UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC



### Issued by the Department of Transportation on August 11 , 20 1 4

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 confirming order will be issued in this matter).

Applica tion of US AIRWAYS, INC. (US AIRWAYS)

, filed 6 / 1 0 /1 4 for:

XX Renewal of e xemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 to provide the following service:

Scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property

, and mail between the United States and

Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, under a third

- country codeshare arrangement.

Applicant rep re s entatives : Howard Kass and Abigail Donovan (202) 326

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DOT Analyst: David R. Christofano (202) 366

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DISPOSITION

XX Granted ( subject to conditions , s ee below)

The above action was effective when taken: August 11 , 2014 , through August 11 , 2016

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Action taken by: Paul L. Gretch, Director

Office of International Aviation

XX The o p erations proposed by US Airways are in confo r m a nce with Annex V to the 1994 U.S.

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Russia n Federation Air Transp o rt Agre e me n t. 1

Except to the extent exempted or waived, this authority is subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations

indicated:

XX Holder’s certificates of public convenience and necessity

XX Standard exemption conditions (attached as Appendix A )

____________________________________________________________________________________ On the basis of data officially noticeable under Rule 24(g) of the Department' s regulations, we found the

applicant qualified to provide the services authorized.

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) grant of the exempt ion authority was consistent with

the public interest; and (3) grant of the authority would not constitute a major federal action under the

Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. To the extent not granted, we denied all requests in the

referenced Doc ket. We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority granted in this Notice at any time

without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set forth in this Notice under the

Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §385.30, may file their petitions within sev en ( 7 ) days after the date of

1 On February 1 4 , 20 13

, the United States and the Russian Federation agreed, ad referendum , to revised Annexes to

the U.S.

- Russia Air Transport Agreement and stated that, pending their entry into force, the respective aeronautical

authorities intend to implement the provisions o f those Annexes on the basis of comity and reciprocity.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

### Appendix A

U.S. Carrier Exemption Conditions

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the U.S. carrier applicant(s) shall:

(1) Hold at all times effective operating authority from the government of each country served;

(2) Comply with applicable requirements concerning oversales contained in 14 CFR 250 (for

scheduled operations, if authorized);

(3) Comply with the requirements for rep orting data contained in 14 CFR 241;

(4) Comply with requirements for minimum insurance coverage, and for certifying that coverage

to the Department, contained in 14 CFR 205;

(5) Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a Department Order, comply

with the requirements of 14 CFR 203, concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits

and defenses;

(6) 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, 49 CFR Part 1544. To assure compliance with

all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning security, the holder shall, before

commencing any new s ervice (including charter flights) to or from a foreign airport, contact its

Principal Security Inspector (PSI) to advise the PSI of its plans and to find out whether the

Transportation Security Administration has determined that security is adequate to al low such

airport(s) to be served ;

(7) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and limitations required by the public

interest as may be prescribed by the Department of Transportation, with all applicable orders and

regulations of other U.S. agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

The authority granted shall be effective only during the period when the holder is in compliance

with the conditions imposed above.

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