### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C. Application of JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED for a Blanket Statement of Authorization 14 C.F.R. Part 212 (Code-Sharing U.S.-Korea) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) 

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### APPLICATION OF JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMIT ED FOR A BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to: Kye In Park General Manager, Planning & 

### Strategy Team Jin Air Company , Limited 653-25 Deungchon-dong Gangseo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea Phone: +82-2-3660-5823 Fax: + 82-2-3660-5999 Email: kipark @ji nair.com

February 18,2015 William H. Callaway, Jr. Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert Scoutt & 

### Rasenberger LLP 888 Seventeenth Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006 Phone: + 1-202-298-8660 Fax: + 1-202-342-0683 Email: whcall away@zs rlaw .com jhfoglia@zsrl aw .com Counsel for Jin Air Company, Limited

NOTICE: Answers to this Application ordinarily would be due by February 27, 2015. Jin Air Company, Limited is requesting expedited treatment of this Application and will poll the air carrier representatives served with this Application and notify the Department ofthe results.Application of 

### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED ) ) ) ) ) ) ) OST-DOT-2015- for a Blanket Statement of Authorization 14 C.P
.R
. Part 212 (Code-Sharing U.S.-Korea)


### APPLICATION OF JIN AIR COMPANY, LIMITED FOR A BLANKET STATEMENT OF AUTHORIZATION Jin Air Company, Limited ("Jin Air") hereby requests that the Department issue a blanket statement of authorization under 14 C
.P.R. Part 212 pennitting Jin Air to display the "KE" designator code of Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. ("Korean Air" ) on flights operated by Jin Air between the Republic of Korea and the United States , in conjunction with foreign air transportation of persons, property and mail held out by Korean Air between a point or points in the Republic ofKorea and a point or points in the United States. Appendix A to this Application
sets forth the initial route(s) on which Korean Air's " KE" designator code is to be di sp layed on Jin Air operated flights
. In support ofthis Application, Jin Air respectfully states as follows: 1. Jin Air and Korean Air recently entered into an agreement to engage in codeshare services (the " Code-Share Agreement" ), including services for which a blanket statement of authorization is sought in this Application. Jin Air and Korean Air plan to initiate their proposed code-share services on or about March 29, 2015. Jin Air thus seeks prompt approval of this Application so that the marketing and advance sale of the subject code-share services may be initiated as soon as possible, and asks that the Department waive its requirement under 14 C .P.R.
-2-Application ofJin Air Company, Limited for a Blanket Statement of Authorization DOT-OST-2015- February 18 , 2015 

### § 212.1 O(d)(2) that reque sts for statements of authorization be filed at least 45 days in advance of the first proposed flight. 2. Jin Air and Korean Air hold all authority necessary to conduct these proposed operations. Jin Air holds an exemption under 49 U.S
. C. 

### § 40109 to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation ofpersons , property , and mail from points behind the Republic of Korea via the Republic of Korea and intennediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond. See Order 2015-1-20 (served Jan. 23, 2015). Similarly, Korean Air holds an amended foreign air carrier permit authorizing it to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons , property and mail, from points behind the Republic of Korea via the Republic of Korea and intermediate points to a point or points in the United States and beyond. See Order 2003-11- 20 (served Nov. 24, 2003). 3. The requested code-share authority is fully consistent with the Open Skies Agreement between the Republic of Korea and the United States, which, as here relevant, provide s, " In operating or holding out the authorized services on the agreed routes, any designated airline of one Party may enter into cooperative marketing arrangements such as ... code-sharing
... with an airline or airlines of either Party ." ' 4. Issuance ofthe blanket statement of authorization sought herein is consistent with the public interest. Indeed , as the Department itself has long recognized: Increased international code sharing and other cooperative arrangements can benefit consumers by increasing international service options and enhancing competition between carriers, particularly for traffic to or from cities behind major gateways. By stimulating traffic, the increased competition and service
AIR TRANSPORT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AM ERI CA AND THE GO VERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA (executed Jun. 9 , 1998), at Art. 

### 8**~7.** -3-Application ofJin Air Company, Limited for a Blanket Statement of Authorization DOT-OST-2015- February 18 , 2015 options should expand the overall international market and increase overall opportunities for the aviation industry. 2 5. The proposed services will provide additional single carrier online service and , in the process, enhance competition by expanding choices and service options for international travelers and shippers. 6
. Jin Air and Korean Air will abide by the standard conditions typically applicable to code-share authority such as that requested in this Application. In this regard , they will conduct all of their code-share operations in compliance with the requirements of 14 C.F.R. Part 257 regarding the disclosure of code-sharing arrangements to consumers. 7
. Jin Air will comply with the Department' s standard 30-day advance notice requirement prior to the initiation of any future code-share operations under the blanket statement of authorization requested herein. 8. Jin Air requests that the blanket statement of authorization be granted for an indefinite period , so long as the Code-Share Agreement continues in effect, consistent with the Department's practice in previous code-share proceedings. Should the Code-Share Agreement
cease to be effective, Jin Air will notify the Department accordingly. 9. Jin Air requests expedited processing of this Application in order to facilitate the initiation ofthe proposed code-share services as soon as possible
. Jin Air will be polling the carrier representatives listed on the certificate of service accompanying this Application and will notify the Department ofthe results.

2 Statement ofUnited States International Air Transportation Policy , 60 Fed. Reg. 21841 (May 3, 1995). -4-Application ofJin Air Company, Limited for a Blanket Statement ofAuthorization DOT-OST-2015- February 18,2015 WHEREFORE, based on the foregoing, Jin Air respectfully requests a blanket statement of authorization to fully implement the code-share arrangement described herein
. Jin Air further reque sts that the Department grant such other or additional relief as it considers consistent with this Application and the public interest. Respectfully submitted,

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February 18 , 20 15 William H. Callaway, Jr. Jonathon H. Foglia Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P. 888 Seventeenth Street, N.W. , Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20006 Tel: + 1-202-298-8660 Fax: + 1-202-342-0683 whcallaway @zsrlaw.com jhfoglia @z srlaw .com Counsel for Jin Air Company, Limited

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### Appendix A
Display of Korean Air's "KE" Designator Code on Jin Air Operated Flights Routing: From /To Seoul, Republic of Korea (ICN): United States territory of Guam (GUM)CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I caused a copy of the foregoing Application ofJin Air Company, Limited for a Blanket Statement of Authorization to be served, this I 8th day o f February, 2015 , via email transmis sion, on the following person s : h oward
.kass @ aa .com robert.wirick @ aa . com sascha. vanderbellen @ delta.com chri s. walker @ delta.com s llun sford @ fedex
. com sh aro n .pas ley @ fedex.com gb leopard @ fedex.com perkmann @ coo le y. com (Counsel for Hawaiian Airlines) jhill @ coo ley .com (Counsel for Haw aii an Airlines) kev in
.montgomery @ polaraircargo
.com peter.beckett @ polaraircargo.com dan. weis s @ united.com gmumhy @ crowel l. com (Counsel for United Airlines) anita.mo sner@ h klaw.com ( Coun sel for United Parcel Service) jennifer
. nowak @ hklaw.com (Counsel for United Parcel Service) david.chri s tofano @ dot.gov robert. finarnore @ dot. go v jolm. s .duncan @ faa.gov info @ airlineinfo
. com

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