BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________

In the Matter of )

)

 US AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT-OST-2000-7340

)

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

September 3, 2014
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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_____________________________________

In the Matter of )

)

 US AIRWAYS, INC. ) Docket DOT-OST-2000-7340

)

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 between 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 Delaware corporation with its principal office at 4333 

Amon Carter 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 certificates of public 

convenience and exemption authorities. (See, e.g., DOT Order 2007-4-20, April 18, 

2007, Dockets OST-2005-22228 and OST-2005-22578 (Blanket Open-Skies Route 

Authority); Notice of Action Taken, August 11, 2014, Docket DOT-OST-2008-0283
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(United 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 Action 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 or points in the Dominican Republic.” (Docket 

DOT-OST-2000-7340.) 

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 Airways’ 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 

sought 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 Action 

Taken, November 6, 2012, Docket DOT-OST-2000-7340.)

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 continue 
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in effect its current exemption authority pending 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 Department 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 Dominican Republic, as discussed herein.

Respectfully submitted,

_______________________

Howard Kass

Vice President – Regulatory Affairs

Abigail Donovan

Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs

US Airways, Inc.

1401 H Street, NW

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@aa.com

abigail.donovan@aa.com

September 3, 2014
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that, on September 3, 2014, I caused to be served a copy of the 

foregoing Application of US Airways, Inc. 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@dot.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)

sascha.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 Republic)

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)

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Abigail Donovan