UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, DC

Issued by the Department of Transportation on December 16 , 20 1 4

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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_____________ _________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ ___________ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order will be i ssued in this matter).

Application of REPUBLIC AIRLINE INC. ( R epublic ) filed 1 0 / 24 / 1 4 for:

XX E xemption under 49 U.S.C. 40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between a point or point s in the

United States and a point or points in the Dominican Republic

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Applicant rep s : Robert E. Cohn and Patrick R. Rizzi (202) 637

- 4999 DOT Analyst: David R. Christofano (202) 366

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D I S P O S I T I O N

XX Granted (subject to conditions, see below)

The above action granting exemption authority was effective when taken: December 16 , 20 1 4

, through

December 16

, 20 1 6 , or until after the final Department action on Republic ’s pending certificate request in

Docket DOT

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, whichever comes first.

Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The authority granted is consistent with the aviation agreement between the United St ates and the Dominican Republic of 1986 and the overall st ate of aviation relations between the United States and the Dominican Republic

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Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations

indicated: XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and nec essity

XX Standard exemption conditions (attached)

_____________________________________________________________________________________ Conditions: The code

- share operations conducted under this authorization are subject to the following

condition s:

(a) The code

- share operations conducted under this authority must comply with 14 CFR 257 and with any amendment to the Department’s regulations concerning code

- share arrangements that may be adopted. Notwithstanding any provisions in the contract betw een the carriers, our approval here is expressly conditioned upon the requirements that the subject foreign air transportation be sold in the name of the carrier holding out such service in computer reservation systems and elsewhere; that the carrier selli ng such transportation (i.e., the carrier shown on the ticket) accept responsibility for the entirety of the code

- share journey for all obligations established in its contract of carriage with the passenger; and that the passenger liability of the operatin g carrier be unaffected.

1 Republic plans to begin daily nonstop “American Eagle” service under the AA* designator code of American Airlines,

Inc. between Miami, Florida (MIA) and La Romana International Airport Dominican Republic (LRM) with 76

- seat
EMB 175 aircraft in June 2015.(b) The authority granted here is specifically conditioned so that neither Republic nor its code

- share partner(s) shall give any force and effect to any contractual provisions between themselves that are contrary

to these conditio ns.

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On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department's regu lations, we found the applicant qualified to provide the exemption services autho rized.

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) grant of the authority was consistent with the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority w ould not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any ti me without hearing at our

discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of

issuan ce of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not

alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at:

h ttp://www.regulations.gov

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U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served;

(2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Comply with the requirements for reporting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Comply with requirements for minimum ins urance coverage, and for certifying that coverage to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Con vention liability limits and defenses;

(6) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, bu t not limited to, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its Princi pal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such airport(s) to be served ;

(7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, co nditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The author ity granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance with the conditions imposed above.

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