BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of ) ) Kalitta Air, L.L.C. ) ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for an ) exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 ) (U.S.-Hong Kong scheduled cargo service) ) Docket OST-2002-12525

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APPLICATION OF KALITTA AIR, L.L.C. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Mark W. Atwood Elizabeth J. Wadsworth Cozen O'Connor The Army and Navy Club Bldg. 1627 I Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 463-2513 Counsel for Kalitta Air, L.L.C.
May 13, 2013
NOTE: Any person may respond to this application by filing an answer in the above docket and serving a copy on undersigned counsel and all persons named on the attached service list. Answers must be filed not later than May 29, 2013.BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of ) ) Kalitta Air, L.L.C. ) ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 for an ) exemption from 49 U.S.C. § 41101 ) (U.S.-Hong Kong scheduled cargo service) ) Docket OST-2002-12525

) APPLICATION OF KALITTA AIR, LL.C. FOR RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department's Procedural Rules (14 CFR §§ 302.301 et seq.), Kalitta Air, L.L.C. hereby requests renewal of its exemption authority, most recently renewed on July 28, 2011, authorizing the carrier to provide scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between the United States and Hong Kong. Kalitta Air invokes the automatic extension provision of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 558(c)) and Part 377 of the Department's Procedural Rules so that its authority may remain in effect pending Department action. Kalitta intends to continue operating the affected services pending action on this renewal request. The carrier further requests that this exemption be effective for a two-year period, or until the Department has acted upon its application for certificate authority for the market in question. That application was filed on January 21, 2005 in docket OST-2005-20149 and remains pending. In support of its application, Kalitta Air respectfully submits as follows:1. Kalitta Air is a Michigan limited liability company. It is a citizen of the

United States within the meaning of the Statute, in that 100 percent of its stock is owned by Mr. Conrad Kalitta, a U.S. citizen and resident of Michigan. Mr. Kalitta is the sole member of the company, and all of the company's officers are U.S. citizens. The company's address is: 818 Willow Run Airport Ypsilanti, Michigan 48198 Tel. (734) 484-0088
2. On June 26, 2002, by Notice of Action Taken, the Department initially granted Kalitta authority to provide scheduled cargo service between New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, on the one hand, and Hong Kong on the other hand. Since its inauguration of service to Hong Kong in 2002, Kalitta has become one of the major cargo carriers at that important gateway. It is currently operating several weekly flights using Boeing 747 aircraft.
3. Kalitta Air's fitness to operate this service has been established, and confirmed several times in the past eleven years. Nothing has occurred to impair the carrier's fitness or to change the underlying information on which the Department has based its fitness determinations. On the contrary, the carrier has operated very successfully, and has continued to expand and to be extremely profitable.
4. Renewal of Kalitta's Hong Kong exemption authority is in the public interest, as it will allow the continuation of this extremely valuable service that brings high-quality, economical competition to this important cargo market.

2WHEREFORE, Kalitta Air requests that the Department renew its

exemption to operate the United States — Hong Kong scheduled cargo services described herein, effective for two years or until final action granting the carrier certificate authority for this service, whichever comes first. Respectfully submitted,

Mark W. Atwood Elizabeth J. Wadsworth Cozen O'Connor The Army and Navy Club Bldg. 1627 I Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20006 (202) 463-2513 Counsel for Kalitta Air, L.L.C.
Dated: May 13, 2013

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### CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that I have this 13 th day of May, 2013, caused this Motion of Kalitta Air, LLC for Renewal of Exemption Authority to be served upon each person listed below via e-mail or first class mail:

Elizabeth J. Wadsworth



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