BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Application of S.C. COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE - TAROM S.A. for renewal an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (EU-U.S. Open-Skies) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2010-0270 ) ) ) )

APPLICATION OF S.C. COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE - TAROM S.A. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION
Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: Justin Herscovici, LLM 27 Hillvale Road Syosset, New York 11791 Tel/Fax (516) 822-1449 Chief Legal Advisor for S.C. COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE - TAROM S.A.

November 19, 2014BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Application of S.C. COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE - TAROM S.A. for renewal an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 (EU-U.S. Open-Skies) ) ) ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2010-0270 ) ) November 19, 2014 ) )

APPLICATION OF S.C. COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE - TAROM S.A. FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION S.C. Compania Nationala de Transporturi Aeriene Romane — TAROM S.A. ("TAROM") hereby applies for renewal of an exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C § 40109, Subpart C of the Department's Rules of Practice, and the U.S.-EU Reciprocal Recognition Procedures1 to permit TAROM to continue to engage in foreign scheduled air transportation of persons, property, and mail under the EU-U.S. "Open Skies" Agreement:

 From any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points behind any Member State of the European Union, via any point or points in any EU Member State and via intermediate points, to any point or points in the United States and beyond; and

 Between any point or points in the United States and any point or points in any member of the European Common Aviation Area. TAROM requests that its exemption authority be renewed for a period of at least two years. In support of this Application for renewal, TAROM states the following:

1 See DOT Notice, "Application Procedures for Foreign Air Carriers of the European Union," dated February 19, 2009.Renewal Application of TAROM Page 2

1. By Notice of Action Taken, dated December 3, 2012, in this Docket, the Department granted TAROM the broad U.S.-EU exemption authority described above for a period of two years, through December 3, 2014.
2. The exemption authority was initially obtained in order to permit operations on a code-share basis with Societe Air France ("Air France"). Those code-share operations with Air France continue. At this time, there are no code-sharing operations with Air Europa Lineas Aereas, S.A.U. ("Air Europa").2
3. The public interest considerations that supported the original grant of the exemption authority warrant renewal here. The ability of TAROM to have its designator code displayed on flights operated by SkyTeam partner Air France provides substantial benefits to passengers and the carriers themselves.
4. Renewal of TAROM's broad exemption is also consistent with, and authorized by, the EU-U.S. "Open Skies" Agreement. TAROM's homeland, Romania, is a member state of the EU.

5. As noted above, the exemption authority at issue is set to expire on December 3, 2014, and this renewal application from a foreign air carrier is therefore timely filed. Accordingly, TAROM hereby invokes, and intends to rely on, the automatic extension provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c), as implemented by

2 The Department contemporaneously granted Air France a statement of authorization for an indefinite duration to display TAROM's "RO*" code on certain flights operated by Air France. See Notice of Department Action, dated November 17, 2010 (Docket DOT-OST-2010-0269). The Department subsequently granted TAROM and Air Europa a statement of authorization for an indefinite duration to display TAROM's "RO*" code on certain flights operated by Air Europa. See Notice of Department Action, dated March 25, 2011 (Docket DOT-OST-2011-0047).Renewal Application of TAROM Page 3 14 C.F.R. Part 377, to continue its exemption authority in effect pending final Department action on this Application for renewal.
6. TAROM requests that this exemption authority be renewed for a period of at least two additional years, consistent with Department practice in similar cases.

WHEREFORE, TAROM respectfully requests that the Department promptly renew its exemption authority described herein, and that the Department grant such additional relief as the Department deems appropriate and in the public interest.

Respectfully submitted,

Justin Herscovici, L.L.M. 27 Hillvale Road Syosset, New York 11791 Tel/fax: (516) 822-1449 Chief Legal Advisor for S.C. COMPANIA NATIONALA DE TRANSPORTURI AERIENE ROMANE - TAROM S.A.CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Application of S.C. Compania Nationala de Transporturi Aeriene Romane — TAROM S.A. for Renewal of an Exemption has been served this 19th day of November, 2014, upon each of the following addressees: robert.wirick@aa.com; howard.kass@aa.com; sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com; chris.walker@delta.com; dan.weiss@united.com; rpommer@atlasair.com; sllunsford@fedex.com; kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com; anita.mosner@hklaw.com; info@airlineinfo.com

Justin Herscovici