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T h i s s e r v es a s n o t i ce t o t h e pub l i c o f t h e a c t i on d e sc r i b ed b e l o w

, t a k en by t he D e p a rt m ent o f f i c i al

i nd i c a t ed ( no a d d i ti o nal c o n f i r m i ng o r der wi l l be i ss ue d i n t h i s m a tt e r )

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A pp li c a t i on o f Ai r T ran Ai r w a y s, I n c. ( A i r T ra n ) f i l e d 1/10/13 f o r :

X X Renewal o f e x e m p ti on f or t w o y ea r s und e r 49 U

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. 40109 t o p r o v i de t he f o l l o w i ng s e r v i ce:

Schedu l ed f o re i gn a i r t r a nspor t a t i on o f p er s ons, p r oper t y , and m a i l b et w een po i n t s i n t he U n i t ed

S t a t e s and A ruba. 1

A pp li c ant r e p: Robert W. Kneisley (202) 263

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DO T A na l y s t : Darren Jaffe (202) 366

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X X Granted ( sub j e ct t o c ond i t i on s , see b e l o w )

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, 201 3

, t h r ou g h January 28

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X X The au t ho r it y gra n t e d i s c ons i s t e n t w i t h t h e a v i a t i on a g re e m e n t b et w een t he U n i t ed S t a t es and

A ruba.

Except t o t he ex t ent exe m p t ed or w a i v ed, t h i s au t ho r it y i s s u b j ect t o t he t e r m s, cond i t i ons, and li m it a t i ons

i nd i c a t e d :

XX Holder’s c e r t i fi c a t es o f pub l i c conve n i en c e and nece s s i t y

X X Standard E x e m p t i on C ond i t i ons ( a t t ach e d)

On t h e b a s is o f d ata of f icia ll y n o ticea b le u n d er Ru le 24( g ) o f t h e De p a r t m e n t ' s r e gu l a ti o ns

, w e f ou n d t h e a pp lica nt

q u ali f ied to pro v i d e t h e e x e m p ti o n s e r v ic e s a u t h or ize d

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U n d er a u t h or i t y a s s i gn ed b y t h e De p a r t m e n t i n its r e g u lati o ns

, 1 4 C FR P a r t 385

, w e f oun d t h at (1 ) o u r acti o n w as

c o ns i s te n t w i th De p a r t m e n t po li c y ; (2 ) g r a n t o f t h e a u t h or i t y w a s c o ns i s t e n t w i t h t h e p u b lic i n te r e s t; a n d (3 ) g r a n t o f

t h e a u t h or i t y w o u ld n o t c on s ti t u te a m a j o r r e gu lat o r y acti o n un d er t h e E n e rg y P o li c y a n d C o ns e r v ati o n A c t o f 1975

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- Washington International Airport (BWI), Atlanta (ATL), and Orlando

International Airport (MCO).T o t h e e x t e n t n o t g r a n te d

, w e d e n ied all r e q u e s ts i n t h e r e f e r e n ced D o c k et. W e m a y a m e nd

, m od i f y

, o r r e v o k e t h e

a u t h or i t y g r a n ted in t h i s N o ti c e at a n y t i m e w i t h ou t h ea r i n g at o u r d i s c r eti o n

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P e r s o n s e n titled to p etiti o n t h e De p a r t m e n t f o r r e v i e w o f t h e acti o n s et f or th i n t h i s N o tice un d er t h e De p a r t m e n t ’ s

r e gu la t i o ns

, 1 4 C F R §385. 3 0

, m a y f ile t h eir p etiti on s w i t h i n s e v e n (7 ) d a y s a f ter t h e d ate o f i s su a n ce o f t h is N o tice.

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, a n d t h e f i li n g o f a p et i ti o n f o r r e v i e w w i ll n o t alter s u ch e f f ect i v e n e ss

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. carr i e r a ppli ca nt ( s ) sh a ll:

( 1) Hold a t a ll tim e s ef f

e c tive op era ti n g a uth o r i t y fr om the g ov er nm e nt o f e ac h c ount r y s er v e d;

( 2) C omp l y with a ppli c a ble re qui re m e nts c on c e r n ing ov er s a l e s c ont a i n e d in 14 C F R 250 (f or

s c h e dul e d op e ra tions, if a utho r i z e d ) ;

( 3) C omp l y with the r e q ui re m e nts f or r e po r ti n g d a ta c ont a in e d in 14 C F R 241;

( 4) C omp l y with re qui r e m e nts f or minimum insu r a n c e c ov e r a g e

, a nd f or ce r ti f y

i n g th a t c o v er a ge

to the D e p ar tm e nt, c on t a in e d in 14 C F R 205;

( 5) E x ce pt a s sp ec i f i ca l l y e x e mpt e d or oth e r wise p r ovid e d f or in a D e p a r tm e nt O r d er

, c omp l y

with the re qui re m e nts of 14 C F R 203, c on c e r ning w a iv e r of W ar s a w C onv e ntion li a bili t y limits

a nd d efe n s e s;

( 6) C omp l y with a ll a pp l i ca ble re qu i re m e nts of t h e Fe d era l Av i a tion Administ ra tion, the

T ra nspo r t a tion S ec u r i t y Administ ra tion, a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble U. S . Gov e r nm e nt re qui re m e nts

c on cer ni n g s ec u r i t y , in c l udin g , but not limit e d to, 49 C F R P ar t 1544. To a s su r e c ompli a n c e with

a ll a ppli ca ble U. S . Gov e r nm e nt re qui re m e nts c o n c er ning s ec u r i t y , the hold e r sh a ll, b ef o r e

c omm e n c i n g a n y n e w s e r vi c e ( in c ludi n g c h a r t e r f li g hts) to or f r om a f o re i g n a i r po r t, c ont a c t its

P r in c ip a l S ec u r i t y I nsp e c tor ( P S I ) to a dvi s e the PS I o f its pl a ns a nd to f ind out wh e th e r the

T ra nspo r t a tion S ec u r i t y Administ ra tion h a s d e t e r min e d th a t s ec u r i t y is a d e qu a te to a llow su c h

a i rpo r t ( s) to be s er v e d;

( 7) C omp l y with su c h o t h e r r e a son a ble t e r ms, c o n ditions, a nd limit a tions r e qui re d b y t h e public

int ere st a s m a y be p re s c r ib e d b y t h e D e p ar tm e nt of T ra nspo r t a tion, with a ll a ppli ca ble o r d er s a nd

r e g ul a tions of oth e r U. S

. a g e n c i e s a nd c ou r ts, a nd with a ll a ppli ca ble l a ws o f the Unit e d S t a t e s.

The a utho r i t y g ra nt e d s h a ll be ef f

ec tive on l y du r i ng the p er iod wh e n the h old e r is in c ompli a n c e

with the c onditions imp o s e d a bov e

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