BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD. ) Dockets OST-2004-19849 ) OST-2004-19848 for renewal of its exemption authority and grant ) of a foreign air carrier permit to engage in ) charter air transportation pursuan t to the ) U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement ) )

APPLICATION OF STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION A ND AMENDED APPLICATION FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT Communications with respect to th is document should be sent to:

Joanne W. Young David M. Kirstein Kirstein & Young, PLLC 1750 K Street, N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3348 (202) 331-3933 Attorneys for STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD.

January 13, 2011BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

) Application of ) ) STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD. ) Docket OST-2004-19849 ) OST-2004-19848 for renewal of its exemption authority to ) engage in charter air tran sportation between ) the U.S. and Ireland ) )

APPLICATION OF STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION A ND AMENDED APPLICATION FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) and S ubpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice, Starair (Ireland) Ltd. (“Starair”) re spectfully requests renewal of its exemption from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 authorizing it to perform charter air transportation of persons, pr operty and mail to the full ex tent authorized by the Air Transport Agreement Between the United Stat es and the European Community (“U.S. – EU Agreement”). Concurrently, pursuant to the Department’s Notice of May 3, 2007 inviting EU carriers to apply for author ity under the U.S.-EU Agreement and the Department’s “streamlining” procedures announced in the August 23, 2005 Notice in Docket OST-2005-2228, Starair requests that its pending permit application be granted under the U.S.-EU Agreement. Starair’s exempt ion authority was previously granted andApplication of Starair (Ireland) Ltd. Dockets OST 2004-19849; OST 2004-19848 Page 2 of 5

subsequently renewed by Notice of Action Taken dated February 3, 2009 under the U.S.- Ireland Agreement in Docket 2004-19849. Specifically Starair requests authority to the extent necessary for it to engage in:

1. charter foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points behind any member state of the European Union via any point or points in any member stat e and via intermediate points to any point or points in the United States or beyond;

2. charter foreign passenger air transportation of persons, property, and mail between any point or points in the Un ited States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area;

3. other charters pursuant to the prior a pproval requirements set forth in Part 212 of the Department’s Economic Regulations; and

4. transportation authorized by any additi onal route rights that may be made available to European Union carriers in the future.

Starair’s current exemption authority wa s renewed by Notice of Action Taken on February 3, 2009 and will expire on February 3, 2011. By this application, Starair invokes the automatic extension provision of 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) and part 377 of the Department’s rules. The renewal is requested for a period of two years or until final action on Starair’s pending foreign air carrier permit application in Docket OST 2004- 19848. In support of this application, Starair states as follows:Application of Starair (Ireland) Ltd. Dockets OST 2004-19849; OST 2004-19848 Page 3 of 5

1. By this application, Starair seeks to renew and expand the exemption authority approved by the Department on Fe bruary 3, 2009, enabli ng Starair to conduct ad hoc charters of persons, property and mail to the full extent authorized by the U.S.-EU Agreement. These charter flights will be conducted with Starair’s Bombardier Challenger CL 604 aircraft. 2. All Starair directors, officers, and key management personnel are citizens of Ireland. Since the filing of Starair’s last Application for Renewal of Exemption in 2006, Director Gerry Williams has been replaced by Director Garret Malone and Director Anthony Carragher has been replaced by Paul a Doherty. Both Mr. Malone and Ms. Doherty are Irish citi zens. Irelandia Investments has so ld its 100 percent interest in Starair to Starair Holdings, Ltd, which is solely owned by by Declan Ryan, one of the

owners of Irelandia and an Irish citizen. A copy of St arair’s current Air Operator Certificate issued by the Irish Aviation Authority is attached. 3. The requested authority is authori zed by and consistent with the US-EU Agreement. Under Article 4 of the agreemen t, Starair, as a carrier licensed by Ireland, with its principle place of business in Irela nd, and owned and operated by Irish citizens, is entitled to operating authorization. 4. Renewal of Starair’s exemption and grant of a foreign air carrier permit remains in the public interest. In additi on to being designated by Ireland, Starair’s executive charter service provides an important travel option, particul arly for executives who may need to travel on short notice or for whom scheduled air service is not

available.Application of Starair (Ireland) Ltd. Dockets OST 2004-19849; OST 2004-19848 Page 4 of 5

WHEREFORE, for the foregoing reasons, Starair (Ireland) Ltd. respectfully requests that the Department renew the exemption and issue a foreign air carrier permit with the authority provided under the U.S.-EU Agreement, and such other relief as the public interest may require.

Respectfully submitted,

January 13, 2011 Joanne W. Young David M. Kirstein Kirstein & Young, PLLC 1750 K Street, N.W. Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 331-3833 (202) 331-3933 Attorneys for STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD.Application of Starair (Ireland) Ltd. Dockets OST 2004-19849; OST 2004-19848 Page 5 of 5

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this 13th day of January, 2011 served the foregoing Application for Renewal of Exemption and am ended application for a foreign air carrier permit by email on all the parties listed below:

Jeffrey.manley@united.com rbkeiner@crowell.com Lhalloway@crowell.com hkamen@coair.com danweiss@coair.com dvaughan@kelleydrye.com sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com Howard_Kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com Carl.nelson@aa.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com john.palo@evergreenairlines.com charters@evergreenairlines.com mlbenge@zsrlaw.com anbird@fedex.com pmurphy@lopmurphy.com

_____________________________ Lyndsey M. Grunewald