BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________ _____ In the Matter of )

)

U S AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 0

- 7340

)

for renewal of an exemption )

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( United States

– Dominican Republic ) )

________________________________ _____ )

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS , INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

( United States

– Dominican Republic )

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

US Airways , Inc.

1401 H Street , NW , Suite 1075

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com abigail.donovan@aa.com

Septe mber 3

, 20 1 42 BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________________ _____ In the Matter of )

)

US AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT

- OST

- 200 0

- 7340

)

for renewal of an exemption ) September 3 , 2014

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 )

( United States

– Dominican Republic) )

_____________________________________ )

APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

( United States

– Dominican Republic )

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

Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), US Airways , Inc. (“ US Airways ”) applies for renewal of its

exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail betw een a point or points in the United States and a point or points in

the Dominican Republic

.

In support of this renewal application, US Airways respectfully states as follows:

1. US Airways is a D elaware corporation with its principal office at 4333

Amon Carte r Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76155

.

2. US Airways is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49

U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services

contemplated by this application. US Airways holds various certifica tes of public

convenience and exemption authorities. ( See

, e.g. , DOT Order 2007

- 4

- 2 0 , April 18,

2007, Dockets OST

- 2005

- 22228 and OST

- 2005

- 22 57 8 (Blanket Open

- Skies Route

Authority); Notice of Action Taken, August 11 , 2014 , Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 0 8

- 0283Application of US Airways for Renewal of an Exemption

( United States

– Dominican Republic )

( U nite d States

– Russia Third Country Codesharing ) .) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the

Department’s Rules of Practice, US Airways requests that the Department take official

notice of all information previously filed to establish US Airways’ fitness

.

3. By Notice of Ac tion Taken, issued November 6, 2012

, the Department

renewed US Airways ’ two

- year exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 to engage in

scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail “between a point or

points in the United States and a point o r points in the Dominican Republic .” (Docket

DOT

- OST

- 200 0

- 7340 .)

4. US Airways currently provides daily scheduled air service between points

in the United States and points in the Dominican Republic using Airbus A319/320/321

aircraft . Renewal of US Airw ays’ exemption authority will greatly serve the public

interest by providing substantial competition to other carriers serving the Dominican

Republic

. US Airways operates these nonstop services from its hubs in Charlotte, North

Carolina and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, thereby enabling US Airways to offer

convenient, on

- line connecting service to points in the Dominican Republic from a large

number of communities in the United States.

5. The Department has previously determined that the exemption authority

so ught in this renewal application is “ consistent with the aviation agreement between

the United States and the Dominican Republic of 1986 and the overall state of aviation

relations between the United States and the Dominican Republic

. ( See Notice of Actio n

Taken, November 6, 2012 , Docket DOT

- OST

- 20 0 0

- 7340 .)

6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, US Airways intends to rely on the

Administrative Procedures Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continueApplication of US Airways for Renewal of an Exemption

( United States

– Dominican Republic )

in effect its current exemption authority pendin g a final determination on this renewal

application. US Airways ’ current exemption is effective through November 6 , 2014

.

Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed under the provisions of Part 377.

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the De partment renew its

exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons,

property, and mail between a point or points in the United States and a point or points in

the D ominican Republic , as discussed herein

.

Respe ctfully submitted,

________ _______________ Howard Kass

Vice President

– Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

US Airways , Inc.

1 4 01 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 200 05

(202) 326

- 5153

howard.kass@ aa .com

abigail .donovan@aa.com

September 3 , 201 4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on September 3

, 2014 , I caused to be served a copy of the

foregoing Application of US Airways , I nc. for Renewal of Exemption Authority , by email

upon those addressees listed below :

englets @state.gov (Department of State)

cristinasa@state.gov (Department of State)

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

laura.remo@do t.gov (Department of Transportation)

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation)

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration)

dan.weiss@united.com (United)

steve.morrissey@united.com (United)

gmurphy@crowell.com (Counsel for United)

s ascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta)

jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian)

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue)

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska)

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit)

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest)

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest)

ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic)

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic)

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Repu blic)

john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

thomas.ting@suncountry.com (Sun Country)

matwood@cozen.com (Counsel for Frontier)

stephen.lachter@lachterlaw.com (Counsel for Frontier)

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas)

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

jennifer.nowak@ hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS)

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx)

nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx)

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

____ _____________________

Abigail Donovan