the United States and

Moscow and St. Petersb u rg, Russia, under a third

- country code share arra ng ement.

Applicant rep resentatives : Howard Kass and Benjamin T. Slocum (202) 32 6

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DOT Anal y st: Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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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: August 13

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, thro u gh August 13

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The o p erations proposed by US Airways are in confor m a nce with Annex V to the 1994 U.S.

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Federation Air Transp o rt Agre e me n t. 1

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 es of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard exempt io n 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 authori t y w as consistent with the publ i c interest; a n d

(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 their petitions within seven (7) d a y s af t er the date of

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, t h e U n ited States an d t h e R u s sian Fed e rati o n a gr eed, ad referen d um

, to r e vised A nn e xes to t h e

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- R u ssia Air Tra n sp o rt Agree m e n t a n d s t ated t h at, p e n d i n g their e n try i n to f o rce, t h e res p ecti v e aero n a u tical a u th o r ities

i n tend to i m ple m ent t h e pr ov i sions o f t hose A n n e xes o n t h e basis o f c o m i ty and reci p r oc ity

.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 electro nic v ersion of t h is o rder is a v ail ab le on t h e Wor l d W i de W e b at

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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

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 a u tho r ity from the govern m ent of each country serve d ;

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

scheduled operations, if authorized);

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

(4) Co m ply with req u ir e m ents f or m i ni m u m insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to

the Depart ment, contained in 14 CFR 205;

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

require m ents of 14 CFR 203, concern i ng waiver of W arsaw Convention liability li m its and defenses;

(6) Co m ply 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 mpliance with all

applicable U .S. Government require m ents concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing

any new service (including charter fl i ghts) to or f rom a foreign airport, c o ntact its P ri n cipal S e curity

Inspect o r ( P SI) to ad v i se the PSI of its plans a nd to find out whether the T ransportation Security

Ad m i nistration has deter m ined that security is a d equate to allow such airp ort( s ) to be s erved;

(7) Co m ply 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 when the holder is in co m pliance with

the conditions i mposed above.

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