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, 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. 

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WHEREFORE, 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 thday 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 

TO COMPANY EMAIL 

John Allen FAA john.allen@faa.gov 

Kris Urs U.S. Dept. of State urskr@state.gov 

Robert Silverberg ABX Air, Inc. rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

Francis Heil 

James Kaleigh 

Robert Wirick 

American Airlines francis.heil@aa.com 

james.kaleigh@aa.com 

robert.wirick@aa.com 

Russell Pommer Atlas Air rpommer@atlasair.com 

Michael Goldman Capital Cargo 

International 

mgoldman@sgbdc.com 

Sascha Vanderbellen 

Jeff Morgan 

Delta Airlines sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

jeff.morgan@delta.com 

john@mietuslaw.com 

esauer@ssd.com 

John R. Mietus Centurion Air Cargo 

Ed Sauer Evergreen 

Nancy Sparks FedEx nssparks@fedex.com 

Gary Garofalo 

Aaron Goerlich 

Southern Air ggarofalo@ggh-airlaw.com 

agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Kevin Montgomery Polar Air Cargo kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

Aaron Goerlich Southern Air agoerlich@ggh-airlaw.com 

Dan Weiss United Air Lines dan.weiss@united.com 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

howard.kass@usairways.com 

Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

UPS 

Howard Kass US Airways 

Malcolm L. Benge World Airways mlbenge@zsrlaw.com