BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________ _____________ Application of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2001-10588 for an exemption ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) (United States – Grenada) )

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APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION (United States – Grenada) Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Howard Kass Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs Benjamin T. Slocum Director, Legal and Government Affairs US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com May 7, 20131 BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

________________________ _____________ Application of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) Docket DOT-OST-2001-10588 for an exemption ) pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 ) May 7, 2013 (United States – Grenada) )

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APPLICATION OF US AIRWAYS, INC.

FOR RENEWAL OF AN EXEMPTION (United States – Grenada) Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and Subpart C of the Department’s Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. Part 302), US Airways, In c. (“US Airways”) applies for renewal of its current exemption authority to engage in scheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and mail between points in the United States, on the one hand, and Grenada, on the other hand.

In support of this renewal application, US Airways respectfully states as follows: 1. US Airways is a Delaware corporati on with its principal office at 111 West Rio Salado Parkway, Tempe, Arizona 85281. 2. US Airways is a citizen of the United States within the meaning of 49 U.S.C. § 40102(a)(15)(C) and is fit, willing, and able to provide the services contemplated by this application. US Airw ays holds various certificates of public convenience and exemption authorities. ( See , e.g. , DOT Order 2007-4-20, April 18, 2007, Dockets OST-2005-22228 and OST-2005- 22578 (Blanket Open-Skies RouteApplication of US Airways fo r Renewal of an Exemption (United States – Grenada)

2 Authority); Notice of Action Taken, January 17, 2013, Docket DOT-OST-2003-14575 (Charlotte, North Carolina – Mexico City, Mexico).) Pursuant to Rule 24 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, US Airways requests that the Depar tment take official notice of all information previously filed to establish US Airways’ fitness. 3. By Notice of Action Taken (Jul y 22, 2011), the Department granted US Airways a two-year exemption from 49 U. S.C. § 41101 to engage in “[s]cheduled foreign air transportation of persons, property, and ma il between points in t he United States, on the one hand, and Grenada, on the other hand. ” (Docket DOT-OST-2001-10588.) 4. Although US Airways does not curr ently provide scheduled air service

between the United States and Gr enada, it has previously provided this service from its hub in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Renewal of US Airways’ authority to serve Grenada will provide US Airways with flexibility to resu me air service from any of its hubs and/or

focus cities if future market conditions s hould warrant. Granting th is renewal would not preclude other carriers from serving the U. S.-Grenada market under the U.S.-U.K. Air Transport Agreement of 1977, as amended (“Bermuda II”), to which Grenada acceded upon its independence. 5. Pursuant to “Bermuda II,” U.S. carr iers can serve Grenada from “[a]ny point or points in U. S. territory.” ( See Bermuda II, U.S. Route 6: Caribbean Combination Air Service.) Furthermore, this application is consis tent with the overall

state of aviation relations between the two countries and is suppor ted on the basis of comity and reciprocity. ( SeeNotice of Action Taken, July 22, 2011, Docket DOT-OST2001-10588; See also DOT Order 2000-8-19 (Continental’s Route 29-F, “[b]etween a point or points in the Un ited States and ... Grenada”).)Application of US Airways fo r Renewal of an Exemption (United States – Grenada)

3 6. Pursuant to 14 C.F.R. § 377.10, US Airways intends to rely on the

Administrative Procedure Ac t, 5 U.S.C. § 558(c) implemented by Part 377, to continue in effect its current exempt ion pending a final determination on this renewal application. US Airways’ current exemption for United Stat es – Grenada is effective through July 22, 2013. Accordingly, this renewal application is timely filed under the provisions of Part

377.

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully r equests that the Department renew its current exemption authorit y as discussed herein.

Respectfully submitted,

____________________________ Howard Kass Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs Benjamin T. Slocum Director, Legal and Government Affairs US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com May 7, 20131 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that, on May 7, 2013, I caused to be served a copy of the foregoing Application by email upon those addressees listed below: urskr@state.gov (Department of State) esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) todd.homan@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) peter.irvine@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) vanessa.balgobin@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration) dan.weiss@united.com (United) steve.morrissey@united.com (United) karine.faden@united.com (United) francis.heil@aa.com (American) robert.wirick@aa.com (American) sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com (Delta) jhill@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian) perkmann@dowlohnes.com (Counsel for JetBlue and Hawaiian) robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBlue) msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska) jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest) leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest) ethan.blank@rjet.com (Republic) robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) john.fredericksen@suncountry.com (Sun Country) rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas) anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx) nssparks@fedex.com (FedEx) kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar)

______________________ Benjamin T. Slocum