BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

 

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Application of ) 

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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 pursuant to the ) 

U.S.-EU Air Transport Agreement ) 

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APPLICATION OF STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AND AMENDED APPLICATION 

FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

Communications with respect to this 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, 2011 
BEFORE 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 transportation between ) 

the U.S. and Ireland ) 

 )

APPLICATION OF STARAIR (IRELAND) LTD FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AND AMENDED APPLICATION 

FOR A FOREIGN AIR CARRIER PERMIT

 Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109(c) and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of 

Practice, Starair (Ireland) Ltd. (“Starair”) respectfully requests renewal of its exemption 

from the provisions of 49 U.S.C. § 41301 authorizing it to perform charter air 

transportation of persons, property and mail to the full extent authorized by the Air 

Transport Agreement Between the United States 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 authority 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 exemption authority was previously granted and 
Application 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 state 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 United States and any point or points in 

any member of the European Common Aviation Area; 

3. other charters pursuant to the prior approval requirements set forth in Part 

212 of the Department’s Economic Regulations; and 

4. transportation authorized by any additional route rights that may be made 

available to European Union carriers in the future. 

Starair’s current exemption authority was 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 February 3, 2009, enabling 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 Paula Doherty. Both Mr. Malone and Ms. 

Doherty are Irish citizens. Irelandia Investments has sold 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 Starair’s current Air Operator 

Certificate issued by the Irish Aviation Authority is attached. 

3. The requested authority is authorized by and consistent with the US-EU 

Agreement. Under Article 4 of the agreement, Starair, as a carrier licensed by Ireland, 

with its principle place of business in Ireland, 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 addition to being designated by Ireland, Starair’s 

executive charter service provides an important travel option, particularly 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 amended 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 

 

 

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 Lyndsey M. Grunewald