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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.
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PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS DOMINICANA, C. PORA., D/B/A PAWA DOMINICANA Docket OST-2009-0062

for Renewal ofan Exemption pursuantto 49 U.S.C. §40109 (Dominican Republic-Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, FL

APPLICATION OFPAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS DOMINICANA, C. PORA., D/B/A PAWA DOMINICANA FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: MirthaM. Espada Guerrero Preside11t and ChiefExecutive Officer PAN AMERICANWORLD AIRWAYS;4 DOMINICANA C 

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April 29, 2011 Nathaniel P. Breed, Jr. ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, LLP 888 17th Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006-3309 (202) 973-7919 (tel.) (202) 342-0683 (fax) npbreed((llzsrlaw.com Attorneys for PAN AMERICANWORLD AIRWAYS DOMINICANA, C PORA., D/B/A PAWA DOMINICANA

NOTICE: Any person may support oroppose this application by filing an answer in the DOT's Docket Section and serving a copy ofits answer on the applicant and all persons listed on the attached Service List. Answers to this exemption application are due to be filed on or before May 16, 2011.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS DOMINICANA, C. PORA., D/B/A PAWA DOMINICANA for Renewal ofan Exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. §40109 (Dominican Republic-Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, FL) April 29, 2011 Docket OST-2009-0062

APPLICATION OF PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS DOMINICANA, C. POR A., D/B/A PAWA DOMINICANA FOR RENEWAL OF AN XEMPTION Pan American World Airways Dominicana, C. por A., d/b/a PAWA Dominicana ("PA W A Dominicana") hereby submits this Application for renew'al ofits temporary exemption, issued pursuantto 49 U.S.C. Section 40109 and Subpart C ofthe Procedural Regulations ofthe U.S. Department ofTransportation (the "Department"), authorizing PAW A Dominicana, a Dominican Republic air carrier, toprovide scheduled and charter foreign air transportation carrying persons, property and mail, utilizing DC-9-32 aircraft, between Santo Domingo and Santiago, and otherpoints in the Dominican Republic, on the one hand, and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, FL, on the other hand, pursuant to thc Air Transport Agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic of 1986 (the "Agreement").PAW A Dominicana Exemption Renewal Application Dominican Republic-MIA and FLL, FL - 2 -

The only significant change in the fitness and citizenship information previously submitted by PAWA Dominicana in support ofits initial Foreign Air Carrier Permit application in Docket OST-2007-29368 (tentatively granted by Show Cause Order 2007- 12-12, December 18, 2009) involves the sale of 100 percent ofPAWA Dominicana's
common stock to two new Dominican investors on March 30, 2010, and the designation ofnew directors and executive officers on and after that date. PAW A Dominicanaplans to submit detailed information pertainingto the new shareholders, directors, and managing officers ofPAW A Dominicana, as described in Section 21 1.20 ofthe Department's Economic Regulations, in the near future. All other information pertaining to the operating base and primary aircraft fleet and operations ofPAW A Dominicana remains essentially the same. In all otherrespects, the infonnation, evidence and documents submitted by PAW A Dominicana in support ofits previously-filed Foreign Air Carrier Permit application is equally applicable to its current application for renewal its equivalent exemption authority. To the extent necessary, PAWA Dominicanahereby incorporates by reference all ofits previously-filed information, evidence and documents as infonnation, evidence and documents in support ofthis exemption renewal application. PAWA Dominicana has previously filed duly dated and signed copies ofits Foreign Air Carrier Certification ofInsurance on OST Fonn 6411, and copies ofits signed and dated Warsaw Liability Limits and Defenses WaiverAgreement on OST Form 4523, with the Department, and has contemporaneously filed copies ofits Aviation

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### Accident Family Assistance Plan. and Passenger Manifest Information Plan with the Department and the National Transportation Safety Board ("NTSB"). By Notice ofAction Taken, issued on May 4, 2009, in Docket OST-2009-0062, the Department granted an Exemption to PAW A Dominicana authorizing it to conduct scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons, property and mail between Santo Domingo, Punta Cana and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, on the one hand, and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on the otherhand, for a period oftwo years, through May 4. 2011. [n this application, PAWA Dominicana is requesting a two-year extension ofthe foregoing exemption authority. In accordance with Section 302.303 and Section 21l.20 ofthe Department's Regulations, PAW A Dominicana submits the following infomlation in support ofthis renewal application. 1. Existing Authority and Operations. PAWA Dominicana is a Dominican Republic air carrier based in Santo Domingo. D.R., and currently holds Dominican Republic economic and operational authority to provide scheduled and charter air transportation ofpassengers, cargo and mail within the Dominican Republic, and between the Dominican Republic and points in Puerto Rico and Florida in the United States. PAWA Dominicana's current service is operated utilizing a fleet of 19-passengerJetstream 3100 turboprop aircraft, and two 1 OO-passenger DC-9-32 aircraft.PAW A Dominicana Exemption Renewal Application Dominican Republic-MIA and FLL, FL 

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2. Automatic Extension. PAWA Dominicanahereby invokes and relies upon the provisions ofSection 558(c) ofthe Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.c. § 558(c), as implemented by Part 377 ofthe Department's Special Regulations, to continue its temporary exemption to provide scheduled and charter foreign air transportation between points in the Dominican Republic and Miami and Ft. Lauderdale, FL until the Department makes a final determination ofthis application. In accordance with Section 377.1O(c)(3), this renewal application is being filed prior to the expiration date ofthe temporary authority at issue. 3. Ownership, Citizenship and Fitness. As noted above, PAW A Dominicana sold 100 percent ofits equity ownership to

new Dominican Republic investors on March 30,2010. New Part 211 infonnation, bearing on the revised ownership and management ofPAW A Dominicana, will be submitted to the Foreign Air CarrierLicensing Division as soon as possible. 4. Applicable Bilateral Agreement. As the Departmenthas previously determined (Order2009-12-12, p. 3, issued December 17,2007, in Docket OST-2007-29368), the authority requested by PAWA Dominicana herein is consistent with the 1986 AirTransport Agreement between the United States and the Dominican Republic.PAWA Dominicana Exemption Renewal Application Dominican Republic-MIA and FLL, FL 

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5. Incremental Energy Consumption. Grant ofPAW A Dominicana's application for renewal ofits existing exemption authority will not result in any material change in PAWA Dominicana's current energy consumption requirements. Accordingly, grant ofthis application will not constitute a majorregulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. 6. Duration ofRenewal. PAW A Dominicana requests that the exemption authority at issue be renewed for

a two-yearperiod, or until 60 days after final action by the Department on PAWA Dominicana's pending application in Docket OST-2007-29368 for issuance ofa Foreign Air Carrier Permit granting the same and other authority. Grant ofa two-yearrenewal is consistent with the policy and practice ofthe Department in renewing temporary authorizations in open-entry markets.PAW A Dominicana Exemption Renewal Application Dominican Republic-MIA and FLL, FL - 6 -
WHEREFORE, PAWA Dominicana respectfully requests the Department to issue

an Order orNotice ofAction Taken granting PAWA Dominicana's application for the renewal ofthe exemption at issue for a period oftwo years, or until 60 days after final action by the Department on PAWA Dominicana's pending application for a Foreign Air CarrierPermit in Docket OST-2007-29368 authorizing the same, and other, operations, whichever occurs first. Respectfully submitted, 

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# 9.~.J,<;]v. Nathaniel P. Breed, Jr. ZUCKERT SCOUTT & RASENBERGER, LLP Attorneys for PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS DOMINICANA, C PORA., D/B/A PAWA DOMINICANACERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on this 29th day ofApril 2011, a copy ofthe foregoing Application of PanAm Dominicanafor Renewal ofan Exemption authorizing Pan Am Dominicana to operate air transportation service betweenpoints in the Dominican Republic and Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL was served by electronic mail orfirst-class mail on the following: Jeffrey Manley Senior Advisor

- Regulatory Affairs United Air Lines, Inc. 1025 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 1210 Washington, DC 20036 jeffrey.manley@united.com R. Bruce Keiner, Jr. Counsel for Continental Airlines Crowell & Moring LLP 1001 PennsylvaniaAvenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 rbkeiner@crowell.com Marshall S. Sinick Counsel for Florida West

International Airways Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P. 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Suite 500 Washington, D.C. 20004 msinick@ssd.com Carl B. Nelson, Jr. Associate General Counsel American Airlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Suite 600 Washington, D.C. 20036 carl.nelson@aa.com John L. Richardson Counsel for Amerijet International John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 555 13th Street, N.W. Suite 420 West Washington, D.C. 20004 jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com Angeline Garbuzinski Legal and Regulatory Affairs Federal Express Corporation 3620 Hacks Cross Road Building B, 3rd Floor Memphis, TN 38125 anbird0>fedex.com

Dan Weiss Continental Airlines, Inc. Government Affairs-8th Floor 1600 Smith Street Dept. HQSGV Houston, TX 77002 dan.weiss@coair.com
John Palo Vice President, Planning Military and Government Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. 3850 Three Mile Lane McMinnville, OR 97128 john.palo0>evergreenairlines.com charters@evergreenairlines.com
Howard Kass Managing Director & Associate General Counsel US Airways 1401 H Street, N.W. Suite 1075 Washington, D.C. 20006 howard

_kass@usairways.comAnitaMosner JenniferNowak Counsel for United Parcel Service Holland & Knight 2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 100 Washington, D.C. 20006 Anita.mosner@hklaw.com Jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com
Malcolm Benge Counsel for North American Airlines Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

Pierre Murphy Counsel for Brendan Airways, L.L.C. d/b/a USA 3000Airlines and ArrowAir 1200 NewHampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 590 Washington, D.C. 20036-6802 pmurphy(al,lopmurphy.com

John S. Fredericksen Vice President and General Counsel MNAirlines, LLC dba Sun Country Airlines 1300 Mendota Heights Road MendotaHeights, MN 55120 john.fredericksen@suncountry.com

Jonathan B. Hill Counsel for JetBlue DowLohnes 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036-6802 jhill@dowlohnes.com

2 Alexander Van Der Bellen Managing Director

- Government Affairs and Associate General Counsel JeffMorgan Sametta C. Barnett Delta AirLines, Inc. 1212 New York Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20005 Sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com Jeff.morgan@delta.com sametta.c.bamett@delta.com Joanne W. Young Counsel for SpiritAirlines Kirstein & Young PLLC 1001 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Suite 600 South Washington, DC 20004 jyoung@yklaw.com Mark W. Atwood Counsel for KalittaAir and XtraAirways Cozen 0'Connor ArmyNavy Building 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100 Washington, D.C. 20006 matwood@cozen.com ldunn@xtraairways.com Robert J. Finamore Analyst Room W-86-433 Department ofTransportation 1200NewJersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 Robert.finamore@dot.gov George Wellington, Chief Foreign CarrierLicensing Division Office ofInternational Aviation Department ofTransportation 1200NewJersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20590 george.wellington@dot.govJohn M. Allen Director Flight Standards Service Federal AviationAdministration 800 Independence Avenue, S.W. Room 821 Washington, D.C. 20591 john.allen@faa.gov



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