UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on October 24 , 20 1 2



### NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN

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_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___ This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken by the Department official indicated (no

additional co nfirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applicant: CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED (China Southern)

Date Filed: October 1, 2012

Relief requested: Renewal of e xemption from 49 USC § 4 1301 to permit the applicant to engage in s cheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail between points in China and points in the United States (including authority to coterminalize U.S. points) via intermediate points, and beyond, on a code

- share basis with any authorized

U.S. air carr ier.

If renewal, date and citation of last action: October 11, 2011, in this Docket.

Applicant representative: George U. Carneal , 202

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- 6546 DOT analyst: Brett D. Kruger , 202

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Responsive pleadings: None.

DISPOSITION

Action: Approved ( subject to conditions ) 1

Action date: October 24 , 20 1 2

Effective dates of authority granted: October 24 , 20 1 2 , through October 24 , 20 1 3

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Basis for approval: United States

- China Air Transport Services Agreement

Special conditions/Remarks: The exemption authority granted to China Southern is limited to operations conducted only through its code

- share arrangements with U.S. carriers holding statements of authorization, on flights operated by those

U.S. carriers.

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of our standard exemption conditions (attached), and to the otherwise

- applicable terms, conditions, and limitations of China Southern’s foreign air ca rrier permit (Order 2001

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

, Office of International Aviation

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Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR Part 385, we found that (1) our action was consistent with Department policy; (2) the applicant was qualified to perform its proposed operations; (3) grant of the authority was consist ent
with the public interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major regulatory action under the Energy Policy an d Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in the referenced Docket. We

ma y amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

1 We remind the carrier that the condition concerning new coterminalization of U.S. points for all

- cargo services , previously placed on the carrier’s authority, remains in effect ( See Notice of Action Taken dated October 11, 2011 , in this D ocket).Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulati ons, 14 CFR §385. 30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of issuance of this Notice. This action was effective when taken, and the filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.regulations.gov

### Foreign Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the foreign carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Not conduct any op erations unless it holds a currently effective authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2) Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration, the Transportation Security Administration, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and 36 and 49 CFR Part 1546 or 1550, as applicable. To assure compliance with all appli cable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before commencing any new service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be the holder’s last point of departure for the United States,

contact its Internation al Industry Representative (IIR) (formerly referred to as International Principal Security Inspector) to advise the I IR of its plans and to find out whether the Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to allow such a irport(s) to be served ;

(3) Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the form of a completed OST

Fo rm 6411, with the Federal Aviation Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS

- 260), Flight Standards Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be filed with that office);

(4) Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the Chicago Convention;

(5) Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of its Government for international air services;

(6) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7) Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of soverei gn immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any court or other tribunal in the United States that are: (a) based on its operations in international air transportation t hat, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in the United States; or (b) based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States. In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means "international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention, except

that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8) Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9) Comply with the req uirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S. a gencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States

. This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above. Moreover, this authority cannot be sold or otherwise tr ansferred without explicit Department approval

under Title 49 of the U.S. Code.

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