BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS 

AIRLINES CO., LTD. 

For renewal of exemption authority 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(China-US Cargo Charters) 

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Docket No. OST-2006-24629 

Docket No. OST-2006-24630 

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

March 19,2014 

Josh Romanow 

Peter Nelson 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP 

SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

2300 N Street, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20037 

Tel: (202) 663-8000 

Fax: (202) 663-8007 

E-mail: romanow@pillsburylaw .com 

peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com 

Counsel for Yangtze River Express 

Airlines Co., Ltd. 

NOTE: Answers to this exemption renewal application are due on April 3, 2014. Any 

person wishing to support or oppose this application should file an answer and serve that 

answer on counsel listed above and all persons on the attached service list. 

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BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS 

AIRLINES CO., LTD. 

For renewal of exemption authority 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(China-US Cargo Charters) 

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Docket No. OST -2006-24629 

Docket No. OST-2006-24630 

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. FOR 

RENEWAL OF EXEMPTION AUTHORITY 

Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. ("Yangtze"), an air carrier of the 

People's Republic of China, hereby applies, under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. §§ 41302 

and 40109, and Subparts B and C of the Department's Rules of Practice in Proceedings 

(14 C.P.R. §§ 302.201 and 302.301, et seq.), 14 C.P.R. Parts 211 and 212, and the 

Department's streamlined licensing procedures, 1 for renewal of its exemption authority to 

engage in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or points 

in the People's Republic of China, on the one hand, and a point or points in the United 

States, on the other hand. Yangtze requests that the exemption renewal sought herein 

remain in place for a period of at least one year. 

In support of its application, Yangtze states as follows: 

1 See Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005). 

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1. Yangtze has been operating scheduled cargo service between China and the 

United States for many years, and holds a foreign air carrier permit authorizing 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, 

China and the co-terminal points Anchorage, Boston, Los Angeles and New York 

(Order 2008-4-27). Yangtze also holds exemption authority to engage in 

scheduled foreign air transportation of property and mail between Shanghai, on 

the one hand, and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD) and San Francisco 

(SFO), on the other hand. (Notice of Action Taken dated November 19, 2013.) 

2. Yangtze hereby incorporates by reference the information filed previously in this 

docket and considered by the Department when it granted Yangtze's foreign air 

carrier permit and subsequent exemption authorities. 

3. Authority Requested: Yangtze seeks a renewal of its exemption authority to 

conduct charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between a point or 

points in the People's Republic of China, on the one hand, and a point or points in 

the United States, on the other hand. (See Notice of Action Taken dated March 

29, 2013.) 

4. Granting Yangtze's request for renewal of its exemptions is fully consistent with 

the Agreement between the Government ofthe United States of America and the 

People's Republic of China Relating to Civil Air Transport2 which authorizes 

designated airlines to operate cargo services from any point or points in the 

People's Republic of China to any point or points in the United States of America 

open to scheduled international operations. 

2 Signed September 17, 1980, and most recently amended July 9, 2007. 

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5. Yangtze invokes and relies upon the automatic renewal provisions of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. § 558(c)), as implemented by Part 377 of 

the Department's Special Regulations, to continue in effect its existing exemption 

authority pending final Department action on this renewal application. 

Yangtze continues to be fully qualified to operate the services for which authority 

is herein requested, and grant of the requested authority is consistent with the U.S. -

China bilateral agreement and will, therefore, serve the public interest. Yangtze requests 

that the requested exemption renewal remain in effect for a period of at least one year. 

WHEREFORE, based upon the foregoing reasons, Yangtze respectfully requests 

that the Department renew its exemption authority as more fully described above. 

March 19, 2014 

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Respectfully submitted, 

Josh Romanow 

Peter Nelson 

PILLSBURY WINTHROP 

SHAW PITTMAN LLP 

2300 N Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20037 

Phone: (202) 663-8000 

Fax: (202) 663-8007 

Email: romanowrQ)pi llsburvlaw.com 

peter.nelson(a)pillsburvlaw.com 

Counsel for Yangtze River Express 

Airlines Co., Ltd. 

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing application of Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., 

Ltd. for renewal exemption authority has been served this the 191

h day of March, 2014 upon 

each of the parties below by electronic mail. 

Hardie H. DeGuzman 

FAA - Los Angeles International Field 

Office 

liardie.l-I.DeGuzman(iilJaa.gov 

Rick Mayfield 

FAA - Oakland Field Office 

Rick.Mavtield(iufaa.gov 

Sascha Vanderbellen 

Delta Air Lines, Inc. 

sascha. vanderbellen(iU,del ta.com 

Robert Wirick 

American Airlines, Inc. 

robert. wi rick\alaa. com 

Howard Kass 

U.S. Airways 

howard.kass(a)aa.com 

Nancy S. Sparks 

Bailey Leopard 

Federal Express Corporation 

nssparks@,fedex.com 

gbleopard(a~fedex.com 

Kevin P. Montgomery 

Polar Air Cargo, Inc. 

Kevin.montgomergy(a')polaraircargo.com 

Russell E. Pommer 

Associate General Counsel & Sr. Director 

Regulatory Affairs 

Atlas Air Inc. 

rpommer@.atlasair .com 

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Anita Mosner 

Jennifer Nowak 

Counsel for United Parcel Service 

Holland & Knight 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Counsel for North American 

Airlines/World Airways 

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 

mlbenge(ii)zsrlaw.com 

Dan Weiss 

Continental Airlines 

dan.weiss@united.com 

Steve Morrissey 

Counsel for United Air Lines 

steve.morrissev(a~united.com 

Robert Silverberg 

Jeff Johnson 

Counsel for ABX Air, Inc. 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

jjohnson(a)sgbdc.com 

Is/Melinda A. Hernandez 

Melinda A. Hernandez