BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON,D.C. Application of YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. Forrenewal ofexemption authority pursuantto 49 U.S.C. 

### §40109 (China-US Cargo Charters) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) DocketNo. OST-2006-24629 DocketNo. OST-2006-24630

APPLICATION OF YANGTZE RIVEREXPRESS AIRLINES CO.,LTD. FOR RENEWAL OFEXEMPTIONAUTHORITY Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

March 19,2014 Josh Romanow PeterNelson 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.

40439918\v\BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON,D.C.
Application of YANGTZE RIVER EXPRESS AIRLINES CO., LTD. For renewal ofexemption authority pursuantto 49 U.S.C. §40109 (China-US Cargo Charters) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) DocketNo. OST-2006-24629 DocketNo. OST-2006-24630

APPLICATION OFYANGTZE RIVEREXPRESS AIRLINES CO.,LTD. FOR RENEWAL OFEXEMPTIONAUTHORITY Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. ("Yangtze"), an air carrier of the People's Republic ofChina, hereby applies, under the provisions of49 U.S.C. §§ 41302 and 40109, and Subparts B and C ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice 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, 1for renewal ofits exemption authority to engage in charter foreign airtransportation ofproperty and mail between a point orpoints in the People's Republic ofChina, 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 ofat least one year. In support ofits application, Yangtze states as follows:

1See Notice in Docket OST-2005-22228 (Aug. 23, 2005).
2 40439918lvl1. 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 ofproperty and mail between Shanghai, on the one hand, and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), Chicago (ORD) and San Francisco (SFO), on the other hand. (Notice ofAction 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 ofproperty and mail between a point or points in the People's Republic ofChina, on the one hand, and a point orpoints in the United States, on the other hand. (See Notice ofAction Taken dated March 29, 2013.) 4. Granting Yangtze's request for renewal ofits exemptions is fully consistent with the Agreement between the Government ofthe United States ofAmerica 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 ofChina to any point or points in the United States ofAmerica open to scheduled international operations.

2 Signed September 17, 1980, and most recently amended July 9, 2007.
3 40439918lvl5. 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 ofat 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

404399181vl Respectfully submitted,

Josh Romanow PeterNelson PILLSBURY WINTHROP

SHAW PITTMAN LLP 2300N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (202) 663-8000 Fax: (202) 663-8007 Email: romanowrQ)pillsburvlaw.com peter.nelson(a)pillsburvlaw.com
Counsel for Yangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd.

4CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Ihereby certifythat a copy ofthe foregoing application ofYangtze River Express Airlines Co., Ltd. for renewal exemption authority hasbeen servedthis the 191 h day ofMarch, 2014 upon each ofthepartiesbelowby 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 DeltaAir Lines, Inc. sascha.vanderbellen(iU,delta.com Robert Wirick American Airlines, Inc. robert.wirick\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

40439918ivl Anita Mosner JenniferNowak 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 JeffJohnson Counsel for ABXAir, Inc. Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP rsilverberg@sgbdc.com jjohnson(a)sgbdc.com
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